rinverdito

English translation: green concrete

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Italian term or phrase:rinverdito
English translation:green concrete
Entered by: Daniel Gold

02:32 Oct 24, 2011
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / specification for construction of car test track
Italian term or phrase: rinverdito
Another puzzler:

Formazione di pavimentazione in grigliato di
calcestruzzo rinverdito sullo strato di base esistente.

Hard to imagine how one could "regreen" concrete, unless perhaps this means planting something on it. But nothing in the text suggests that.

Anybody know?

Thanks.
Daniel Gold
Israel
Local time: 18:26
green concrete
Explanation:
"calcestruzzo rinverdito"
http://www.icjonline.com/views/POV_KH_Obla.pdf
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Emiliano Pantoja
Spain
Local time: 17:26
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4green concrete
Emiliano Pantoja
3 +1concrete grass pavers
Michele Armellini
4grassed
Russell Jones


  

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green concrete


Explanation:
"calcestruzzo rinverdito"
http://www.icjonline.com/views/POV_KH_Obla.pdf

Example sentence(s):
  • http://www.tekna.no/arkiv/NCF/Publications/doc-24-3.pdf
  • http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/25085/
Emiliano Pantoja
Spain
Local time: 17:26
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 18
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concrete grass pavers


Explanation:
Note how the interlocking paving elements, made in concrete, form a grid (through the holes of which you can see... green grass grow). Grid = grigliato.


    Reference: http://greenterrafirma.com/grass-pavers.html
    Reference: http://www.ehow.com/list_7697437_pavers-allow-grass-grow-thr...
Michele Armellini
Italy
Local time: 17:26
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in FriulianFriulian
PRO pts in category: 8

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agree  Neptunia: I think this is the right interpretation though it does require some explanation at least for a general audience.
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grassed


Explanation:
i.e. what you do with grasscrete.
I suppose other plant varieties are possible though.

Russell Jones
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:26
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 524
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