Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
stålglättad betong
English translation:
steel trowelled concrete
Added to glossary by
Annabel Oldfield
Mar 22, 2010 21:54
14 yrs ago
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Swedish term
stålglättad betong
Swedish to English
Other
Construction / Civil Engineering
description of a floor in a rental agreement
Golvet i butikslokalen är stålglättad betong.
Proposed translations
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| 5 | steel trowelled concrete |
Sven Petersson
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| 5 | steel-trowelled concrete |
George Hopkins
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| 4 -2 | polished concrete |
Anna Herbst
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Proposed translations
34 mins
Sven Petersson
Sweden
Sweden
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English
Sweden
Medical Translator
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Works in: English to Swedish, Danish to Swedish, German to Swedish, and 13 more.
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steel trowelled concrete
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35 mins
steel-trowelled concrete
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Note added at 38 mins (2010-03-22 22:32:44 GMT)
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Neck and neck with Sven at 23:30 hours. Take your pick, with or without a hyphen.
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Note added at 38 mins (2010-03-22 22:32:44 GMT)
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Neck and neck with Sven at 23:30 hours. Take your pick, with or without a hyphen.
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2 hrs
Anna Herbst
Australia
Australia
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English
Australia
When quality matters more
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Works in: English to Swedish, Swedish to English, Swedish, and 1 more.
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polished concrete
This is how we refer to this type of floor in Australia.
The steel trowelled finish is according to my research, the most basic finish, while burnished and honed finishes are of higher quality.
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Note added at 10 hrs (2010-03-23 08:26:01 GMT)
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In response to Sven's disagreement with Australian usage.
In the article cited as reference, the following information can be found:
"The concept of a polished finish dates back some 20 to 30 years and was originally used to describe the process whereby a typical grey or coloured concrete floor was coated with a wax product and then highly polished./.../Hence the term ‘polished concrete floors’. While the name remains, polished finishes are now provided by a variety of techniques such as steel trowelling, burnishing or honing the surface of the concrete."
The steel trowelled finish is according to my research, the most basic finish, while burnished and honed finishes are of higher quality.
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Note added at 10 hrs (2010-03-23 08:26:01 GMT)
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In response to Sven's disagreement with Australian usage.
In the article cited as reference, the following information can be found:
"The concept of a polished finish dates back some 20 to 30 years and was originally used to describe the process whereby a typical grey or coloured concrete floor was coated with a wax product and then highly polished./.../Hence the term ‘polished concrete floors’. While the name remains, polished finishes are now provided by a variety of techniques such as steel trowelling, burnishing or honing the surface of the concrete."
Example sentence:
Polished concrete is a generic term covering a variety of decorative concrete flooring options which leave a concrete surface exposed as the final floor finish.
Peer comment(s):
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Sven Petersson
: Please see http://www.prokitinternational.se/poleradbetong.htm
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I don't see your point... Did you read my reference?
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George Hopkins
: Stålglättad is not, by any degree of imagination, polished. The question refers to 'stålglätta'. Glätta in other applications can mean 'to polish'.
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Then tell me, please, how you would translate "glätta"?
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