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wood strip floorboards and wide boards

Spanish translation: duela, tablón colonial

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English term or phrase:wood strip floorboards and wide boards
Spanish translation:duela, tablón colonial
Entered by: elenali

13:34 Dec 6, 2001
English to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
Tech/Engineering
English term or phrase: wood strip floorboards and wide boards
Se trata de un piso de madera.

También agradeceré su ayuda para traducir "Merbau" (una variedad de madera).
Claudia Fern�ndez J.
duela, tablón colonial
Explanation:
los pisos de madera son generalmente de parquet, duela o tablón colonial. México

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Note added at 2001-12-13 05:20:44 (GMT) Post-grading
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Muchas gracias, Claudia y suerte !
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elenali
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Muchas gracias!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1Merbau// listones y/o tablas de madera anchas
Ariadna Castillo González
4piso entablonado
Robert INGLEDEW
4duela, tablón colonial
elenali
3Tablados o listones, anchos
osierra


  

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Tablados o listones, anchos


Explanation:
Either for floors or ceilings

osierra
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Merbau// listones y/o tablas de madera anchas


Explanation:
Para ver el tipo de madera:
http://www.alfombras.cl/paginas/piso_madera/piso_natural.htm...

Para los dos otros términos propongo que uses tablas de madera estrechas (también llamadas listones) y/o anchas.

Espero te sea de ayuda,

Ariadna Castillo González
Hong Kong
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in CatalanCatalan
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Claudia Iglesias: Sí, las tablas alargadas son listones, efectivamente.
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  -> Gracias Claudia :-)
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piso entablonado


Explanation:
This is not exactly what you put in the question, but it is what you are talking about. A floor in which the pieces of wood are screwed to laths. It is more expensive than parquet, but lasts longer and is nicer.

Robert INGLEDEW
Argentina
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duela, tablón colonial


Explanation:
los pisos de madera son generalmente de parquet, duela o tablón colonial. México

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Note added at 2001-12-13 05:20:44 (GMT) Post-grading
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Muchas gracias, Claudia y suerte !

elenali
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