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piso flotante

English translation: floating floor

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Spanish term or phrase:piso flotante
English translation:floating floor

04:35 Dec 28, 2002
Spanish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Tech/Engineering
Spanish term or phrase: piso flotante
un tipo de piso de madera, nuevon no entarugado ni parquet.
Bibiana
floating floor
Explanation:
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A floating floor consists of hardwood pieces that are nailed or attached to the adjacent pieces, but not to the subflooring. This allows them to grow or shrink with temperature and humidity level changes.

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Note added at 2002-12-28 05:01:45 (GMT)
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Piso flotante: Metodo de instalacion en el cual los paneles del piso se conectan juntos y no sujetos al sub-suelo
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Maria Celia Costanzo
Local time: 15:54
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5 +5floating floor
Maria Celia Costanzo


  

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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
floating floor


Explanation:
+

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Note added at 2002-12-28 05:00:06 (GMT)
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A floating floor consists of hardwood pieces that are nailed or attached to the adjacent pieces, but not to the subflooring. This allows them to grow or shrink with temperature and humidity level changes.

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Note added at 2002-12-28 05:01:45 (GMT)
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Piso flotante: Metodo de instalacion en el cual los paneles del piso se conectan juntos y no sujetos al sub-suelo

Maria Celia Costanzo
Local time: 15:54
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 17

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Andrea Ali
27 mins
  -> Gracias Andre! Cómo va?
agree  AlwaysMoving: si, se uas en sitios con computadore par que los cables se pongan por abajo, o tambien se refiere asi a los NUEVOS parquets que no son tales, se interconectan y se suelen pegar al suelo.
27 mins
  -> Es cierto, no sé a cual de los 2 se refiere. En Argentina le decimos así a los nuevos pisos laminados, simil madera.
agree  Refugio
37 mins
  -> Thanks Ruth!
agree  mónica alfonso
11 hrs
  -> gracias Moni!
agree  LoreAC (X)
10 days
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