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scotico

English translation: turf

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Italian term or phrase:scotico
English translation:turf
Entered by: Richard Boyce

15:21 Apr 27, 2004
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Science - Geology / quarrying
Italian term or phrase: scotico
Relates to a quarry. Before quarrying the company has to first clean the site by removing earth and scotico. Have been unable to find this word in any dictionary.
Richard Boyce
Local time: 03:02
turf
Explanation:
Scoticare is to take off the turf, so it has to be.
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janus (X)
Local time: 02:02
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4nota
Gian
4turf
janus (X)
4nota
Science451


  

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nota


Explanation:
penso sia lo strato superficiale di terreno erboso.

Ho trovato che il sostantivo "scoticamento" significa (in agraria) asportare la cotica erbosa del terreno)

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Note added at 1 hr 34 mins (2004-04-27 16:56:03 GMT)
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Non so se si tratta di \"humus\" (questo di solito è buono e viene spesso tenuto o venduto per ricoprire terreni di giardini, ecc.

Gian
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turf


Explanation:
Scoticare is to take off the turf, so it has to be.

janus (X)
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Explanation:
PDF] U9 00 10 D 29 IA 09 00
Formato file: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Versione HTML
... Rimozione del terreno vegetale Le modalità di ***scotico del terreno vegetale*** dalle
aree di intervento dovranno attenersi a precise indicazioni al fine di ...
www.regione.piemonte.it/oopp/osservatorio/progetti_to2006/ u09/documenti/U9_00_10_D_29_IA_09_00.pdf

[PDF] ASMIU COMUNE DI VAIANO
Formato file: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Versione HTML
... E SAGOMATURA DEI TORRENTI 54. Programma lavori 55.
**Rimozione del terreno vegetale** (***scotico***) 56. Preparazione del piano di posa dei ...
www.asmprato.it/bandi/pdf/capitola.pdf -


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