полумасивна

22:56 Mar 19, 2014
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Bulgarian to English translations [PRO]
Real Estate
Bulgarian term or phrase: полумасивна
полумасивна жилищна сграда

please a description of what is meant by this
Henky de Vries
Local time: 22:54


Summary of answers provided
3 -1semi-solid
V_Irucheva
Summary of reference entries provided
Масивни, полумасивни и паянтови сгради
Bela Vasileva
полумасивна жилищна сграда
Christo Metschkaroff

  

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semi-solid


Explanation:
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Note added at 8 hrs (2014-03-20 07:37:45 GMT)
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Semi-solid houses: These include houses with built/plywood/wooden frame walls, and tile/metal/shingle roofs, etc., or are built with equivalent materials.


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V_Irucheva
Bulgaria
Local time: 23:54
Native speaker of: Native in BulgarianBulgarian
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Asker: Thanks for trying to answer my question


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Petar Tsanev: Semi-solid не се използва в този контекст.
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Reference comments


27 mins
Reference: Масивни, полумасивни и паянтови сгради

Reference information:
The difference between the three is explained in the link below. I hope this is helpful.


    Reference: http://www.broko.bg/faq/za-kashtata/moeto-imushtestvo/kakva-...
Bela Vasileva
United Kingdom
Native speaker of: Bulgarian
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Asker: Thanks for the link, it is very clear to me now!

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Reference: полумасивна жилищна сграда

Reference information:
A house with exterior load-bearing walls - brick or stone in a bed of clay or mortar, at least 45 cm thickness and half-timbered interior walls (not load-bearing walls).
Infill (non-structural material/s) - brick, clay, wattle and daub, stone plates, etc.
Walls are covered / protected with lime plaster, clay ~, earthen ~, straw clay ~, etc....


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timber_framing
    Reference: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fachwerkhaus
Christo Metschkaroff
Bulgaria
Native speaker of: Native in BulgarianBulgarian
PRO pts in category: 12
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Asker: Thanks for translating the link!

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