sentence

English translation: the water systems for the guestroom floors shall run vertically rather than through the floor

07:56 Sep 16, 2010

Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering

Portuguese term or phrase: sentence

A distribuição dos circuitos hidráulicos nos pisos de quartos não são por piso mas na vertical.

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English translation:the water systems for the guestroom floors shall run vertically rather than through the floor

Explanation:
There is some useful information on hotel construction in:

http://www.scribd.com/doc/7151503/Design-Guide-for-Hotels

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Note added at 29 mins (2010-09-16 08:26:17 GMT)
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possibly "along the floor" might be clearer.

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Evans (X)
Local time: 09:20

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the water systems for the guestroom floors shall run vertically rather than through the floor

Evans (X)

floor-by-floor

Edgar Potter

Water pluming distribution in the bedrooms storeys is vertical and not through their floor

Antonio Tomás Lessa do Amaral

All plumbing in walls and not floors

kashew

Discussion entries: 2

Answers

25 mins confidence:

Water pluming distribution in the bedrooms storeys is vertical and not through their floor

Explanation:
Com storey como piso/andar e floor como piso/soalho

Antonio Tomás Lessa do Amaral
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 56

29 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

the water systems for the guestroom floors shall run vertically rather than through the floor

Evans (X)
Local time: 09:20
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 59

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3 hrs confidence:

floor-by-floor

Explanation:
the water supply to the rooms shall be by means of a vertical distribution system rather than on a floor-by-floor network

Not very literal, but I think it's a clear expression of the meaning

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Note added at 3 hrs (2010-09-16 11:43:19 GMT)
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...rather than *through* a floor-by-floor network...

Edgar Potter
United States
Local time: 03:20
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 31

5 hrs confidence:

All plumbing in walls and not floors

Explanation:
*

kashew
France
Local time: 10:20
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 95

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