volet

English translation: tailgate

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French term or phrase:	volet
English translation:	tailgate
Entered by:	Roseanne Gaspari

11:50 Mar 22, 2001

French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering

French term or phrase: volet

This is the back door on a station wagon that opens down. I can't think of the English term for this - any help?

Thanks!

Roseanne Gaspari KudoZ activity Questions: 286 (3 open) (1 without valid answers) (2 closed without grading) Answers: 62 United States
Local time: 13:57

fifth door / tailgate door

Explanation:
Here are a couple of examples (one of them French!):

A Tale of Two Citroëns
... medium sized hatchback. It's almost a station wagon. In fact, the plastic fifth door is referred to as a "tailgate" in Citroën promotional material. We start ...
www.citroen.mb.ca/Documents/ZX/

Vehicles
... and a tailgate. The tailgate opened level to the ... a mid-priced 4x4 station-wagon called the Discovery. This ... introduction of a fifth door at the back ...
ds.dial.pipex.com/town/terrace/lf41/me/jul98/mesr0703.htm

And here is a URL for a whole lot of references to the "tailgate door":

Selected response from:

Yolanda Broad
United States
Local time: 16:57

Grading comment

Thanks for your help - of course - tailgate parties!

Roseanne
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

fifth door / tailgate door

Yolanda Broad

back hatch

Annie Robberecht, C. Tr.

tailgate

Rocky

tailgate

gemots

tailgate

Victor Foster

hatch

Victoria Castrillejo

Answers

16 mins

fifth door / tailgate door

Yolanda Broad
United States
Local time: 16:57
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in pair: 1551

Grading comment

Thanks for your help - of course - tailgate parties!

Roseanne

24 mins

back hatch

Explanation:
Appartently a back hatch can open a number of ways.

SEE:
... power rear window, back hatch opens two ways.

Internet

Annie Robberecht, C. Tr.
Local time: 22:57
Native speaker of:

French
PRO pts in pair: 187

41 mins

tailgate

Explanation:
tailgate // n. & v.
n.
1 esp. US a = tailboard. b the tail door of an estate car or hatchback.

Concise Oxford

Rocky
Local time: 21:57

2 hrs

tailgate

Explanation:
If in fact it refers to the portion of a station wagon rear door that opens toward the ground, the proper word is tailgate.

gemots
Local time: 16:57
Native speaker of:

French,

English
PRO pts in pair: 4

6 hrs

tailgate

Explanation:
tailgate is sufficient, here is a context
with the 1949 Plymouth Suburban, wagon sales began
to take off ... its wood was confined to the tailgate and a small area around ...
pickup trucks and station wagons have tailgates

Reference: http://www.geocities.com/motorcity/downs/2779/tailgate.html

Victor Foster
United States
Local time: 15:57
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in pair: 209

13 hrs

hatch

Explanation:
Is the term used to referre to small doors opened and closed inside of ducts ( air, water ducts etc..).
I,ve seen the term applied to back doors for ventilation purposes.
I hpe it makes sense in your translation

Reference: http://www.a-labs.com

Victoria Castrillejo
Local time: 22:57

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