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earthen plaster

Spanish translation: Adobe, Revoque de adobe

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English term or phrase:earthen plaster
Spanish translation:Adobe, Revoque de adobe
Entered by: Erika Pacheco

18:00 Aug 6, 2008
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / material de construcción
English term or phrase: earthen plaster
Earthen plaster is a blend of clay, fine aggregate, and fiber. Other common additives include pigments, lime, casein, animal dung, and linseed oil. Earthen plaster is usually applied to masonry, cob, or straw bale interiors or exteriors as a wall finish. It provides protection to the structural and insulating building components as well as texture and color.
Joe-E
Adobe
Explanation:
Este es un material usado frecuentemente en diferentes países de América Latina como Perú, Bolivia, Ecuador, entre otros.
Tiene como característica que es un material muy económico y durable.
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Erika Pacheco
Brazil
Local time: 03:54
Grading comment
Thanks a lot for your help!
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5 +3Revoque de barro / adobe
Wolf617
4 +1Adobe
Erika Pacheco


  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Adobe


Explanation:
Este es un material usado frecuentemente en diferentes países de América Latina como Perú, Bolivia, Ecuador, entre otros.
Tiene como característica que es un material muy económico y durable.


    Reference: http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe
Erika Pacheco
Brazil
Local time: 03:54
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Thanks a lot for your help!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  slothm: Concuerdo.
49 mins
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Revoque de barro / adobe


Explanation:
La mezcla descripta es la que se usa para la preparación de bloques de adobe: arcilla, arena y pasto o paja, pero el source se refiere al "plaster", o sea al revoque o enlucido.

Lo concreto es que las paredes de adobe son revocadas con la misma mezcla, y por extensión ese revestimiento o revoque lleva el mismo nombre.

Si buscas ser más específico, "revoque/enlucido de barro/de tierra" es lo adecuado.


    Reference: http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe
    Reference: http://1999.arqa.com/columnas/barro.htm
Wolf617
Argentina
Local time: 03:54
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 66

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  slothm: Wolf, es 100% correcto, pero ella entró primero.
31 mins
agree  Jorge Merino: De acuerdo con revoque de barro, entiendo que el adobe es el bloque o ladrillo de barro
7 hrs
agree  Mario Ramirez (X)
15 hrs
agree  Raúl Casanova: Si, revoque de barro. El adobe, como dice Jorge, es el ladrillo sin cocer.
1 day 19 hrs
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