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11:41 Mar 4, 2004 |
French to English translations [Non-PRO] Tech/Engineering - Metallurgy / Casting | ||||
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| Selected response from: Tom Bishop Local time: 20:47 | |||
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4 +1 | Damascus steel |
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étoffe Damascus steel Explanation: What you describe appears to match the descriptions on the following websites (English and French respectively), the latter referring sometimes to "étoffe" and sometimes to "étoffe de Damas". Reference: http://www.ebladestore.com/damascus_knives.shtml Reference: http://acier.damas.free.fr/f_damas/f_hist/perret.htm |
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base-metal alloy Explanation: This is the Larousse technical definition for éttofe. And here is the source: étouffer XIIIe s. : « rembourrer » puis « founir du nécessaire », XVIe s. « enrichir » : frq. *stopfôn « rembourrer », du germ. *stoppôn ; ÉTOFFE XIIIe s. « matériaux à travailler ». fin de XVIe s. sens limité aux textiles : dér. de étoffer. Dictionnaire étymologique du Français, Le Robert So éttofe is the materials to work, working materials, or just plain stuff. However it is also a technical term: étoffe – TECH Réunion de plaques de fer et d’acier, forgées ensemble pour fabriquer des instruments tranchants Dictionnaire Hachette encyclopédique. And that brings us back to the technical definition given by Larousee. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2004-03-05 16:25:13 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- According to the Dictionnaire Hachette encyclopédique, the technical definition for damas is “ acier présentant une surface moirée.” And Larousse translates damas as Damask steel. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2004-03-05 17:33:38 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- According to the Dictionnaire Hachette encyclopédique, the technical definition for damas is “ acier présentant une surface moirée.” And Larousse translates damas as Damask steel. |
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