Et fall

English translation: slope, incline, grade

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Norwegian term or phrase:Et fall
English translation:slope, incline, grade
Entered by: dmesnier

17:25 Dec 4, 2020
Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / building and construction
Norwegian term or phrase: Et fall
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!
dmesnier
United States
Local time: 19:09
slope, incline, grade
Explanation:
Any of these would work
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Diarmuid Kennan
Ireland
Local time: 01:09
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thanks for your help!
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4 +1fall
Michele Fauble
3slope, incline, grade
Diarmuid Kennan


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slope, incline, grade


Explanation:
Any of these would work

Diarmuid Kennan
Ireland
Local time: 01:09
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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thanks for your help!
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
fall


Explanation:
‘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...



Michele Fauble
United States
Local time: 17:09
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 48

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