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muro in falso

English translation: non-vertical wall (not built down to foundations)


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Italian term or phrase:muro in falso
English translation:non-vertical wall (not built down to foundations)
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Italian to English translations [Non-PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / masonry
Italian term or phrase: muro in falso
muro che poggia su un solaio e non su un sottostante muro
luca firenze
non-vertical wall (not built down to foundations)
Explanation:
Credo che l'unico modo di rendere questo tecnicismo sia spiegarlo.
Esiste 'non-vertical wall', ma per evitare qualsiasi sovrapposizione con altri significati meglio precisare.
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fbbest
Italy
Local time: 17:58
Grading comment
I suppose that the best translation is the sentence included in the brackets
2 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4non-bearing wall
Peter Cox
3non-vertical wall (not built down to foundations)fbbest


  

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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
non-vertical wall (not built down to foundations)


Explanation:
Credo che l'unico modo di rendere questo tecnicismo sia spiegarlo.
Esiste 'non-vertical wall', ma per evitare qualsiasi sovrapposizione con altri significati meglio precisare.


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fbbest
Italy
Local time: 17:58
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
I suppose that the best translation is the sentence included in the brackets
Notes to answerer
Asker: non-vertical is suitable also for a leaning wall, so it may induce a mistake

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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
non-bearing wall


Explanation:
A wall that does not support weight

Peter Cox
Italy
Local time: 17:58
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 73
Notes to answerer
Asker: purtroppo spesso i muri in falso portano carichi e sono estremamente a rischio statico

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