Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
a matar junta
English translation:
butt-jointed
Added to glossary by
rhandler
May 27, 2007 13:37
16 yrs ago
Portuguese term
a matar junta
Portuguese to English
Tech/Engineering
Construction / Civil Engineering
parquet flooring
This is from the specification for pre-assembled parquet floor panels:
"painel composto por lamelas com comprimento de 250 + 250 + 100 mm cada e, em alternativa, 100 + 250 + 250 mm, **a matar junta** e alternadas, com 60mm de largura, conforme o esquema acima."
My feeling is that this means something like "butt-jointed" or "flush-jointed". Any ideas?
"painel composto por lamelas com comprimento de 250 + 250 + 100 mm cada e, em alternativa, 100 + 250 + 250 mm, **a matar junta** e alternadas, com 60mm de largura, conforme o esquema acima."
My feeling is that this means something like "butt-jointed" or "flush-jointed". Any ideas?
Proposed translations
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| 4 | butt-jointed |
rhandler
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| 4 | batten-finished |
Pieter Kuenerz
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Change log
May 28, 2007 12:39: rhandler changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/8025">lexical's</a> old entry - "a matar junta"" to ""butt-jointed""
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butt-jointed
I think you're right, and this is the translation. Check at the illustrations of this example:
[PDF] Wood , rickTile , for Paneling
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Butt-jointed tiles are easier to make and should not be more than 4 inches wide, 12 to install, but any variation in tile width or ...
http://ncrs.fs.fed.us/pubs/rp/rp_nc012.pdf
[PDF] Wood , rickTile , for Paneling
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
Butt-jointed tiles are easier to make and should not be more than 4 inches wide, 12 to install, but any variation in tile width or ...
http://ncrs.fs.fed.us/pubs/rp/rp_nc012.pdf
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Comment: "I agree - it has to be this, thanks. I liked your reference."
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Pieter Kuenerz
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Translator for 20 years. Lawyer.
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
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batten-finished
"mata-junta" (Portuguese, see Aurelio) is "batten" (English, see Webster's). Both are defined as 'a strip of wood put over a seam between boards as a fastening or covering'.
"a matar junta" is not of common usage (only five entries in Google). It seems to mean that the joint is to be finished by the insertion of a batten. So I suggest "batten-finished".
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Note added at 54 mins (2007-05-27 14:31:21 GMT)
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Another possibility would be "batten-joined".
"a matar junta" is not of common usage (only five entries in Google). It seems to mean that the joint is to be finished by the insertion of a batten. So I suggest "batten-finished".
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Note added at 54 mins (2007-05-27 14:31:21 GMT)
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Another possibility would be "batten-joined".
Note from asker:
| I know what "mata-junta" is, and that's the problem, Pieter. The joints between parquet blocks (lamelas) are not covered by battens as we know. The 5 Google entries are not very illuminating, so I'm stumped at the moment. |
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