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Schweifen

French translation: queue / faisceau / gerbe

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German term or phrase: Schweif French translation: queue / faisceau / gerbe Entered by: Claire Bourneton-Gerlach

01:08 Dec 2, 2011

German to French translations [PRO] Marketing - Mining & Minerals / Gems
German term or phrase: Schweifen "Hochwertig vergoldeter Ring mit rhodinierten **Schweifen**, die mit funkelnden weißen Kristallsteinen besetzt sind." Merci d'avance de votre aide !	Francoise Csoka KudoZ activity Questions: 2491 (8 open) (408 closed without grading) Answers: 78 Local time: 19:43
faisceau / gerbe Explanation: "Schweif" signifiant "queue" (cheval, comète...), je pense qu'il s'agit d'un ornement de cette forme. En bijouterie, j'éviterais toutefois le terme de queue. Mais je demanderais une photo au client!! En voyant la bête, il est peut-être plus facile de formuler une périphrase. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 8 heures (2011-12-02 09:59:03 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Strié, ça fait effectivement penser à un faisceau ou à une gerbe. Mais pourquoi ne pas garder justement "strié"? (...) avec motif/décor/dessus strié rhodié (?) serti de (...)	Selected response from: Claire Bourneton-Gerlach Germany Local time: 19:43
Grading comment Merci et bon dimanche ! 4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

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3 +3	faisceau / gerbe	Claire Bourneton-Gerlach
3 +1	anneau	Véronique Decaux
4	auréoles	Doris Wolf
3 -2	couper en arc	Emiliano Pantoja

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couper en arc Explanation: contourner	Emiliano Pantoja Spain Local time: 19:43 Native speaker of: Spanish
Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer) disagree  Claire Bourneton-Gerlach: aucun sens!! 4 hrs disagree  Geneviève von Levetzow: Mit Claire 1 day 15 hrs
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anneau Explanation: dans le contexte : avec anneau rhodié	Véronique Decaux France Local time: 19:43 Native speaker of: French
Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer) neutral  Claire Bourneton-Gerlach: pourquoi un anneau? 12 mins agree  Emiliano Pantoja: réalisé en le coupant en anneau, je pense que c'est ça 22 mins neutral  Geneviève von Levetzow: Mit Claire 1 day 11 hrs
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Schweif faisceau / gerbe Explanation: "Schweif" signifiant "queue" (cheval, comète...), je pense qu'il s'agit d'un ornement de cette forme. En bijouterie, j'éviterais toutefois le terme de queue. Mais je demanderais une photo au client!! En voyant la bête, il est peut-être plus facile de formuler une périphrase. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 8 heures (2011-12-02 09:59:03 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Strié, ça fait effectivement penser à un faisceau ou à une gerbe. Mais pourquoi ne pas garder justement "strié"? (...) avec motif/décor/dessus strié rhodié (?) serti de (...)	Claire Bourneton-Gerlach Germany Local time: 19:43 Works in field Native speaker of: French PRO pts in category: 32
Grading comment Merci et bon dimanche !
Notes to answerer Asker: Bonjour Claire, j'ai une photo, il s'agit en effet de l'ornement de la bague qui présente en quelque sorte une partie proéminente avec un motif "strié" en oblique où sont incrustées les pierres...
Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer) agree  GiselaVigy: génial pour s'accrocher.../// on s'y connaît! 38 mins   -> ... les collants :-) agree  M-G 4 hrs agree  Geneviève von Levetzow 1 day 11 hrs
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auréoles Explanation: Je l'imagine ainsi car il s'agit d'une bague, le mot allemand "Schweif" est plutôt trompeur ici.	Doris Wolf Germany Native speaker of: German
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