Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Catalan term or phrase:
Tancaments
English translation:
(window )casing
Added to glossary by
S Ben Price
Sep 29, 2008 11:57
15 yrs ago
Catalan term
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Tancaments
Catalan to English
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This is from a description of a proposed construction project detailing all of the different finishings and materials to be used on walls, fences, window, etc.
"Tancaments exteriors amb grans finestrals d'alumini anoditzat de color inox repolit i amb doble vidre amb càmera d'aire.
Persianes d'alumini a joc amb el color dels tancaments d'alumini.
Motorització de persianes al menjador, la cuina i l'habitació suite (solano); i al menjador i l'habitació suite (Garbi)."
"Tancaments exteriors amb grans finestrals d'alumini anoditzat de color inox repolit i amb doble vidre amb càmera d'aire.
Persianes d'alumini a joc amb el color dels tancaments d'alumini.
Motorització de persianes al menjador, la cuina i l'habitació suite (solano); i al menjador i l'habitació suite (Garbi)."
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +1 | Finishes |
Berni Armstrong
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| 4 +1 | Walls |
Kevin Booth
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Proposed translations
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Berni Armstrong
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Finishes
The second "tancament" seems to confirm my initial idea that the word is being used in the way in which Spanish uses "acabados". I think you were right to worry about the idea of aluminium coloured walls. Does not compute in this context :-)
I'd rephrase this as folows: "Exterior finshes include extra large windows in treated aluminium...." (or whatever the correct term is for anoditzat).
I'd rephrase this as folows: "Exterior finshes include extra large windows in treated aluminium...." (or whatever the correct term is for anoditzat).
Note from asker:
| That would make sense, I have reason to beleive this is a Spanish person who doesn't speak Catalan terribly well. MY suspicions stem from this "Enlluït" turned out to be "enlucido" aka "plaster". |
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Comment: "Thanks, your answer led me to "casing". "
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Kevin Booth
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Walls
Outer walls. Could also be "enclosure" in the right context, but here they're talking about walls
Note from asker:
| Because of this - "... amb el color dels tancaments d'alumini." it doesn't seem to make sense - then the walls would be made of aluminium. I guess that is possible ... |
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