Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
pirinópoles
English translation:
quartzite (tiles)
Added to glossary by
Marian Greenfield
Feb 26, 2010 11:28
14 yrs ago
Portuguese term
Over 30 years in financial translation
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English
pirinópoles
Portuguese to English
Other
Architecture
building interiors and exteriors, building contractor work, not really architecture
piso: em pedras pirinópoles
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | quartzite (tiles) |
Evans (X)
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| 4 | Pirenópolis stones/Stones of Pirenópolis |
Marlene Curtis
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Change log
Mar 10, 2010 11:38: Marian Greenfield Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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quartzite (tiles)
It is a type of stone, used for floor tiles
see:
http://www.smarta.com.br/l_padrao.php
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Note added at 8 mins (2010-02-26 11:37:44 GMT)
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They come from Pirinópeles in Brazil
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Note added at 9 mins (2010-02-26 11:38:27 GMT)
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Depending on your text, the tiles may be used as facings as well as floor coverings.
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Note added at 12 mins (2010-02-26 11:41:41 GMT)
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You might even want to call them Pirinópeles quartzite tiles for your text.
see:
http://www.smarta.com.br/l_padrao.php
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Note added at 8 mins (2010-02-26 11:37:44 GMT)
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They come from Pirinópeles in Brazil
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Note added at 9 mins (2010-02-26 11:38:27 GMT)
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Depending on your text, the tiles may be used as facings as well as floor coverings.
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Note added at 12 mins (2010-02-26 11:41:41 GMT)
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You might even want to call them Pirinópeles quartzite tiles for your text.
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Marlene Curtis
United States
United States
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English
United States
Marlene Curtis
Native in: Portuguese 
, English
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
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Pirenópolis stones/Stones of Pirenópolis
Pirinópolis
Pirinópolis :guides tourist of Pirinópolis with pictures, hotels and tips. ... and it is also where the extraction of stones of Pirenópolis happens. ...
www.triptobrazil.com/viagens/pirinopolisING.htm - Cached -
Búzios
Nov 10, 2005 ... to Armação Beach from the centre of town and is furnished with wooden decks, benches and native plants and paved in Pirinópolis stone. ...
getaway.ninemsn.com.au › Getaway › Give me a Break - Cached
Pirinópolis :guides tourist of Pirinópolis with pictures, hotels and tips. ... and it is also where the extraction of stones of Pirenópolis happens. ...
www.triptobrazil.com/viagens/pirinopolisING.htm - Cached -
Búzios
Nov 10, 2005 ... to Armação Beach from the centre of town and is furnished with wooden decks, benches and native plants and paved in Pirinópolis stone. ...
getaway.ninemsn.com.au › Getaway › Give me a Break - Cached
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