Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
Doccia in muratura
English translation:
Built-in shower
Added to glossary by
Tom in London
Sep 7, 2014 19:05
9 yrs ago
Italian term
Doccia in muratura
Italian to English
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Construction / Civil Engineering
I am wondering if "in muratura" simply means brick/stone/masonry showers, because it's not a subject I'm very familiar with. It's from a text describing a new range of showers that are especially useful in the instance of "docce in muratura".
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.
Proposed translations
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| 4 +4 | Built-in shower |
Tom in London
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| 4 +1 | masonry shower (cubicle) |
Michele Fauble
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References
| some info in support of Tom's answer |
Maria Fokin
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Change log
Sep 21, 2014 08:19: Tom in London Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Tom in London
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Built-in shower
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This is a difficult one. I know what it is meant: you built the shower compartment using bricks, plaster etc., plaster and tile it, etc. without using a prefabricated shower enclosure. It's just that "masonry shower" sounds odd to my ears.
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Typo corrections "I know what is meant: you build....."
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This is an example of what's meant:
http://foto.habitissimo.it/foto/doccia-in-muratura_77637
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Note added at 20 hrs (2014-09-08 15:58:45 GMT)
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This is a difficult one. I know what it is meant: you built the shower compartment using bricks, plaster etc., plaster and tile it, etc. without using a prefabricated shower enclosure. It's just that "masonry shower" sounds odd to my ears.
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Note added at 20 hrs (2014-09-08 15:59:38 GMT)
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Typo corrections "I know what is meant: you build....."
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Note added at 21 hrs (2014-09-08 16:12:44 GMT)
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This is an example of what's meant:
http://foto.habitissimo.it/foto/doccia-in-muratura_77637
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Michele Fauble
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masonry shower (cubicle)
masonry shower cubicle
http://www.thinkstockphotos.it/royalty-free/doccia-pictures
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doccia in muratura in bagno moderno. ... masonry shower cubicle in a modern ...
http://pixersize.com/wallmurals/doccia-in-muratura-in-bagno-...
... di pregio, presentandosi con una doccia in muratura e muro in pietra granito. ... quality materials, appearing with a masonry shower and granite stone wall.
http://www.tempocasa.com/Dettaglio_Annuncio.asp?IdAnnuncio=1...
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It seems for showers the type of wall is not important. In the US we'd probably just say 'a tiled shower'.
http://www.thinkstockphotos.it/royalty-free/doccia-pictures
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doccia in muratura in bagno moderno. ... masonry shower cubicle in a modern ...
http://pixersize.com/wallmurals/doccia-in-muratura-in-bagno-...
... di pregio, presentandosi con una doccia in muratura e muro in pietra granito. ... quality materials, appearing with a masonry shower and granite stone wall.
http://www.tempocasa.com/Dettaglio_Annuncio.asp?IdAnnuncio=1...
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It seems for showers the type of wall is not important. In the US we'd probably just say 'a tiled shower'.
Reference comments
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Maria Fokin
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, Russian
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Reference:
some info in support of Tom's answer
n.2 bagni con box doccia in muratura
n. 2 bathrooms with built-in showers box
http://palau.olx.it/villa-singola-panoramica-sulle-isole-del...
masonry shower is really not something you hear everyday. Although it does pop-up in translations of Italian sites (http://www.dibaio.com/99-idee-il-bagno/materiali/muratura-e-...
here are instructions for building a "doccia in muratura":
http://www.mobili.it/bagno/cabine-doccia/doccia-in-muratura....
http://www.desainer.it/arredamento-design/bagno/doccia-in-mu...
There is no mention of the type of walls in either link. Doccia in muratura simply means that the shower is constructed by exploiting pre-existing walls, which in Italy are typically made of masonry.
n. 2 bathrooms with built-in showers box
http://palau.olx.it/villa-singola-panoramica-sulle-isole-del...
masonry shower is really not something you hear everyday. Although it does pop-up in translations of Italian sites (http://www.dibaio.com/99-idee-il-bagno/materiali/muratura-e-...
here are instructions for building a "doccia in muratura":
http://www.mobili.it/bagno/cabine-doccia/doccia-in-muratura....
http://www.desainer.it/arredamento-design/bagno/doccia-in-mu...
There is no mention of the type of walls in either link. Doccia in muratura simply means that the shower is constructed by exploiting pre-existing walls, which in Italy are typically made of masonry.
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Michele Fauble
: It seems for showers the type of wall is not important. I'm more familiar with Italian kitchen options - "wooden cabinets", "in muratura", and "in muratura finta". In the US we'd probably just say 'a tiled shower'.
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That's what I originally thought of posting as an answer... but then I saw Tom's answer and changed my mind. Although, I still think it may be more appropriate, since in many of the pictures of these showers, they are not really "built-in".
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