Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Holzfertigboden
English translation:
prefinished flooring
Added to glossary by
Kenneth Beattie
Oct 24, 2004 10:26
20 yrs ago
German term
translator with architectural background
Native in: English 
Works in: German to English
Holzfertigboden
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Architecture
Term appears in a specification for a house in a list of other types of flooring such as:
Fliesen
Teppich
Parkett
etc.
Attempted translation:
solid timber flooring
(Not quite sure what is meant by "fertig" in this case.)
Fliesen
Teppich
Parkett
etc.
Attempted translation:
solid timber flooring
(Not quite sure what is meant by "fertig" in this case.)
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +1 | prefinished flooring |
foehnerk (X)
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| 4 +4 | wood laminate flooring |
Textklick
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| 3 +1 | pre-fabricated flooring |
Brandis (X)
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Proposed translations
+1
3 hrs
Selected
prefinished flooring
...may be more appropriate if you don't know whether it is real wood or a laminate.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks, a good general term which fits the context well. "
+4
4 mins
wood laminate flooring
Declined
i.e. no floorboards - supplied in larger slats with a hardwood upper surface, above plywood and MDF layers.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Mariana Moreira
: Obrigado !!! in Portuguese...
1 min
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Obrigado ;-)
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Brandis (X)
: lamination is one sided solution, depending upon the composition the final material may have various names. we are not talking about composition, but pre-fabricated wooden flooring. I did mathematics and industrial design, architecture was Nebenfach.
39 mins
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To: kenbe: As an architect, check out http://www.raumausstattung-ohr.de/holz.html for reassurance.
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| agree |
Wolf Brosius (X)
: there are many types of laminate manufacture including finger joiting etc.all applicable to wood but excluding tiles.Fertig=instant as in DIY.
1 hr
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They fit this for makeovers AND in new houses in DE (the tongue and groove stuff) Trad. parquet is becoming history. I'd LOVE to have a solid hardwood floor, but I don't live where you do ;-)
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| agree |
sonja29 (X)
3 hrs
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Thanks Sonja
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| agree |
Dr. Fred Thomson
4 hrs
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Thanks Fred
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Comment: "Hi and thanks for all your thoughts. The author could indeed be referring to wood laminate flooring but in this case I prefer the more general term "prefinished" (less specific) and it works ok in the context. The author also sometimes refers to "Holzlaminatboden" or "Laminatboden" so perhaps something else was meant in this case?"
+1
8 mins
pre-fabricated flooring
Declined
pre-fabricated flooring
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Textklick
: That would also apply to linoleum, PVC and rush mats
3 mins
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this could also be made of wood, recycled or re-inforced wood etc., sorry
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| agree |
Kathinka van de Griendt
: can be anything, just means prefab. So, prefabricated wood flooring
1 hr
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Comment: "Thanks very much - this one would definitely work, I prefer "prefinished flooring" though (answer number 3) as it perhaps works better with flooring..."
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