Skim coating

Arabic translation: محارة

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English term or phrase:Skim coating
Arabic translation:محارة
Entered by: Samaa Zeitoun

16:57 Jan 7, 2014
English to Arabic translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Architecture
English term or phrase: Skim coating
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The process for skim coating concrete is much the same; however, .............

شكراً جزيلاً
Farid Mazari Boufares
Spain
Local time: 07:30
محارة
Explanation:
According to the link below, this is the process we call in Egypt: المحارة but I found some sites calling it التلييس.
http://www.wisegeek.org/what-is-skim-coating.htm

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Note added at 42 mins (2014-01-07 17:40:57 GMT)
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In the following link, I think skim-coating is the step referred to as البطانة and they use a tool called المحارة to apply it:
http://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/تشطيب
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Samaa Zeitoun
United States
Local time: 01:30
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2محارة
Samaa Zeitoun
4ملاط التغطية
TargamaT team
4إكساء بطبقة رقيقة
Noura Tawil
4إكساء بطبقة ملاطية
Lotfi Abdolhaleem


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
skim coating
ملاط التغطية


Explanation:
skim coating=enduit de paremen (fr)
http://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/ملاط

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Note added at 9 mins (2014-01-07 17:07:36 GMT)
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أو

تغطية بالملاط

إن صح التعبير


TargamaT team
France
Local time: 07:30
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 37
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Asker: شكراً جزيلاً


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Samaa Zeitoun: But the English page of that wiki link calls it mortar, not skim.
18 mins
  -> شكرًا لك نعم وضعت المرجع بالمقابل مع التعريف الفرنسي الذي أوردت مصطلحه المقابل
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36 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
skim coating
إكساء بطبقة رقيقة


Explanation:

:ومعنى الجملة
skim coating concrete = إكساء الأسمنت (الخرسانة) بطبقة رقيقة
"Concrete" is the object here, it's being coated. However, according to my research, some "skim coats" can be made of concrete.

http://www.diynetwork.com/how-to/how-to-install-a-skim-coat-...

http://www.familyhandyman.com/drywall/how-to-skim-coat-walls...


Noura Tawil
Syria
Local time: 09:30
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 8
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Asker: شكراً جزيلاً

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33 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
skim coating
محارة


Explanation:
According to the link below, this is the process we call in Egypt: المحارة but I found some sites calling it التلييس.
http://www.wisegeek.org/what-is-skim-coating.htm

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Note added at 42 mins (2014-01-07 17:40:57 GMT)
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In the following link, I think skim-coating is the step referred to as البطانة and they use a tool called المحارة to apply it:
http://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/تشطيب

Samaa Zeitoun
United States
Local time: 01:30
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Selected automatically based on peer agreement.
Notes to answerer
Asker: شكراً جزيلاً على الاقتراح


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  TargamaT team
51 mins
  -> شكرا جزيلا

agree  Ahmed Ghaly (X)
244 days
  -> شكراً جزيلاً
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46 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
skim coating
إكساء بطبقة ملاطية


Explanation:
وهي ما تسمّى في العامّية المصرية - كما اقترحت زيتون - محّارة.

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Note added at 52 mins (2014-01-07 17:50:27 GMT)
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إكساء بطبقة معجون - أصحّ

Lotfi Abdolhaleem
Egypt
Local time: 08:30
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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