Mar 23, 2018 14:59
6 yrs ago
3 viewers *
Italian term

decoro direzionale/non-direzionale/semi-direzionale

Italian to English Tech/Engineering Furniture / Household Appliances Flooring
This features in a product description about flooring. The flooring seems to come in strips, planks, tiles and rolls (I haven't yet settled on my terminology choices for those yet).

My best guess is that it refers to the pattern, i.e. non-direzionale means you do not need to match them up when laying them down, direzionale would be a repeat pattern... in which case semi-direzionale might be an offset pattern or only needs to be lined up on two out of four sides.

Your input would be hugely appreciated!

Proposed translations

+2
1 hr
Selected

directional/non-directional/semi-directional pattern

It's just the same idea in English. If you look at the pictures in my references, you'll see what it means. Directional flooring leads your eye in a particular direction, non-directional doesn't (it's also referred to as "homogeneous" in my first reference), and semi-directional has a slight, but not obvious pattern.

Very high traffic resistance Non-directional design Evercare® treatment.
http://www.gerflorusa.com/product-ranges/homogeneous.html

...dissipative resilient flooring with 12 warm colors in a semi-directional pattern.
http://www.johnsonite.com/Flooring-Products/Vinyl-Flooring/G...
(If you click on the View Product Colors, you'll see that it has a marbled pattern.)

http://www.johnsonite.com/Flooring-Products/Vinyl-Flooring/G...
Peer comment(s):

agree Lisa Jane
2 hrs
agree tradu-grace
21 hrs
Something went wrong...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you!"
Term search
  • All of ProZ.com
  • Term search
  • Jobs
  • Forums
  • Multiple search