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French term or phrase:	allège
English translation:	breast, breast wall, window breast
Entered by:	Gayle Wallimann

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1:55pm Nov 8, 2004

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Construction / Civil Engineering

French term or phrase: allège

This is the part of the wall situated between a window sill and the floor.
Anybody know what it's called in English?

Laura Robertson

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Oddie: 1:57pm Nov 8, 2004: it's *allège* in French -

breast, breast wall, window breast

Explanation:
breast (1), chimney breast . A projection of a wall into a room containing the flue ...
(2) The wall under a window sill, down to the floor
[Scott/Penguin Dict. of Building]

breast. 1. A projecting part of a wall, as at a chimney. 2. That portion of wall between the floor and the window above ...
[Dict. of Architecture & Constrution, ed. Cyril M Harris, McGHill]

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I allege it should be aLLège.

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Note added at 1 hr 38 mins (2004-11-08 15:34:01 GMT)
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Both dictionaries quoted concur that an apron wall, aka spandrel wall, is the portion of wall between the top of one window and the bottom of the window above, i.e. potentially rather deeper than a breast wall.

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Bourth
France

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Summary of answers provided

breast, breast wall, window breast

Bourth

3 +1

apron wall

Oddie

"basement (of a window)"

Jonathan MacKerron

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5 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

alège apron wall

Explanation:
It's the English equivalent afaik

"Apron Wall. That part of a panel wall between the window sill and the support of the panel wall. "
http://www.contractorreferral.com/cgi-bin/glossary/glossary....

Anyway you couldn't find the word in a dictionary as there's a spelling mistake in the French

Oddie
France
Native speaker of:

French

1 hr confidence:

alège breast, breast wall, window breast

Explanation:
breast (1), chimney breast . A projection of a wall into a room containing the flue ...
(2) The wall under a window sill, down to the floor
[Scott/Penguin Dict. of Building]

breast. 1. A projecting part of a wall, as at a chimney. 2. That portion of wall between the floor and the window above ...
[Dict. of Architecture & Constrution, ed. Cyril M Harris, McGHill]

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Note added at 1 hr 33 mins (2004-11-08 15:28:57 GMT)
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I allege it should be aLLège.

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Note added at 1 hr 38 mins (2004-11-08 15:34:01 GMT)
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Both dictionaries quoted concur that an apron wall, aka spandrel wall, is the portion of wall between the top of one window and the bottom of the window above, i.e. potentially rather deeper than a breast wall.

Bourth
France
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 2483

Note from asker to answerer

Once again thanks.

3 hrs confidence:

alège "basement (of a window)"

Explanation:
according to Robert & Collins

Jonathan MacKerron
Germany
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 33

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French: allège

English translation: breast, breast wall, window breast