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compensado de madeira

English translation: Engineered wood

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Portuguese term or phrase:compensado de madeira
English translation:Engineered wood
Entered by: laurash2610

21:54 Oct 20, 2010
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Materials (Plastics, Ceramics, etc.)
Portuguese term or phrase: compensado de madeira
usa-se um compensado de madeira, e nao madeira nobre.
laurash2610
Brazil
Local time: 06:59
Engineered wood
Explanation:
Engineered wood
Engineered wood,also called composite wood, man-made wood, or manufactured board; includes a range of derivative wood products which are manufactured by binding together the strands, particles, fibers, or veneers of wood, together with adhesives, to form composite materials.

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Note added at 9 hrs (2010-10-21 07:22:38 GMT)
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The answer is ENGINEERED WOOD not PLYWOOD which is contraplacado, a specific type of engineered wood. In this case the differentiation between COMPENSADO DE MADEIRA, and MADEIRA NOBRE is very clear, it could be any derivative of wood.

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Note added at 10 hrs (2010-10-21 08:06:47 GMT)
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If anyone wants to check Google - Cerca de 1.320.000 resultados

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Note added at 10 hrs (2010-10-21 08:09:08 GMT)
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http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-engineered-wood.htm

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Note added at 10 hrs (2010-10-21 08:11:58 GMT)
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It depends on the translation quality of course. For some translations plywood is neither here nor there. For a "throw-away" translation anything goes.
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Nick Taylor
Local time: 10:59
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Summary of answers provided
4 +8plywood
Luiza Modesto
5 -1Engineered wood
Nick Taylor


Discussion entries: 2





  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
plywood


Explanation:
According to Google translator.. ;)

Luiza Modesto
Brazil
Local time: 06:59
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marlene Curtis
4 mins
  -> Thank you. :)
agree  Ivan Rocha, CT
8 mins
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agree  Airton J Souza: http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/plywood.aspx
1 hr
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agree  Claudio Mazotti
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agree  Luiz Honma (X)
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agree  cristinamarinho
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agree  Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
8 hrs
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disagree  Nick Taylor: The answer is ENGINEERED WOOD not PLYWOOD which is contraplacado
9 hrs
  -> According to Wikipedia, compensado de madeira and contraplacado are the same thing.
agree  airmailrpl: "plywood" About 15,400,000 results
9 hrs
  -> Thank you. :)
agree  Carlos Quandt: não há mistério
16 hrs
  -> Thank you. :)
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
Engineered wood


Explanation:
Engineered wood
Engineered wood,also called composite wood, man-made wood, or manufactured board; includes a range of derivative wood products which are manufactured by binding together the strands, particles, fibers, or veneers of wood, together with adhesives, to form composite materials.

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Note added at 9 hrs (2010-10-21 07:22:38 GMT)
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The answer is ENGINEERED WOOD not PLYWOOD which is contraplacado, a specific type of engineered wood. In this case the differentiation between COMPENSADO DE MADEIRA, and MADEIRA NOBRE is very clear, it could be any derivative of wood.

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Note added at 10 hrs (2010-10-21 08:06:47 GMT)
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If anyone wants to check Google - Cerca de 1.320.000 resultados

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Note added at 10 hrs (2010-10-21 08:09:08 GMT)
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http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-engineered-wood.htm

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Note added at 10 hrs (2010-10-21 08:11:58 GMT)
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It depends on the translation quality of course. For some translations plywood is neither here nor there. For a "throw-away" translation anything goes.


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engineered_wood
Nick Taylor
Local time: 10:59
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 69

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  P Forgas: http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madeira_compensada
1 hr
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