Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
se dégoupiller
English translation:
comes apart
Added to glossary by
Rod Darby (X)
Nov 5, 2003 20:10
21 yrs ago
French term
se dégoupiller
French to English
Other
boats, sailing, anchors
Ainsi la FOB E 20 Light se dégoupille en un tour de main pour être rangée dans un sac.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +2 | comes apart |
NancyLynn
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| 3 +2 | to unpin |
GILLES MEUNIER
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Proposed translations
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French term (edited):
se d�goupiller
Selected
comes apart
I remember this from yesterday - guess you didn't like what you saw then.
As we know, a goupille is a peg to hold something shut. So by extrapolation, you can unpeg this gizmo with one hand for easy storage.
HTH
As we know, a goupille is a peg to hold something shut. So by extrapolation, you can unpeg this gizmo with one hand for easy storage.
HTH
2 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I found out where my question went: it declared itself "easy" and I never look in there - can I give you 2 points for awaking me to my misdemeanours? I've now found "My KudoZ" (well, I am rather elderly), so it shouldn't happen again!
Rod
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Discussion
mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa . . .