الكنكري

English translation: gravel

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Arabic term or phrase:الكنكري
English translation:gravel
Entered by: Nadia Ayoub

12:28 Oct 13, 2008
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Construction / Civil Engineering
Arabic term or phrase: الكنكري
Dear Colleagues,
What is الكنكري? Is it about stones, lime stones or what?
Context:
وهي شركة متخصصة في تجارة الكنكري
Thank you in Advance!
Amira Mansour
Egypt
Local time: 18:24
gravel
Explanation:
Concrete is a construction material composed of cement (commonly Portland cement) as well as other cementitious materials such as fly ash and slag cement, aggregate (generally a coarse aggregate such as gravel, limestone, or granite, plus a fine aggregate such as sand), water, and chemical admixtures
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concrete
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Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 18:24
Grading comment
Thank you dear Nadia!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +5gravel
Nadia Ayoub
4 +1stone
ahmadwadan.com
4aggregate
Moodi


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
stone


Explanation:
http://www.qcci.org/Arabic/News/Pages/لجنةالمقاولاتبالغرفةتب...

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Note added at 7 mins (2008-10-13 12:35:24 GMT)
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http://www.gulfbase.com/site/interface/arabic/NewsArchiveDet...

ahmadwadan.com
Kuwait
Local time: 19:24
Works in field
Native speaker of: Arabic
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sajjad Hamadani
14 hrs
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
gravel


Explanation:
Concrete is a construction material composed of cement (commonly Portland cement) as well as other cementitious materials such as fly ash and slag cement, aggregate (generally a coarse aggregate such as gravel, limestone, or granite, plus a fine aggregate such as sand), water, and chemical admixtures
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concrete

Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 18:24
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 120
Grading comment
Thank you dear Nadia!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mohsin Alabdali
2 hrs
  -> Many thanks Mohsin :)

agree  Fuad Yahya
3 hrs
  -> Many thanks Fuad :)

agree  Alexander Yeltsov: مطلوب مليون طن كنكري مقاس 4×6 - http://uaesm.maktoob.com/vb/uae176920/ - 104k
5 hrs
  -> Thanks a lot Alexander, and for the reference too :)

agree  Sajjad Hamadani
13 hrs
  -> Many thanks A1 :)

agree  Zareh Darakjian Ph.D.
15 hrs
  -> Many thanks Dr. Zareh :)
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17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
aggregate


Explanation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Construction_aggregate

Moodi
Local time: 19:24
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 141
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you

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