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Scrub the flagstone floor of the church nave

French translation: le dallage de la nef (de l'église)

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English term or phrase:	the flagstone floor of the church nave
French translation:	le dallage de la nef (de l'église)
Entered by:	Francoise Vogel

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01:03 Nov 7, 2009

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English term or phrase: Scrub the flagstone floor of the church nave

Can "the flagstone floor of the church nave" be translated as "la dalle de la nef" or should be rendered as " les dalles de la nef"? Please explain either in French or in English

Thank you very much for your help!

hope22

le dallage de la nef

Explanation:
could fit?

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Francoise Vogel
Italy
Local time: 05:50

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nettoyer le pavement de la nef

Ingrid Velleine

nettoyer le pavage de la nef

Euqinimod

le dallage de la nef

Francoise Vogel

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7 hrs confidence:

scrub the flagstone floor of the church nave

le dallage de la nef

Explanation:
could fit?

Francoise Vogel
Italy
Local time: 05:50
Native speaker of:

French
PRO pts in category: 2

Grading comment

Thanks for your help!

21 hrs confidence:

scrub the flagstone floor of the church nave nettoyer le pavage de la nef

Explanation:
On parle de "pavage" lorsque le revêtement du sol est constitué d'un ensemble de petits blocs de pierre, appelés pavés.
On emploiera le terme de "pavement" pour désigner des revêtements plus "luxueux", tels que de la mosaïque ou des dalles de marbre.
Voir, entre autres, les 2 réfs. ci-dessous pour le mot "pavage".

Reference: http://www.patrimoine-de-france.org/richesses-87-25476-16851...
Reference: http://www.lamayenne.fr/uploadfiles/publications/8002/FR-AD5...

Euqinimod
France
Local time: 05:50
Works in field
Native speaker of:

French
PRO pts in category: 17

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanks for your help. It's much appreciated!

1 day9 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

scrub the flagstone floor of the church nave nettoyer le pavement de la nef

Explanation:
Inside a church, the floor tiles are mostly large one, hence "pavement".

Ingrid Velleine
Israel
Local time: 06:50
Native speaker of:

French,

German

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanks for your help, but "pavement" is considered an anglicism in Canada.