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Πυλωτής

English translation: pilotis space

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Greek term or phrase:πιλοτή, (εσφαλμ.) πυλωτή
English translation:pilotis space
Entered by: Nick Lingris

18:36 Feb 2, 2014
Greek to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering
Greek term or phrase: Πυλωτής
..κτίστηκε οικοδομή που αποτελείται από ισόγειο σε μορφή πυλωτής....

΅Βρήκα μία λέξη που δεν υπάρχει σε κανένα Ελληνο'Αγγλικό λεξικό που κατέχω, αλλά απ¨ότι καταλαβαίνω πρόκειται γιά έναν όροφο που δεν ακουμπάει στην γ΅΄η. Σας ευχαριστώ εκ των προτέρων.΅'Τσούρης
tsouris
United States
Local time: 07:35
in the form of pilotis space
Explanation:
Δείτε, σας παρακαλώ, τη σχετική σημείωσή μου εκεί:
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/greek_to_english/construction_civi...
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Nick Lingris
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:35
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Summary of answers provided
4 +5in the form of pilotis space
Nick Lingris
4Pylon
Alexandra Hatzisavva
4Piloti
D. Harvatis
4 -1stilt and pole (construction)/ stumps
transphy


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33 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Pylon


Explanation:
'Πυλών' translates to portal. 'Πυλωτής' translates to 'flat' or 'pylon'. Also 'power mast'. However, this relates to construction, so the entrance floor must have been built as an ancient architectural structure which involves pylons.

Alexandra Hatzisavva
Greece
Local time: 14:35
Native speaker of: English
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42 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Πυλωτή
Piloti


Explanation:
Not a Greek word.


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilotis
D. Harvatis
Local time: 14:35
Native speaker of: Native in GreekGreek
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  transphy: Not an English word, either!!!
18 hrs
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57 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
σε μορφή πυλωτής (πιλοτής)
in the form of pilotis space


Explanation:
Δείτε, σας παρακαλώ, τη σχετική σημείωσή μου εκεί:
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/greek_to_english/construction_civi...

Nick Lingris
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:35
Native speaker of: Native in GreekGreek
PRO pts in category: 307

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  D. Harvatis
40 mins
agree  sterios prosiniklis: pilotis. Πυλωτής, πυλωτή it's a very common error. I live in such a building...
53 mins
agree  Andras Mohay (X)
1 hr
agree  Peter Close
10 hrs
agree  Nadia-Anastasia Fahmi
9 days
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18 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
stilt and pole (construction)/ stumps


Explanation:
The ground floor is of columns(piers) only acting as stilts to the 1st. floor.
stilts=(also) long posts supporting a building above ground level
(Collins English Dictionary)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piloti‎
''Piloti'' is not an English word. In (English) Construction, the method is called, '**stilt and pole.....'**
Pilotis, or piers, are supports such as columns, pillars, or stilts that lift a building above ground or water. They are traditionally found in ***stilt and pole*** dwellings such as fishermen's huts in Asia and Scandinavia[1] using wood and in elevated houses such as Old Queenslanders in Australia's tropical Northern state, though they are in this case classified as *** "stumps".***

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Note added at 19 hrs (2014-02-03 13:38:06 GMT)
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Stilts - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stilts‎
Stilts are poles, posts or pillars used to allow a person or structure to stand at a height above the ground. Walking stilts are poles equipped with steps for the feet ...

transphy
Local time: 12:35
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GreekGreek
PRO pts in category: 32

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Nick Lingris: I hope you understand there's a huge difference between the Southeast Asia houses on stilts and the Greek blocks of flats with the empty space underneath the building raised on pilotis. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilotis
5 days
  -> (1 +1) pilotis space [not for grading]:-Nick Lingris. Your previous proposition. 'Pilotis, a french word', YOU said. It's NOT the 'SPACE' btwn. columns, but the TYPE of construction, ' 1st flr. raised up on columns, with no walls btwn. Hope you see it!!
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