Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Greek term or phrase:
σπριτς / σπρίτσα
English translation:
white pebble dash
Added to glossary by
Dylan Edwards
Oct 15, 2004 14:52
20 yrs ago
Greek term
United Kingdom
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: Greek to English, Czech to English, Slovak to English, and 1 more.
σπίτσα
Greek to English
Tech/Engineering
Construction / Civil Engineering
Is there such a word?
Context: building work in Cyprus.
ΠΕΡΙΦΡΑΞΗ
Ανοιγμα πεδίλου
Καθαρισμός πεδίλου
Οπλισμός πεδίλου
Μπετόν
Καλούπι τοίχων
Μπετόν
**Σπίτσα στο άνω μέρος**
Οπλισμός
Something on the top / upper part of the surrounding wall?
Context: building work in Cyprus.
ΠΕΡΙΦΡΑΞΗ
Ανοιγμα πεδίλου
Καθαρισμός πεδίλου
Οπλισμός πεδίλου
Μπετόν
Καλούπι τοίχων
Μπετόν
**Σπίτσα στο άνω μέρος**
Οπλισμός
Something on the top / upper part of the surrounding wall?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +6 | white pebble dash |
JULIAN VULLI (X)
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Proposed translations
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1 hr
Greek term (edited):
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white pebble dash
I am fairly certain that this word (more properly 'sprits' or 'spritsa') refers to a sort of amalgam of cement and aggregate, usually with the addition of white paint (akin to the pebble dash employed in the UK) applied to the outside walls of Cypriot houses nowadays.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Vicky Papaprodromou
: Highly possible. Cheers, Julian!
7 mins
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| agree |
Emmanouil Tyrakis
: sprits. See http://www.top-properties.com/specifications7.html and http://www.peletico.com/html/page5-1.htm
1 hr
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| agree |
Andras Mohay (X)
: See τελείωμα επιφανειών από παραδοσιακά χρώματα ή σπρίτς. ... www.eazybuild.com/mipapol
1 hr
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| agree |
Betty Revelioti
4 hrs
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| agree |
Evdoxia R. (X)
1 day 37 mins
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| agree |
Alexandra Fakalou
2 days 16 hrs
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Comment: "Thanks very much. I found some useful information about σπριτς."
Discussion
We don't know any word like it around here, except the German word for point, spike.