Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
strip hardwood floors
French translation:
parquet en bois massif
- The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2012-02-04 21:54:09 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)
Feb 1, 2012 19:36
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English term
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strip hardwood floors
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Toujours dans mon émission de déco canadienne, je sais que c'est du parquet avec des lattes de bois, mais existe-t-il un terme spécifique pour ce type de parquet (Canadian English)?
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parquet en bois massif
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parquet à lames en bois massif
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parquet à lames en bois massif
Note from asker:
| C'est ce que je pensais mais massif se dit "solid hardwood" donc ce n'est pas tout à fait ça, en plus l'agent immobilier fait le geste comme pour parler de lattes... Donc je dois trouver quelque chose de précis, qui en plus ait des lattes!!! |
Peer comment(s):
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Tony M
: Yes, though it is important somewhere to get the idea of both 'strips' (= narrower than planks) and 'hardwood' in there somewhere
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parquet à lames...
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Although Tony has made exhaustive research and is indeed a real pro, your proposition is the best, as "bois franc" is only used in Québec."
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Nina Khmielnitzky
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enlever des planchers de bois franc
Au Québec, c'est la façon d'appeler ce type de plancher.
Pour strip, je pense qu'il s'agit carrément d'un retrait du plancher plutôt que d'un sablage.
Pour strip, je pense qu'il s'agit carrément d'un retrait du plancher plutôt que d'un sablage.
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Tony M
: As already stated above, it is not the verb 'to strip' here, but an adjective describing the type of flooring.
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Didn't see that. Still, it's "plancher de bois franc".
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plancher à lames étroites en bois dur
I can't vouch for the validity of this term, but it may at least give someone else the idea for what it ought to be.
These aren't really 'lattes', but neither are they 'planches', and I've seen some in our local DIY store called 'lames', though I don't know if that term is generally applicable.
And I think 'bois dur' is commonly used for hardwood.
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I did leave out the 'massif', which is, I feel, inclined to make the expression a little clumsy and could safely be left out.
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Here's a good example (albeit scratched!) — though note that many images you find are actually of the 'mock' variety and not 'real wood' at all.
http://inspectapedia.com/interiors/Oak_Strip_Flooring023-DJF...
But at least it does show the narrowness of the 'strips'
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I think that 'parquet' would be fine in French, as it is used more generally for a polished wood floor — and is indeed the term I meant to suggest instead of 'plancher'
In EN, 'parquet flooring' tends to be used to refer only to a floor where cut blocks or short strips of wood are laid in a specific pattern (cf. images like these:
http://www.parquet-77.fr/parquet-ancien.php )
whereas in FR it is often applied to quite lowly 'ordinary' wood floors (of just the sort of type you have here!)
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It's worth considering including the 'bois massif', in order to avoid any possibility of confusion with the inferior 'parquet flottant', which is often made of laminated board.
There's plenty of information out there on Google about this sort of thing, just try searching for images or articles on a few key words and you should find something that will suit your needs.
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So, finally: parquet à lames en bois dur massif
These aren't really 'lattes', but neither are they 'planches', and I've seen some in our local DIY store called 'lames', though I don't know if that term is generally applicable.
And I think 'bois dur' is commonly used for hardwood.
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I did leave out the 'massif', which is, I feel, inclined to make the expression a little clumsy and could safely be left out.
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Note added at 12 minutes (2012-02-01 19:49:06 GMT)
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Here's a good example (albeit scratched!) — though note that many images you find are actually of the 'mock' variety and not 'real wood' at all.
http://inspectapedia.com/interiors/Oak_Strip_Flooring023-DJF...
But at least it does show the narrowness of the 'strips'
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Note added at 1 heure (2012-02-01 20:41:37 GMT)
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I think that 'parquet' would be fine in French, as it is used more generally for a polished wood floor — and is indeed the term I meant to suggest instead of 'plancher'
In EN, 'parquet flooring' tends to be used to refer only to a floor where cut blocks or short strips of wood are laid in a specific pattern (cf. images like these:
http://www.parquet-77.fr/parquet-ancien.php )
whereas in FR it is often applied to quite lowly 'ordinary' wood floors (of just the sort of type you have here!)
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Note added at 1 heure (2012-02-01 20:44:21 GMT)
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It's worth considering including the 'bois massif', in order to avoid any possibility of confusion with the inferior 'parquet flottant', which is often made of laminated board.
There's plenty of information out there on Google about this sort of thing, just try searching for images or articles on a few key words and you should find something that will suit your needs.
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Note added at 1 heure (2012-02-01 20:51:47 GMT)
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So, finally: parquet à lames en bois dur massif
Note from asker:
| 'Plancher' would be a good option (as I need something really short for the Voice Over) as it has "planche" in it, but it doesn't sound good (sorry about that, Voice Overs can be a pain). Would you happen to know the difference between 'parquet', which is employed in English in the show, and strip hardwood floors? Thanks a lot Tony! |
| Thanks a lot for your help Tony, I have learned something today! |
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Raphael Daniaud
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parquet en bois franc
cf/ planchersmirage (page web canadienne)
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Parquet étroit en bois franc.
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Parquet étroit en bois franc.
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Note from asker:
| Your definition has to be the best one, but it is in French Canadian, and I have to translate it into French French :) Thanks anyway, but I'll go for parquet en bois massif! |
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Johanne Bouthillier
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décaper les parquets en bois dur
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alors, le plancher des autres chambres est en lattes de bois (dur)
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ou : est recouvert de lattes de bois
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au Québec, on dit généralement : plancher de bois franc, sans mentionner les lattes
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Note added at 29 mins (2012-02-01 20:06:07 GMT)
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alors, le plancher des autres chambres est en lattes de bois (dur)
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Note added at 30 mins (2012-02-01 20:07:15 GMT)
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ou : est recouvert de lattes de bois
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Note added at 1 hr (2012-02-01 21:03:27 GMT)
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au Québec, on dit généralement : plancher de bois franc, sans mentionner les lattes
Note from asker:
| Désolée, strip ici veut dire parquet à lattes, j'aurais dû mettre la phrase avant... |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
FX Fraipont (X)
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| disagree |
Tony M
: No, it's not the verb 'to strip', but a description of the narrow strips (instead of wide planks) used for this type of flooring
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Discussion
'hardwood floors', ce sont des PLANCHERS EN BOIS FRANC.
In fact, it almost has to be hardwood for it to be able to be laid tight, as the coefficient of expansion is less than with softwood.
I once saw an impressive sight: a Heidelberg printing machine weighing over a ton lifted bodily 40 cm off the ground by a 100-year-old Canadian maple parquet floor that had got wet when the roof leaked!