μαρμαροποδιά

English translation: sill

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Greek term or phrase:	μαρμαροποδιά
English translation:	sill

07:25 Jan 11, 2012

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Greek term or phrase: μαρμαροποδιά

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ANNA PRIGHIPAKI KudoZ activity Questions: 45 (3 open) (5 without valid answers) (4 closed without grading) Answers: 4 Greece
Local time: 11:57

sill

Explanation:
Sill – The main horizontal member forming the bottom of the patio door frame.

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http://www.thewindowsills.com/window-sills.html

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Maya M Fourioti
Greece
Local time: 11:57

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Επέλεξα το σκέτο sill γιατί δεν με περιορίζει στο αν πρόκειται για παράθυρο ή πόρτα. Ευχαριστώ.
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sill

Maya M Fourioti

5 +1

Marble window/door sill

georgia efraimidou

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peer agreement (net): +1

sill

Maya M Fourioti
Greece
Local time: 11:57
Native speaker of:

Greek
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Επέλεξα το σκέτο sill γιατί δεν με περιορίζει στο αν πρόκειται για παράθυρο ή πόρτα. Ευχαριστώ.

25 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

Marble window/door sill

Explanation:
Mαρμαροποδιά: μάρμαρο πάχους συνήθως 2 ή 3εκ. που τοποθετείται στο κάτω μέρος ανοιγμάτων (παράθυρα, πόρτες, μπαλκονόπορτες).

Ανάλογα με το αν αφορά πόρτα ή παράθυρο, ονομάζεται αντίστοιχα marble window sill ή marble door sill.

Example sentence(s):

Marble Window Sills are the flat piece of natural stone - marble at the bottom of a window frame.
Wikipedia: A beam over the top of a window is known as the lintel or transom, while a beam below the bottom of a window is known as the sill plate or windowsill.

Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Window_sill#Technical_terms
Reference: http://www.thewindowsills.com/window-sills.html

georgia efraimidou
Greece
Local time: 11:57
Native speaker of:

Greek

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