Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

forget

English translation:

overhanging eave

Added to glossary by KMPrice
Aug 6, 2004 16:22
19 yrs ago
French term

forget

French to English Tech/Engineering Construction / Civil Engineering
building term (noun) - the expression concerned is grilles en forgets in a villa specification
Proposed translations (English)
4 overhanging eave
3 +8 voir ci-dessous
4 wrought iron

Proposed translations

1 day 47 mins
Selected

overhanging eave

"forget" is an "overhanging eave"

Source: Termium - Lexique de la charpentrie / Glossary of carpentry, Lexicon Project Committee

Peer comment(s):

neutral Bourth (X) : "Forget" is indeed an overhang, but I cannot reconcile that with the "grille".
23 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "exact, many thanks - apparently it's used specifically in mountain areas with chalet-style buildings. I think the "grilles" are ventilation screens under the eaves."
+8
6 mins

voir ci-dessous

Declined
Sans doute un devis établi par un artisan, cela réserve parfois des
surprises ! Il doit s'agir de GRILLES EN FER FORGE !
Peer comment(s):

agree meggy
1 min
merci !
agree GILLES MEUNIER
14 mins
merci !
agree Allan Jeffs : : ) bien vu !
19 mins
merci ! avec l'habitude !
agree sarahl (X)
27 mins
merci
agree Jean-Luc Dumont : ben oui, les artisans établissent des devis - parfois les meilleurs n'ont pas fait d'études...many hits on google with same mistake - wrought iron
10 hrs
agree Marina Kutsnashvili (X)
1 day 34 mins
agree suezen
1 day 1 hr
agree Bourth (X) : Feel it has to be this.
2 days 9 mins
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Comment: "could have been, and thanks, but it's actually an overhanging eave"
33 mins

wrought iron

probably misspelled fer forgé as our colleague pointed out.
the only possible meaninh imo.
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