"distinguere..i mattoni..dagli altri laterizi
English translation: choose the right brick among different types of brick
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| 20:46 Apr 16, 2008 |
| Italian to English translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / Construction | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: Mary Carroll Richer LaFlèche Italy Local time: 14:46 | ||||||
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peer agreement (net): +1"distinguish/differentiate.....bricks....from clay bricks Explanation: Il laterizio è il materiale da costruzione più antico e diffuso in edilizia. La materia prima è, fin dall'antichità, l'argilla. Laterizio=clay brick. Give a look at the link. Reference: http://www.google.it/search?sourceid=navclient&hl=it&ie=UTF-... |
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construction products Explanation: Maybe it is too general...you are better waiting an English mothertongue...... or...building material Just a suggestion hoping to help you Italian definition: edil., spec. al pl., materiale da costruzione come mattoni, tegole e sim., ottenuto da argilla impastata con acqua o altre sostanze, modellata, essiccata e cotta in forni speciali |
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to distinguish ...bricks from other types of brickwork Explanation: laterizi - derives from latin http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laterizi it is just a collective name for all types of brickwork, such as roof tiles, bricks, etc. garzanti: laterizi - nome generico dei materiali ceramici da costruzione come mattoni, tegole e sim., fabbricati con argilla impastata con acqua: fabbrica di laterizi. the question basically asks the guy if he can distinguish between a plain brick and other types of bricks or brick tiles. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 23 mins (2008-04-16 21:10:05 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- just to underline that even bricks (mattoni) are made of clay: Il mattone è un materiale da costruzione di tipo laterizio, solitamente a forma di parallelepipedo fatto di argilla cotta o fango essiccato. http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mattone therefore bricks are a type of laterizio..... meaning that laterizi (as already stated) is brickwork in general whereas bricks are just a type of laterizi... Reference: http://www.ilr.it/Default.asp Reference: http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laterizi |
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10 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1| \"distinguere..i mattoni..dagli altri laterizi choose the right brick between different types of brick Explanation: non sa distinguere i mattoni necessari per l'esecuzione del compito dagli altri laterizi. This means that he does not have the skills to choose the right type of brick, amongst all the different possibilities, for the specific job he has been asked to perform,(as homework). |
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