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compensado de madeira

English translation: Engineered wood

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Portuguese term or phrase:	compensado de madeira
English translation:	Engineered wood
Entered by:	laurash2610

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21:54 Oct 20, 2010

Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Materials (Plastics, Ceramics, etc.)

Portuguese term or phrase: compensado de madeira

usa-se um compensado de madeira, e nao madeira nobre.

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Engineered wood

Explanation:
Engineered wood
Engineered wood,also called composite wood, man-made wood, or manufactured board; includes a range of derivative wood products which are manufactured by binding together the strands, particles, fibers, or veneers of wood, together with adhesives, to form composite materials.

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Note added at 9 hrs (2010-10-21 07:22:38 GMT)
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The answer is ENGINEERED WOOD not PLYWOOD which is contraplacado, a specific type of engineered wood. In this case the differentiation between COMPENSADO DE MADEIRA, and MADEIRA NOBRE is very clear, it could be any derivative of wood.

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Note added at 10 hrs (2010-10-21 08:06:47 GMT)
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If anyone wants to check Google - Cerca de 1.320.000 resultados

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Note added at 10 hrs (2010-10-21 08:09:08 GMT)
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http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-engineered-wood.htm

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Note added at 10 hrs (2010-10-21 08:11:58 GMT)
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It depends on the translation quality of course. For some translations plywood is neither here nor there. For a "throw-away" translation anything goes.