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Vormauerung

English translation: cladding

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German term or phrase:Vormauerung
English translation:cladding
Entered by: Maureen Millington-Brodie

21:01 Nov 26, 2006
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / building specifications - bathroom details
German term or phrase: Vormauerung
Under the description for the bathroom sink, this bathroom will come with Sanitaer-Porzellanablage oder geflieste Vormauerung...
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Emily Batcher (X)
United States
Local time: 20:15
cladding
Explanation:
this is the UK equivalent
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Maureen Millington-Brodie
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:15
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3 +1cladding
Maureen Millington-Brodie


  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
cladding


Explanation:
this is the UK equivalent

Maureen Millington-Brodie
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:15
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 41

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Fabio Descalzi
0 min
agree  Andrew D: tile covered cladding /tiled cladding
9 hrs
disagree  David Moore (X): "Cladding" is only a layer (of tiles, matchboarding etc.) which COVERS a wall, not the wall itself - which this certainly IS...
11 hrs
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