English translation of "queimado a colher" - "Burnt or burned by a trowel"

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190 months ago

gisele (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:	Portuguese > English
Subject:	Technical / Engineering
Level of diffculty:	Easy / medium
Word or term in question:	queimado a colher
Context:	As soleiras e paredes serão acabadas com chapa hidráulica de argamassa, queimado a colher
Keywords:	Construction

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190 months ago

LOGOS TRANSLATIONS wrote:

finished with cement dust applied over wet concrete, using trowel

My comment:

queimado in this case has nothing to do with burning but with specific finishing rendering lustrous appearence

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190 months ago

Sandra Flor (Freelance Translator) wrote:

I thank you for your note, but I disagree that "queimado" is a particular finishing. "Queimar" in this case is a slang word used in civil construction to make a wall, a floor, etc. flat, plane with the help of a "smoothing trowel". http://www.projetistas.com.br/dicas_tecnicas/passo_a_passo/cimento_queimado/cimento_queimado.html The asker will see which one fits in her translation.

190 months ago

Sandra Flor (Freelance Translator) wrote:

Burnt or burned by a trowel

My references:

http://www.concretenetwork.com/blogs/jeff_girard/2007/02/buying-concrete-mixer-key-factors-to.html

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