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tracciamente

English translation: setting out//laying out

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Italian term or phrase:tracciamente
English translation:setting out//laying out

04:21 Nov 1, 2012
    The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2012-11-04 10:54:07 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)


Italian to English translations [PRO]
Construction / Civil Engineering
Italian term or phrase: tracciamente
This word is repeated several times in different sentences:

-esecuzione tracciamenti e scavi
-tracciamenti travi di supporto
-Tracciamenti e realizzazione strade impianti,
-esecuzione tracciamenti cantiere delle opere;

is there a word that could be used in all instances?
The text is about the constructions.
EBoscolo
Australia
Local time: 21:06
setting out//laying out
Explanation:
I imagine the title has a typo, and should be tracciamenti (plural of tracciamento).



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Cristina Gonzalez
United States
Local time: 07:06
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Summary of answers provided
4marking out /layout
Alison Kennedy
4setting out//laying out
Cristina Gonzalez


  

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tracciamento
marking out /layout


Explanation:
This is simply when the layout, for example, of cable trenches, is marked out on the land before escavation. The same is done for foundations of buildings, etc.

Alison

Alison Kennedy
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
setting out//laying out


Explanation:
I imagine the title has a typo, and should be tracciamenti (plural of tracciamento).






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Cristina Gonzalez
United States
Local time: 07:06
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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Notes to answerer
Asker: Yes it does. My apologies. I could not make any changes to the term. Thank you for your reply.

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