afagador

English translation: (hardwood flooring) professional refinisher

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Portuguese term or phrase:	afagador
English translation:	(hardwood flooring) professional refinisher
Entered by:	Marlene Curtis

14:02 Feb 2, 2009

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Human Resources / profissão

Portuguese term or phrase: afagador

qual será a expressão em inglês mais adequada para designar um "afagador" (de soalhos)?

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(hardwood flooring) professional refinisher

Explanation:
Tal trabalho de afagar o soalho, isto é, lixar e nivelar os assoalho é feito com máquinas, floor sanders e é parte do trabalho do instalador de soalhos de madeira ou de outro material qualquer. (flooring installer)

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AFAGAR – Nivelar, aplainar, desbastar saliências ou alisar madeiras. .... ASSOALHO – Piso de madeira de tábuas corridas. Ver Tábua corrida. ...
www.andradina.sp.gov.br/v2/documentos/legislacao/codigodeob...

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Marlene Curtis
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Local time: 19:06

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obrigada a todos pela colaboração.
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(hardwood flooring) professional refinisher

Marlene Curtis

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floor sander

Richard Sidaway

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(hardwood flooring) professional refinisher

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 19:06
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 298

Grading comment

obrigada a todos pela colaboração.

8 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

floor sander

Explanation:
Afagar is to take off the old layer(s) of varnish from a wood floor, which is done using abrasion ie sanding - as opposed to repolishing the surface afterwards. The whole process is 'refinishing'

Reference: http://www.hammerzone.com/archives/flooring/hardwood/refinis...

Richard Sidaway
Portugal
Local time: 00:06
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English

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