Glossary entry

Norwegian term or phrase:

Et fall

English translation:

slope, incline, grade

Added to glossary by dmesnier
Dec 4, 2020 17:25
3 yrs ago
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Norwegian term

Et fall

Norwegian to English Tech/Engineering Construction / Civil Engineering building and construction
Hi - I'm having a hard time coming up with the English word for this. It's used as follows:

Et fall er en helling i gulvet som leder vann mot sluket.

Thanks for your help!
Proposed translations (English)
3 slope, incline, grade
4 +1 fall

Discussion

Michele Fauble Dec 9, 2020:
Glossary warning This glossary entry may mislead translators searching for a translation of the term.

Diarmuid Kennan Dec 9, 2020:
Fall I think you should have accepted Michele's suggestion.

Proposed translations

3 mins
Selected

slope, incline, grade

Any of these would work
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "thanks for your help!"
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9 mins

fall

‘Fall’ = ‘fall’, ‘helling’ = ‘slope’.

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Note added at 11 mins (2020-12-04 17:36:48 GMT)
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quality of construction (ie. no trip/slip hazards, adequate floor fall for ...
https://www.homemods.info/faqs/could-a-builder-be-considered...


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Note added at 21 mins (2020-12-04 17:47:19 GMT)
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The floor fall should not be less than 2%.
https://wetroomsdesign.co.uk/blog/shower-drains/proper-slope...

The fall in the shower is easy but I'm thinking of doing the floors with just fall in the two rows of tiles at the door
https://www.renovateforum.com/f205/floor-fall-screed-help-ba...

Discuss Shower floor fall in the Tanking and Wetrooms Forum
https://www.tilersforums.com/threads/shower-floor-fall.72070...

Peer comment(s):

agree Jenny Scott : Agree
2 hrs
thanks
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