Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
pé direito de um edifício
English translation:
ceiling height of a building
Portuguese term
pé direito de um edifício
I know what this represents, the biggest height from floor to ceiling, can you tell me the term for this?
I found unobstructed height, head room.
Thanks in advance
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Martin Riordan
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Aug 22, 2011 08:17: Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida changed "Language pair" from "English to Portuguese" to "Portuguese to English"
Aug 23, 2011 11:03: Martin Riordan Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
Brazil
Brazilian lawyer - 40+ years in Brazil
Native in: English (Variants: Scottish, British, UK, Irish, US, Australian, Canadian, New Zealand) 
, Portuguese (Variants: Brazilian, Mozambican, Angolan, European/Portugal) 
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese, English, and 1 more.
ceiling height
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I should have ended it with " of a building"! Or "building ceiling height".
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Flavia Martins dos Santos
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Obrigado, Flavia!
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Nina_PT
: I agree, it is used in US English and UK English.
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Thanks, Nina!
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Claudio Mazotti
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Obrigado, Claudio!
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Evans (X)
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Thank you, Gilla!
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Richard Jenkins
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Thanks, Richard!
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Paul Dixon
: Yes, indeed. I sometimes translate texts on real estate and this is the term I use.
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Thanks, Paul!
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