Mar 19, 2009 14:30
15 yrs ago
Finnish term
Pontitus, paalutus.
Finnish to English
Tech/Engineering
Construction / Civil Engineering
A list of different methods used in construction, or more accurately when doing foundation work, of which these are two. Any ideas?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +1 | metal sheet walling, piling |
Desmond O'Rourke
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| 4 +1 | metal sheet walling, pilework |
Owen Witesman
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Proposed translations
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11 mins
Desmond O'Rourke
United States
United States
Native in English
Works in field
United States
PROFESSIONAL JOBS PERSONALLY HANDLED
Native in: English 
Works in: Finnish to English, English to Finnish
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104
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metal sheet walling, piling
ponttaus, or tonguing and grooving is a way to lay wood flooring and pontitus is the equivalent in the vertical plane using metal sheet.
Piling or pile-driving is a way to set vertical members in bedrock or soil.
Piling or pile-driving is a way to set vertical members in bedrock or soil.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks for the help, was fairly sure of piling, but the first one was a new one for me. Cheers again!!"
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7 mins
Owen Witesman
Native in English
Works in field
Real English // Oikea englanti
Native in: English
Works in: Finnish to English, Estonian to English, English, and 1 more.
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4
metal sheet walling, pilework
From the MOT dictionary. BTW, you should have broken this into two questions.
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Note added at 7 mins (2009-03-19 14:38:44 GMT)
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Or just "sheeting" for the first one.
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Note added at 7 mins (2009-03-19 14:38:44 GMT)
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Or just "sheeting" for the first one.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
KatjaSan
: Not my field of speciality exactly, but can be found at Wikipedia, for instance, under "pontti" and "paalu".
20 mins
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