Results for litofago translation from Italian to English

Human contributions

From professional translators, enterprises, web pages and freely available translation repositories.

Add a translation

Italian

English

Info

Italian

litofago

English

lithophagous mollusc

Last Update: 2014-11-15
Usage Frequency: 5
Quality:

Reference: IATE

Italian

la pianta ha anche una notevole importanza nella vita delle popolazioni locali, il legno, per la sua resistenza al marciume e agli insetti litofagi, viene impiegato nella costruzione di imbarcazioni, per realizzare palificazioni per ponti e abitazioni e per infissi, dove, per la presenza di tracce di sale nel legno vengono utilizzati chiodi e viti di materiale resistente alla corrosione.

English

the plant holds also a remarkable importance in the life of the local populations as the wood, due to its resistance to the rottenness and to the litophagous insects, is employed in the constructions of boats, in the realization of pilings for bridges and dwellings and for frames where, due to the presence of traces of salt in the wood, are utilized nails and screws done with material resisting to the corrosion.

Last Update: 2018-02-13
Usage Frequency: 1
Quality:

Reference: IATE

Get a better translation with
9,169,896,670 human contributions

Users are now asking for help:



We use cookies to enhance your experience. By continuing to visit this site you agree to our use of cookies. Learn more. OK