Feb 20, 2007 11:23
17 yrs ago
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French term
retombées des croisées et des doubleaux
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Architecture
medieval church architecture
Is "the springing of the crosswork and the cross-springers" an acceptable translation?
Proposed translations
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| 2 +2 | springing of the rib vaults and transverse arches |
Miranda Joubioux (X)
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| 4 +1 | ceiling beams and window springs |
Odette Grille (X)
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Proposed translations
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springing of the rib vaults and transverse arches
For this kind of thing the Oxford Duden is quite helpful.
doubleau = transverse arch
croisée (voute sur croisée d'ogives) = ribbed vault
I'm not sure about the latter hence the low confidence level, but it seems to make sense and a few searches with these terms brings up a number of English cathedrals.
doubleau = transverse arch
croisée (voute sur croisée d'ogives) = ribbed vault
I'm not sure about the latter hence the low confidence level, but it seems to make sense and a few searches with these terms brings up a number of English cathedrals.
Peer comment(s):
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Christopher Crockett
: This is probably right, though it is hard to be certain without more context (and, preferably, with a picture), but this is one possibility. But "croisées" is only a kind of shorthand for "croisée d'ogives"/"rib vaults".
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Thanks Christopher
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Vicky Papaprodromou
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Thanks Vicky
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks everyone. I don't have any pictures of the building in question which always makes it much harder."
+1
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ceiling beams and window springs
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Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Rebecca Parker - Into English Ltd. (X)
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Merci
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Miranda Joubioux (X)
: I don't think this appropriate for medieval church architecture.
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