Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
övergolv
English translation:
over-floor; elevated flooring; flooring
Added to glossary by
Charlesp
Jan 6, 2015 08:15
9 yrs ago
Swedish term
övergolv
Swedish to English
Tech/Engineering
Construction / Civil Engineering
ljudisolerande övergolv
Sound-insulating _______.
Sound-insulating _______.
Proposed translations
(English)
3 | reverse the phrase? | JaneD |
4 +4 | flooring | Hulya A |
5 | overfloor | Michael Ellis |
4 | floor covering/flooring | Michele Fauble |
Change log
Jan 9, 2015 04:36: Charlesp changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/89240">Charlesp's</a> old entry - "övergolv"" to ""over-floor; elevated flooring""
Proposed translations
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reverse the phrase?
Can you instead use "over-floor sound insulation"?
Note from asker:
I think you got it right in what you said in the comments. (however the original document didn't express it properly.) |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "An elevated flooring (over-floor) providing insulation from sound.
Yes, it is a "flooring" but something more is being specified here, i.e. that it somehow elevated.
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flooring
Sound insulating flooring or soundproofing flooring
Materials commonly called flooring include wood flooring, ceramic tile, stone, terrazzo, and various seamless chemical floor coatings.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flooring
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Note added at 3 hrs (2015-01-06 11:56:40 GMT)
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http://www.thefreedictionary.com/flooring
1. (Building) the material used in making a floor, esp the surface material
Materials commonly called flooring include wood flooring, ceramic tile, stone, terrazzo, and various seamless chemical floor coatings.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flooring
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Note added at 3 hrs (2015-01-06 11:56:40 GMT)
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http://www.thefreedictionary.com/flooring
1. (Building) the material used in making a floor, esp the surface material
Peer comment(s):
agree |
Deane Goltermann
: Agree here! This uses your term and flooring works in each instance (http://www.byggfabriken.com/renoveringshjalpen/index.php/ren... Look up 'sound insulation flooring' and go from there
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Thank you Deane!
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agree |
Agneta Pallinder
: Also agree with the use of flooring
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Thank you Agneta!
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agree |
Anna Herbst
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agree |
Sven Petersson
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1 day 2 hrs
overfloor
This is simple and includes the main point that it goes over the floor.
I acknowledge that it is close to JaneD's solution.
I acknowledge that it is close to JaneD's solution.
Reference:
http://www.soundproofyourhome.co.uk/floor-soundproofing
http://www.wundatrade.co.uk/overfloor-heating/463-acoustic-fibre-overfloor-panel.html
2 days 51 mins
floor covering/flooring
Floors typically consist of a subfloor for support and a floor covering used to give a good walking surface.
Floor covering is a term to generically describe any finish material applied over a floor structure to provide a walking surface. Flooring is the general term for a permanent covering of a floor, or for the work of installing such a floor covering.
Materials almost always classified as floor covering include carpet, area rugs, and resilient flooring such as linoleum or vinyl flooring. Materials commonly called flooring include wood flooring, laminated wood, ceramic tile, stone, terrazzo, and various seamless chemical floor coatings.
The choice of material for floor covering is affected by factors such as cost, endurance, noise insulation, comfort and cleaning effort.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floor
Floor covering is a term to generically describe any finish material applied over a floor structure to provide a walking surface. Flooring is the general term for a permanent covering of a floor, or for the work of installing such a floor covering.
Materials almost always classified as floor covering include carpet, area rugs, and resilient flooring such as linoleum or vinyl flooring. Materials commonly called flooring include wood flooring, laminated wood, ceramic tile, stone, terrazzo, and various seamless chemical floor coatings.
The choice of material for floor covering is affected by factors such as cost, endurance, noise insulation, comfort and cleaning effort.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floor
Note from asker:
Thanks Michele. I value your input, and know you are right. The term really does mean "flooring" - ordinarily. However in this case, within its context, it was used to mean something more. (And that is why I posted the question, to get opinions of if this alternative usage was acceptable and understandable.) But yes, ordinarily it simply means what is over the subfloor, i.e. flooring. |
Discussion
I would go with floor for undergolv (perhaps specifying the material - concrete, timber etc. - and flooring for övergolv.
Thanks everyone for your contributions and interest.
I don't think it will help, but here is more context: Depending on the floor structure, a sound insulating övergolv may be required.