Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

burls

French translation:

broussins

Added to glossary by Catharine Cellier-Smart
Feb 22, 2017 01:15
7 yrs ago
English term

burls

English to French Other General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
It’s versatile enough for creating unique jewelry pieces or a coating for use on almost any surface – smooth or rough, stained or painted, old or new.

Wood, Paper, Photos, Tile, Cloth, Sea Shells, Masonry, Bread Dough, Furniture, Styrofoam, Rock, Ceramic, Dried Flowers, Metal, Leather, Burls & more!
Proposed translations (French)
4 +2 broussins
4 nœud
4 loupe
Change log

Feb 23, 2017 16:47: Catharine Cellier-Smart Created KOG entry

Discussion

Catharine Cellier-Smart Feb 22, 2017:
Decorative woodworking If you do an image search for "burls" you get plenty of pictures of varnished burls e.g. https://www.stevenoggle.com/eucalyptus-burls/ or https://andersonsalternatives.wordpress.com/slab-gallery/red...
Anne Bohy Feb 22, 2017:
bad transcription for "pearls"? maybe

Proposed translations

+2
3 hrs
Selected

broussins

Note from asker:
Bonjour Catharine, je vous remercie pour votre réponse, ça semble en effet coller avec le contexte, et je trouve sur Termium la correspondance http://www.btb.termiumplus.gc.ca/tpv2alpha/alpha-fra.html?lang=fra&i=1&srchtxt=broussin&index=alt&codom2nd_wet=1#resultrecs
Peer comment(s):

agree GILLES MEUNIER
26 mins
Thanks Gilou
agree Tony M : My only slight concern is that this seems oddly placed in the list, with 'wood' right at the beginning... and coming right after metal and leather.
4 hrs
It might just have been an afterthought.
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1 hr

nœud

Mon traduction
Peer comment(s):

agree HERBET Abel : Oui ou effets de bois
6 hrs
disagree Tony M : 'knots' are one specific kind of feature on wood, quite different from the burl or burr.
9 hrs
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10 hrs

loupe

"Toutes les essences de bois rares, précieux et exotiques - EssarBois
http://www.essarbois.com/nos-essences-de-bois/
loupe d'orme. loupe de chêne. loupe de frêne olivier. loupe de frene. loupe de madrona. loupe de Myrthe. loupe de noyer. loupe de peuplier. loupe de vavona."
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