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nauiat

English translation: nails

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Finnish term or phrase:naulat
English translation:nails
Entered by: Desmond O'Rourke

21:20 Oct 27, 2010
Finnish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Engineering: Industrial
Finnish term or phrase: nauiat
Alumiiniprofiilit sekä niistä tehdyt komponentit, alumiiniputket sekä niistä tehdyt komponentit, alumiinivalukomponentit, rakennushelat, **nauiat**, metallikomponentit.

Thank you for any ideas.
Elena Iercoşan
Romania
Local time: 08:59
screws
Explanation:
typo for naulat meaning nails or (in this case) screws

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Note added at 20 hrs (2010-10-28 17:24:10 GMT)
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Timo's response is valid. These aluminium items could be nails used to attach roofing felt to a wooden surface, for example. Screws would be used to affix aluminium siding to vertical members as hammering nails would damage the siding.
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Desmond O'Rourke
United States
Local time: 01:59
Grading comment
thank you, Desmond, and everyone!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +1screws
Desmond O'Rourke


  

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screws


Explanation:
typo for naulat meaning nails or (in this case) screws

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Note added at 20 hrs (2010-10-28 17:24:10 GMT)
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Timo's response is valid. These aluminium items could be nails used to attach roofing felt to a wooden surface, for example. Screws would be used to affix aluminium siding to vertical members as hammering nails would damage the siding.

Desmond O'Rourke
United States
Local time: 01:59
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
thank you, Desmond, and everyone!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Spencer Allman: I would say so
8 hrs
neutral  Timo Lehtilä: I can't anyhow understand why it isn't 'nails' in English. // It seems I can add my subsequent response here. First there really are all kinds of aluminium items, but then "rakennushelat, naulat, metallikomponentit" can be of any metal.
9 hrs
  -> Aluminium is a soft metal. It is attached with screws.
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