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cascalinho

English translation: small gravel

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Portuguese term or phrase:cascalinho/cascalhinho
English translation:small gravel
Entered by: Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira

12:56 Sep 16, 2018
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / engineering related to paving of roadways
Portuguese term or phrase: cascalinho
Tipo seção enfraquecida, moldadas mediante corte do concreto com serra diamantada e tipo articuladas.
Pavimentação das Garagens:
Paralelepípedos sobre colchão de pó-de-pedra (10,0cm) e rejuntamento com betume e cascalinho e subleito regularizado.
peterinmadrid
Portugal
Local time: 13:29
small gravel
Explanation:
Para ser diminutivo de cascalho, seria cascalhinho, não cascalinho.
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Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
Brazil
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4small gravel
Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
4chat minus gravel
Oliver Simões
3small stones/gravel
Nick Taylor


  

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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
small gravel


Explanation:
Para ser diminutivo de cascalho, seria cascalhinho, não cascalinho.

Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
Brazil
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 32
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agree  Ana Vozone
17 mins
agree  Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
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agree  Mario Freitas:
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agree  Margarida Ataide
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
chat minus gravel


Explanation:
"Chat Minus is a washed, small grained gravel averaging 5/16 of an inch in size and smaller that contains 10-20% sand. This economical gravel (also known as reject sand and birds eye) has many uses including pipe bedding and back fill, dust control ground cover, drive ways and pathways." - Source: Acme Sand & Gravel

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Note added at 1 hr (2018-09-16 14:37:28 GMT)
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"Brita 12 ou 0 ou cascalhinho
Recomendada para fabricação de vigas e vigotas, lajes pré-moldadas, pavimento intertravado, tubos, blocos, bloquetes, paralelepípedos de concreto, chapiscos e acabamentos em geral." - http://disqueareiaebrita.com.br/produtos/venda-de-brita-pedr...



    Reference: http://www.acmesand.com/gravel/
Oliver Simões
United States
Local time: 04:29
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 24
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
small stones/gravel


Explanation:
gravel

Nick Taylor
Local time: 12:29
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 405
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