pitched floors

Spanish translation: Suelo inclinado

10:18 May 27, 2015
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Tech/Engineering - Architecture / pitched floors
English term or phrase: pitched floors
Hi,

I would appreciate your help with this term

Context:
"Moreover, the building is not perfectly oriented to the south, presenting an azimuth of -25º in some pitched floors and 60º in others."

Thanks :)
Robert Mavros
Spain
Local time: 09:13
Spanish translation:Suelo inclinado
Explanation:
La expresión 'pitched floor' puede referirse a la inclinación del suelo necesaria para el drenaje (ej: en un baño):

https://books.google.es/books?id=OLEY69AU-rIC&pg=PA91&dq="pi...

http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/193553/list/the-case-for-a-cu...

a la inclinación del suelo en un teatro/cine/sala de conciertos:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarrytown_Music_Hall

o bien ser un problema estructural:

http://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/21372/how-to-fix-pitc...

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beyondlanguages
Spain
Local time: 10:13
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4 +1Suelo inclinado
beyondlanguages
3 +1pisos ligeramente en inclinación
lugoben
4pisos alineados
Juan Arturo Blackmore Zerón


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pisos ligeramente en inclinación


Explanation:
Pitch
1. resin derived from the sap of various coniferous trees, as the pines.
2. To set at a specified downward slant:
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/pitch

En este video podeis ver como se pueden crear suelos inclinados. Si quereis ampliar información sobre el tema ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jxW7vzdl5I

Other environmental risks must also be considered at the design stage, Karakolis says, including the pitch of sloping floors, and installation of handrails and doormats.
http://www.architectureanddesign.com.au/news/the-goldilocks-...

Otra forma, si se utiliza el significado de la resina obtenida del pino, podría ser tambi´n que esos pisos etén barnizados con esa resina. En cuyo caso sería :piso barnizado. Me inclino sin embargo a pisos ligeramente inclinados.


lugoben
Local time: 04:13
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  José J. Martínez: sí, déjalo como inclinados sin especificar, es posible que sea defecto y no intencional
2 hrs
  -> De acuerdo, muchas gracias José. Saludos cordiales
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pitched floor
Suelo inclinado


Explanation:
La expresión 'pitched floor' puede referirse a la inclinación del suelo necesaria para el drenaje (ej: en un baño):

https://books.google.es/books?id=OLEY69AU-rIC&pg=PA91&dq="pi...

http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/193553/list/the-case-for-a-cu...

a la inclinación del suelo en un teatro/cine/sala de conciertos:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarrytown_Music_Hall

o bien ser un problema estructural:

http://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/21372/how-to-fix-pitc...




    Reference: http://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/21372/how-to-fix-pitc...
    https://books.google.es/books?id=OLEY69AU-rIC&pg=PA91&dq=%22pitched+floor%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=4vFlVaKdMae8ygP784GoCg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%2
beyondlanguages
Spain
Local time: 10:13
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Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  JohnMcDove: Para España, sin duda.
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pisos alineados


Explanation:
Alinear, poner en línea, dirigir. En este caso los pisos no estan alineados respecto al sur. La palabra "alineación" puede ser la de los pisos en su plano o la de los pisos en su dirección (alineados con el sur, el norte, etc). Inclinación se refiere más bien a la inclinación de un piso o terraplén (el piso inclinado como plataforma de ascensión.

Juan Arturo Blackmore Zerón
Mexico
Local time: 03:13
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 8
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