Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
third floor
Portuguese translation:
segundo andar; terceiro piso
English term
United States
BA in Transl., MA in ESL, 15 yrs of exp.
Native in: Portuguese 
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third floor
In Canada, and I believe in the US too, the "first floor" corresponds to "andar térreo" in Brazil; therefore "third floor" in Canada would actually be "segundo andar"in PT-Br. I found this post about the Canadian floor plan system. Does it also apply to the whole of the United States? My translation is from American English.
https://www.proz.com/kudoz/english/law_general/2570177-first...
| 4 +1 | terceiro piso |
Danik 2014
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| 5 | terceiro andar ou terceiro pavimento |
Ana Elisa Igel
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Proposed translations
Brazil
German, English, Spanish to Portuguese!
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, Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
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terceiro piso
"Em português existe outra palavra para a contagem dos patamares de uma casa ou edifício, é ela a palavra piso. O 1.º piso (ou piso 1) é equivalente ao rés-do-chão, o 2.º piso equivalente ao 1.º andar, e assim por diante. Esta diferença na contagem tem por base o caminhar(/andar) exigido para que se chegue ao próximo patamar (no caso dos andares), e o piso significa o primeiro patamar que se pisa ao entrar num edifício. Quando os pavimentos vão para baixo a numeração percorre sentido negativo: piso -1 (equivalente à 1.ª cave), piso -2, piso -3, etc."
https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andar_(arquitetura)
| Obrigado, mas prefiro continuar usando a palavra "andar" por uma questão de uniformidade textual. |
Brazil
Experienced EN-PT Translator
Native in: English (Variant: US) , Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
terceiro andar ou terceiro pavimento
| Não creio que "andar" tem o mesmo sentido de "floor", pelo menos na maneira em que se conta os andares de um prédio. |
| Correção: contam... |
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