d'obra postissa

22:37 Mar 4, 2002
Catalan to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / construction
Catalan term or phrase: d'obra postissa
"Una empresa local el va comprar i va decidir refer l’hivernacle [d'El Capricho]. La part D'OBRA POSTISSA es va suprimir, el terra es va elevar uns trenta centímetres i es va construir una nova estructura, aquesta vegada de fusta, per tal de seguir l’estil de les solanes càntabres."
Jon Zuber (X)


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4false floor
Berni Armstrong


  

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false floor


Explanation:
or false ceiling etc... these are normally "obres postisses". Have you any other context which might help you decide.. or can you succesfully fudge... as I suspect the original is doing here?

Berni Armstrong
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