Langriemenparkett

16:38 Mar 26, 2010
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German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Architecture / flooring
German term or phrase: Langriemenparkett
"Hochwertige und edle Materialen – wie Langriemenparkett in den Wohnräumen ..."

This is a type of parquet flooring (not the herringbone variety) but I can't find the English term.
sinolig
Switzerland
Local time: 08:37


Summary of answers provided
3 +1wide plank flooring
Nicole Schnell
4(solid wood) tongue and groove flooring
Andrew Catford
Summary of reference entries provided
Info
Kim Metzger

Discussion entries: 4





  

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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
wide plank flooring


Explanation:
Please take a look at the following pictures. Kim's reference ist excellent.

http://www.countryplank.com/

http://www.bruce.com/resflram/na/bruce/en/us/hardwood.html

Stabparkett for example is called strip flooring, a.s.o.

Nicole Schnell
United States
Local time: 23:37
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 43
Notes to answerer
Asker: I don't thing 'langriemen' can translate as 'wide plank', do you?


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kim Metzger: http://www.hotfroguk.co.uk/Companies/Italian-Design_4765549/...
9 hrs
  -> Thanks, Kim! We have moved a few weeks ago (wide plank flooring in the old house, strip flooring (herring bone) all over the place in the new house, beautiful! Plus, I can show off like crazy with all those tech terms I learned... :-)))))
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23 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
(solid wood) tongue and groove flooring


Explanation:
1) The "solid wood" part is optional, IF your audience is unlikely to be thinking of man-made or composite materials, it is safe to omit it.
2) Unless your audience is in the Kalahari or Gobi Desert and wood-starved, 10cm does not qualify as wide in terms of wood tongue and groove flooring material. "Wide" can be safely left out.
3) Typical solid wood thicknesses are around 18-20mm, particularly if laid over a sub-floor of sheet material. They may be MUCH thicker, in, for example, industrial buildings.

IS THAT BETTER?


Andrew Catford
United States
Local time: 00:37
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16
Notes to answerer
Asker: No, not better. You have ignored the 'lang' & ''reimen' parts of the word I posted. And I'm fairly sure that tongue-and-groove flooring is simply a general term for a cheap form of flooring that is made of wood.

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Reference comments


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Reference: Info

Reference information:
Langriemen sind massive Holzbretter, die mittels Nut- und Feder-Technik zu einem Belag verarbeitet werden. Diese Art der Verlegung ist häufig bei Holzbalkendecken anzutreffen, auch auf sog. „Blindböden“ ist eine Verlegung möglich. Um das Maß der Durchbiegung der Bretter unter Last zu verringern, ist darauf zu achten, dass die Dicke der Hölzer auf den Trägerbalkenabstand abgestimmt wird. Eine minimale Materialstärke von 20 mm sollte keinesfalls unterschritten werden. Durch Reibung der einzelnen Bretter unter Belastung können lästige Knarrgeräusche entstehen.
http://www.enius.de/bauen/holzbodenbelaege.html

Langriemenparkett:
Der Langriemen, eine italienische Erfindung, ist etwas größer dimensioniert als das Stabparkett (Riemenbreite ca. 7-9 cm). Typisch für den Langriemenboden - der Raumeindruck schmilzt zu einer Gesamtheit, da für das Auge keine gleichmäßige Struktur erkennbar ist.

http://www.parkett-handwerk.at/2_1.htm


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Note added at 18 mins (2010-03-26 16:57:16 GMT)
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But it might help avoid bad translations and it might help others find a good translation.

Kim Metzger
Mexico
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 374
Note to reference poster
Asker: Thank you. This is interesting but doesn't get me closer to the English word for Langriemenparkett!


Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  Nicole Schnell
4 hrs
agree  JStuart: Found this which has pictures, see "Wideboard": http://www.weitzer-parkett.com/produkte/
1564 days
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