Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
Gres Fine Porcellanato
English translation:
fine porcelain stoneware
Added to glossary by
Lindsay Watts
Jul 19, 2006 08:44
17 yrs ago
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Italian term
Gres Fine Porcellanato
Italian to English
Other
Materials (Plastics, Ceramics, etc.)
Does anyone know what this is in English?
TIA
TIA
Proposed translations
(English)
4 +4 | fine porcelain stoneware | JenK |
4 | Fine vitrified stoneware | Rachel Fell |
2 -1 | thin porcelain gres | GAR |
Proposed translations
+4
25 mins
Selected
fine porcelain stoneware
from extensive experience and interaction with clients in this area
Peer comment(s):
agree |
Giles Watson
2 mins
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agree |
Maja Gerasimova
1 hr
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agree |
Isabel Booth
: This is always how customers in the Sassuolo ceramics area translate it
3 hrs
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agree |
Nedra Rivera Huntington
13 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thanks JenK"
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17 mins
thin porcelain gres
cheers
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Note added at 22 mins (2006-07-19 09:07:14 GMT)
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take a look at this link:
http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=184561
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Note added at 24 mins (2006-07-19 09:09:32 GMT)
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also try this link:
http://www.sigmaitalia.com/p17.pdf
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Note added at 22 mins (2006-07-19 09:07:14 GMT)
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take a look at this link:
http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=184561
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Note added at 24 mins (2006-07-19 09:09:32 GMT)
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also try this link:
http://www.sigmaitalia.com/p17.pdf
Peer comment(s):
disagree |
JenK
: I don't think the word "gres" exists in English. At least not with this meaning...
13 mins
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I'm not an expert in this field... I gave an aswer only because I found something on the net... maybe you are an expert in this field and think your answer is ok
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4 hrs
Fine vitrified stoneware
I think it could be called this, although I know it's often called porcelain stoneware
gres porcelain tile
Porcelain tiles (also called vitrified stoneware or gres porcellanato) have excellent technical ... Tiles, Ceramic or Fancy or Glazed or Wall - Italy (IT) ...
2201.part41.xkq703.com/
Also, see this page: http://www.proz.com/kudoz/406894
The definition in De Mauro for "porcellanare" is: por|cel|la|nà|re
v.tr.
CO rivestire con uno strato di smalto bianco e traslucido, simile alla porcellana: p. una vasca, le stoviglie [quadro 48]
Glossary. [vernacular architecture] · [vitrified stoneware] ... Ceramic Tiles of Italy by Assopiastrelle Association of Italian Ceramic Tile and ...
www.s-tiles.it/S-tiles/Articoli.nsf/VSNW04E/F59ED3D6ADA26E3...
The large retailers in Italy. BiZtiles Italia. ... sales on the Italian and overseas market of single-fired, double-fire and vitrified stoneware. ...
www.ricchetti-group.com/sitoeng/gr_gdo.htm -
The tiles in fine vitrified stoneware used for this project belong to the ... Ceramic Tiles of Italy by Assopiastrelle Association of Italian Ceramic Tile ...
www.s-tiles.it/S-tiles/Articoli.nsf/VSNW04E/EC202C979862ED0...
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Note added at 4 hrs (2006-07-19 13:17:13 GMT)
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probably can be called either...
gres porcelain tile
Porcelain tiles (also called vitrified stoneware or gres porcellanato) have excellent technical ... Tiles, Ceramic or Fancy or Glazed or Wall - Italy (IT) ...
2201.part41.xkq703.com/
Also, see this page: http://www.proz.com/kudoz/406894
The definition in De Mauro for "porcellanare" is: por|cel|la|nà|re
v.tr.
CO rivestire con uno strato di smalto bianco e traslucido, simile alla porcellana: p. una vasca, le stoviglie [quadro 48]
Glossary. [vernacular architecture] · [vitrified stoneware] ... Ceramic Tiles of Italy by Assopiastrelle Association of Italian Ceramic Tile and ...
www.s-tiles.it/S-tiles/Articoli.nsf/VSNW04E/F59ED3D6ADA26E3...
The large retailers in Italy. BiZtiles Italia. ... sales on the Italian and overseas market of single-fired, double-fire and vitrified stoneware. ...
www.ricchetti-group.com/sitoeng/gr_gdo.htm -
The tiles in fine vitrified stoneware used for this project belong to the ... Ceramic Tiles of Italy by Assopiastrelle Association of Italian Ceramic Tile ...
www.s-tiles.it/S-tiles/Articoli.nsf/VSNW04E/EC202C979862ED0...
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Note added at 4 hrs (2006-07-19 13:17:13 GMT)
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probably can be called either...
Discussion
the paragraph doesn't mention which items are made, but just gives a brief description of what "gres fine porcellanato" is made of and how it is made