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brettskure

English translation: float finish


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Norwegian term or phrase:brettskure
English translation:float finish
Entered by: Marie Andersson (Allen)
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14:01 Feb 26, 2005
Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering
Norwegian term or phrase: brettskure
Road surfacing again.

The road surface shall "brettskures"
Marie Andersson (Allen)
Local time: 17:58
floatfinish
Explanation:
Kunnskapsforlagets Store N-E gives "floatfinished" for "brettskurt".
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Richard Lawson
Local time: 18:58
Grading comment
Thanks, Richard, I willl use his.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
floatfinish


Explanation:
Kunnskapsforlagets Store N-E gives "floatfinished" for "brettskurt".

Richard Lawson
Local time: 18:58
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 51
Grading comment
Thanks, Richard, I willl use his.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Suzanne Blangsted: Two words as in "Powder form cement base float finish (maplexine) - see " http://www.edcolb.com/floatfinish.html
38 mins
  -> I have seen it both as one and two words. KF Store N-E has it as one word.

agree  Tore Bjerkek: Float finish is a rather rough concrete surface texture obtained by finishing with a float.
5 hrs

agree  Roald Toskedal
9 hrs
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