lauze
English translation: Roofing stone, tilestone, thackstone
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|  Selected response from: Sheila Hardie Spain Local time: 03:13 | ||||||
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roof made of schist tiles Explanation: I think this is what it means. HTH Sheila auberge des cevennes pont de montvert ... The Auberge des Cévennes is a small inn built using granite and lauze (roof tiles made from schist) situated in the heart of the country of the Camisards and ... www.florac-tourisme.com/ecrans/aub_cevennes/ auberge_cevennes.htm - 8k - Còpia en memòria - Pàgines similars Sigonce photo-P05 -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2003-03-18 14:00:30 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- The house of Lozère on the Internet ... a piece of Lozère at home ... Lauze or lause is a 1 to 2 inches thick slab of schist. It is traditionnaly used in Lozere to make tiles for roof. ... www.123lozere.com/en/123lozere/artisanat/lauze/ - 21k - Còpia en memòria - Pàgines similars Jean-Louis Sivins, wood craftsman in Mende (Lozere, France). ... Lauze : in Lozere, lauzes are 1 to 2 inches thick slabs of schist used to make tiles for roof. The lauze used to make this item ... www.123lozere.com/ fiche_123lozere.php3?la=en&cp=48sirviplabl00 - 14k - Còpia en memòria - Pàgines similars [ Més resultats a www.123lozere.com ] -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2003-03-18 14:01:19 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- La Brigue - ProvenceBeyond ... facades and green \"lauze\" doorways and steps. The \"lauze\" is a green schist (a marble-like stone) local to parts of the Roya Valley. ... www.provencebeyond.com/villages/brigue.html - 15k - Còpia en memòria - Pàgines similars |
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13 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1I would leave lauze in French with an explanation as given above by peer Explanation: NA |
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roofing stones Explanation: with its magnificent stone roof Harrap Standard: lauze = roofing stone |
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'lauze' (stone-tiled) roof Explanation: "with its splendid 'lauze' (stone-tiled) roof" I feel you should keep the word 'lauze' in French and simply follow it with a brief description see links below http://www.provencebeyond.com/a/french.html "lauze: slate; a flat stone used for house and roof coverings in the Southeast of France " http://www.traditionaltimberframe.com/index.htm "Lauze: A schist roofing material cut in rough dimensions, thicker than slates." http://www.frenchconnections.co.uk/accom/149.html a lauze roof (stone fishscale tiles). ... village, you will see the St Claude church that dates back to the 14th and 15th century, with its particularly original stone-tiled roof or "toit de lauze". ... www.provenceweb.fr/e/alaupro/sigonce/sigonce.htm |
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peer agreement (net): +1Roofing stone, tilestone, thackstone, etc Explanation: Try those words with a Google search. You'll get lots of hits. There's also an excellent entry in the ProZ glossary from when Dusty (I think; excellent terminology enterer) had the same question. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2003-03-18 17:36:46 (GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- ... hits AND definitions and background, etc. |
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