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pavimentos drenantes

English translation: drainable floors, drainable pavements

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Portuguese term or phrase:pavimentos drenantes
English translation:drainable floors, drainable pavements
Entered by: Francisco Fernandes

17:48 Nov 12, 2013
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Construction / Civil Engineering / arquitetura ambiental, pr
Portuguese term or phrase: pavimentos drenantes
Hoje, as unidades habitacionais possuem uma série de itens que trazem mais conforto ao morador e mais sustentabilidade no uso dos recursos, como aquecimento solar, medidores individuais do consumo de água, pavimentos drenantes, pé-direito mais alto, maior ventilação e iluminação dos ambientes.
Seria porous floors?
Maria Cristina Vasconcelos
Brazil
Local time: 17:10
drainable floors
Explanation:
Sug.
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Francisco Fernandes
Brazil
Local time: 17:10
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4 +3drainable floors
Francisco Fernandes
5self draining floors
Nick Taylor
4"draining floors"
Airton Almeida


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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
"draining floors"


Explanation:
Creio que seja a opção correta.

Airton Almeida
Brazil
Local time: 17:10
Native speaker of: Portuguese
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
drainable floors


Explanation:
Sug.

Francisco Fernandes
Brazil
Local time: 17:10
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
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agree  Paulinho Fonseca: Usaria 'pavement' para áreas externas. http://isddc.dot.gov/OLPFiles/FHWA/013226.pdf
11 mins
  -> Correto, Paulinho. Obrigado.
agree  Marlene Curtis
19 mins
  -> Obrigado, Marlene.
agree  Claudio Mazotti
1 hr
  -> Obrigado, Claudio
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1 day 1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
self draining floors


Explanation:
self draining floors

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Nick Taylor
Local time: 21:10
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 405
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