Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Greek term or phrase:
μαρμαροποδιά
English translation:
sill
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Jan 11, 2012 07:25
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Greek term
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Native in: Greek
Works in: English to Greek, Greek to English, French to Greek, and 1 more.
μαρμαροποδιά
Greek to English
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Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +1 | sill |
Maya M Fourioti
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| 5 +1 | Marble window/door sill |
georgia efraimidou
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Proposed translations
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Maya M Fourioti
Greece
Greece
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Greece
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Native in: Greek 
, French 
Works in: English to Greek, French to Greek, Greek to English, and 5 more.
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sill
Sill – The main horizontal member forming the bottom of the patio door frame.
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Note added at 23 mins (2012-01-11 07:48:40 GMT)
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http://www.thewindowsills.com/window-sills.html
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Note added at 23 mins (2012-01-11 07:48:40 GMT)
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http://www.thewindowsills.com/window-sills.html
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Comment: "Επέλεξα το σκέτο sill γιατί δεν με περιορίζει στο αν πρόκειται για παράθυρο ή πόρτα. Ευχαριστώ."
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25 mins
georgia efraimidou
Greece
Greece
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Greece
licensed architect, translator, reviewer
Native in: Greek (Variant: Modern)
Works in: English to Greek, Greek to English
Marble window/door sill
Mαρμαροποδιά: μάρμαρο πάχους συνήθως 2 ή 3εκ. που τοποθετείται στο κάτω μέρος ανοιγμάτων (παράθυρα, πόρτες, μπαλκονόπορτες).
Ανάλογα με το αν αφορά πόρτα ή παράθυρο, ονομάζεται αντίστοιχα marble window sill ή marble door sill.
Ανάλογα με το αν αφορά πόρτα ή παράθυρο, ονομάζεται αντίστοιχα marble window sill ή marble door sill.
Example sentence:
Marble Window Sills are the flat piece of natural stone - marble at the bottom of a window frame.
Wikipedia: A beam over the top of a window is known as the lintel or transom, while a beam below the bottom of a window is known as the sill plate or windowsill.
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: Marble sill: It could be WOOD, CONCRETE or even METAL PLATE. It is used to prevent water penetrating internally( has upstand all along it and window frame sits on lower side) and to prevent water running down the wall externally(channel on outerunderside)
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