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Piso de terrazo colado en obra

English translation: terrazzo floor(ing) cast in place


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Spanish term or phrase:Piso de terrazo colado en obra
English translation:terrazzo floor(ing) cast in place
Entered by: Irene Cudich
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20:17 Jul 10, 2004
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Construction / Civil Engineering
Spanish term or phrase: Piso de terrazo colado en obra
además de que necesito ayuda con toda la frase, una pregunta: ¿terrazo es lo mismo que terraza en México?, no es un "typo".
Irene Cudich
Local time: 23:47
terrazzo floor(ing) cast in place
Explanation:
Not a type, "terrazo" is "terrazzo," a type of flooring.

Terrazzo is an extremely versatile material which can be applied in situ to floors and other surfaces, made into tiles or cast into moulds to almost any shape. It is probably the most widely used of all hard floorings, certainly in heavily trafficked areas. It is to be found in shopping malls, airports, railway and underground stations, hospitals and supermarkets.
http://www.nftmms.co.uk/terrazzo/

See this link for "cast in place" expression:
http://www.aldonchem.com/mt-terrazzo.htm

Primarily composed of marble or stone chips embedded in concrete or cement, terrazzo is poured or cast into place, allowed to cure, ground smooth, and then polished to a high sheen.
http://www.oldhousejournal.com/magazine/2000/nov_dec/terazzo...
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xxxtazdog
Spain
Local time: 03:47
Grading comment
thanks a lot!!
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1Terazzo finish cast on site
Patrick Regini
4 +1terrazzo floor(ing) cast in placexxxtazdog


  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
terrazzo floor(ing) cast in place


Explanation:
Not a type, "terrazo" is "terrazzo," a type of flooring.

Terrazzo is an extremely versatile material which can be applied in situ to floors and other surfaces, made into tiles or cast into moulds to almost any shape. It is probably the most widely used of all hard floorings, certainly in heavily trafficked areas. It is to be found in shopping malls, airports, railway and underground stations, hospitals and supermarkets.
http://www.nftmms.co.uk/terrazzo/

See this link for "cast in place" expression:
http://www.aldonchem.com/mt-terrazzo.htm

Primarily composed of marble or stone chips embedded in concrete or cement, terrazzo is poured or cast into place, allowed to cure, ground smooth, and then polished to a high sheen.
http://www.oldhousejournal.com/magazine/2000/nov_dec/terazzo...

xxxtazdog
Spain
Local time: 03:47
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Grading comment
thanks a lot!!

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agree  Linda Tyrer
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Terazzo finish cast on site


Explanation:
"terazzo" is always a flooring on site treatment.

Patrick Regini
Italy
Local time: 18:47
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rene Ron: Patrick, you're most correct. It's always on-site.
33 mins
  -> thanks Rene. It's this in one of your fields of interest?
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