esquadrias

English translation: sashes and frames

23:15 Jul 3, 2005
Portuguese to English translations [Non-PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering
Portuguese term or phrase: esquadrias
the construction of houses and a daycare center
robson souza
Local time: 00:35
English translation:sashes and frames
Explanation:
General term to designate sashes, frames, doors and the like. (Dicº Por<Ing, Brockhaus)
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4 +2sashes and frames
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5windows
Philippe Maillard
5frames
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windows


Explanation:
eventually : window frames, depending of the context

Philippe Maillard
Brazil
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Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in EnglishEnglish
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frames


Explanation:
Literal: esquadria = frame. Check at these examples:

[PDF] Life Cycle of Window Materials - A Comparative AssessmentFile Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
... The investigation shows that aluminium and PVC frames exhibit large amounts of. environmental burdens. Accelerated ageing tests have been carried out to ...
www.cibse.org/pdfs/Masif.pdf


IngentaConnect Sustainability analysis of window frames... While aluminium and PVC frames have high values of embodied energy and associated environmental impacts. Practical application: In the present ...
www.ingentaconnect.com/content/arn/bsert/2005/00000026/0000...


vernice.gif... Those were the years when wooden windows faced strong competition from aluminium and PVC frames and suffered considerable loss of market quotas. ...
www.pizzolon.it/english/informazioni/vernice/vernice.htm


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Actually, you may have both windows and doors frames. Here are some additional examples:

Alternative Windows (Leeds) ltd supplier of PVC-u windows and doors.
In order to maintain the optimum appearance and performance of your PVC-u Windows and Doors frames as manufactured by Alternative Windows they will require ...
www.alternativewindows.com/windows.htm

Rona.ca
Before pouring the concrete into the framework, insert the windows and doors frames. Cover them with temporary protective panels sealed with silicone ...
www.rona.ca/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ContentServlet?assetI...

Nis - The Fortress
... an elongated ground floor edifice (the roof is damaged, walls cracked, the ceilings partially collapsed and windows and doors frames fell out); ...
www.yuheritage.com/nistvrdjava.htm


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sashes and frames


Explanation:
General term to designate sashes, frames, doors and the like. (Dicº Por<Ing, Brockhaus)

Henrique Magalhaes
Local time: 04:35
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 12
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agree  Claudia Costa
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agree  Paul Dixon: Yes, indeed. In my translation work I have always used "sashes".
1 day 1 hr
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