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brass

French translation: cuivre jaune/laiton

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English term or phrase:brass
French translation:cuivre jaune/laiton
Entered by: Sophie Raimondo

21:45 Jun 23, 2004
English to French translations [PRO]
Furniture / Household Appliances
English term or phrase: brass
brass chandeliers

merci :)
Sophie Raimondo
United States
Local time: 07:00
cuivre jaune/laiton
Explanation:
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gian_paolo
Grading comment
thanks a lot
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +8cuivre jaune/laiton
gian_paolo
5 -1de cuivre
AndreyAI
4 -1lustre de cuivre
sarahl (X)


Discussion entries: 1





  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
cuivre jaune/laiton


Explanation:


gian_paolo
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
thanks a lot

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Elisabeth Toda-v.Galen: Laiton bien sûr, on dit parfois cuivre jaune mais ce n'est pas juste. De plus on parle plus de chandeliers que de candélabres...qui est plutôt vieillot.
15 mins
agree  lien: chandeliers en laiton
30 mins
agree  Florence Bremond
1 hr
agree  Jeff Steffin: laiton = copper, laitao (ptg) = rosted pig! lol
1 hr
agree  Jérôme Haushalter
8 hrs
agree  Laurence Thiriaux: lustre en laiton!
8 hrs
agree  Jordane Boury: lustre en laiton (cf. par ex. http://www.sofabex.ma/lu260.htm ou http://www.cristal-boheme.com/imageview.asp?productID=515)
11 hrs
agree  zaphod: brass is copper and tin no?
20 hrs
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
de cuivre


Explanation:
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Note added at 4 mins (2004-06-23 21:49:26 GMT)
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candélabre de cuivre

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Note added at 6 mins (2004-06-23 21:52:12 GMT)
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candélabre EN cuivre.

AndreyAI
Ukraine
Local time: 17:00
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Michel A.
4 mins
agree  Margaux
14 mins
disagree  Elisabeth Toda-v.Galen: Sorry but there is a difference between brass and copper. Cuivre = copper brass = laiton
16 mins
disagree  Jordane Boury: lustre en laiton ;-)
11 hrs
disagree  zaphod: cuivre is copper
20 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
lustre de cuivre


Explanation:
chandelier c'est un lustre

sarahl (X)
Local time: 07:00
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 23

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  zaphod: cuivre is copper
17 hrs
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