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English: (wooden) dowell

French translation: tourillon



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English term or phrase:(wooden) dowell
French translation:tourillon
Entered by:Crystal Samples
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Tech/Engineering - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
English term or phrase: (wooden) dowell
List of parts for an easel set. See excerpt bellow:

-Top Panel
-Support Bar
-Upper Cross Bar
-Lower Cross Bar
-Wooden Dowell
-Phillips Bolt - 5/32" x 1/2"
Crystal Samples
United States
Clarification request(s) and response
Crystal Samples: 4:32pm Apr 11, 2008: Sorry about the misspelling - That it was spelled in the original text and I just copied it over.

tourillon
Explanation:
If a dowel is made of wood it's a "tourillon"; if it's made of something else, it's a "goujon."\Also, dowel has only one l (dowel, dowelling).
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emiledgar
Belgium
Note from asker to answerer
Merci.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3tourillonemiledgar
3 +4cheville (goujon) en bois
GILLES MEUNIER


  

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cheville (goujon) en bois

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typo dowel

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With the help of a saw cut the steel rods and some wooden dowels. Avec l'aide d'une scie, couper les tiges d'acier et certains chevilles en bois. ...
www.monsterguide.net/lang/fr/how-to-build-a-go-cart-frame.s... - 45k -

GILLES MEUNIER
France
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 93

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Catherine Johnstone: ou goupille?
3 mins

agree yx37029
7 mins

agree rcolin: dans la langue de tous les jours c'est d'une cheville dont on parle et pour unchevalet de peinture c'est préférable
3 hrs

agree jean-jacques alexandre
13 hrs
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
tourillon

Explanation:
If a dowel is made of wood it's a "tourillon"; if it's made of something else, it's a "goujon."\Also, dowel has only one l (dowel, dowelling).

emiledgar
Belgium
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 28
Note from asker to answerer
Merci.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Beth Varley
2 hrs
  -> Thank you.

agree rcolin: Ptit Larous. cheville cyl. servant à assembler pces de bois, des panneaux
2 hrs
  -> Merci.

agree Myriam Dupouy: J'ai toujours entendu "tourillon"...mais j'ai un papa bricoleur...
13 hrs
  -> Thank you.
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