billots de découpe

English translation: chopping board

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French term or phrase:billot de découpe
English translation:chopping board
Entered by: cc in nyc

22:23 Jul 19, 2011
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Furniture / Household Appliances
French term or phrase: billots de découpe
Fabricant de meubles et billots de découpe.

(no more info given on this "fabricant")
veratek
Brazil
Local time: 06:22
chopping boards
Explanation:
IMO

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Note added at 23 mins (2011-07-19 22:46:56 GMT)
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Or possibly chopping tables, depending on the context.

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Note added at 53 mins (2011-07-19 23:16:53 GMT)
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Some references for "chopping block":

Google Image:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=Vaz&r...

"Depuis 1885, Chabret a développé un véritable savoir faire dans la fabrication sur mesure des meubles et des billots de découpe en bois de bout."
http://www.chabret.fr/index.php?lang=french
"Since 1885, Chabret has developed in-depth know-how in the made-to-measure production of furniture and wooden "end-grain" chopping boards."
http://www.chabret.fr/index.php?lang=english
[They have a nice picture too]
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cc in nyc
Local time: 05:22
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4 +3chopping boards
cc in nyc
4billets
Jennifer Levey


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billets


Explanation:
The ST is somewhat misleading. The company supplies 'muebles' (furniture) and 'billets de découpe' which are large pieces of raw timber, de-barked and approximately squared - the raw material which is sawn (découpé) to provide planks, laths etc. for furniture making.

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This efficiently uses timber and provides good all-around strength, ... The now- solid wood is cut into 60-foot billets, which big automated band saws later ...
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Jennifer Levey
Chile
Local time: 05:22
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  philgoddard: Are you sure? It doesn't get any Google hits, whereas "meubles et billots de découpe" gets plenty.
7 mins
  -> Grade 4 confidence. And IDGAD what Google doesn't know.
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
chopping boards


Explanation:
IMO

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Note added at 23 mins (2011-07-19 22:46:56 GMT)
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Or possibly chopping tables, depending on the context.

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 53 mins (2011-07-19 23:16:53 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Some references for "chopping block":

Google Image:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=Vaz&r...

"Depuis 1885, Chabret a développé un véritable savoir faire dans la fabrication sur mesure des meubles et des billots de découpe en bois de bout."
http://www.chabret.fr/index.php?lang=french
"Since 1885, Chabret has developed in-depth know-how in the made-to-measure production of furniture and wooden "end-grain" chopping boards."
http://www.chabret.fr/index.php?lang=english
[They have a nice picture too]

cc in nyc
Local time: 05:22
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 7
Grading comment
thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard
17 mins
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agree  Claire Nolan
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agree  mannix
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