Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
retour
English translation:
extending cushions
Added to glossary by
Margaret Lagoyianni
Mar 26, 2002 09:43
22 yrs ago
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French term
Psychologist, Court-certified legal
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English
retour
French to English
Tech/Engineering
cushions - furnishings
« Les coussins de carré (version A) sont remplacés par des coussins avec retours (pour la version B). »
Description of modifications a boatyard has to take into consideration between two different versions of the same boat. The cushions are in the boat’s saloon.
Does “avec retours” mean that the covering goes beyond the back and seating? I found one site with “cousin avec retour à 98%”. Any suggestions for a rendering of “avec retours”?
Description of modifications a boatyard has to take into consideration between two different versions of the same boat. The cushions are in the boat’s saloon.
Does “avec retours” mean that the covering goes beyond the back and seating? I found one site with “cousin avec retour à 98%”. Any suggestions for a rendering of “avec retours”?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | extending cushions |
Margaret Lagoyianni
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| 4 +1 | unfolding cushions |
Steven Geller
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| 4 | coussins avec retours |
michael jordan (X)
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| 4 | return cushion |
Lise Boismenu, B.Sc.
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Proposed translations
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Margaret Lagoyianni
United Kingdom
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extending cushions
I would agree with you interpretation of the context. It seems the most logical. i have been unable to find any specific references - sorry!
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Comment: "This came closest. It apparently means that the cushion itself (not the cover) extends beyond the edge of the seat and back rest, a rounded sort of extra bit, making the whole more comfortable."
55 mins
michael jordan (X)
michael jordan (X)
Paris-based Aerospace Professional
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54
coussins avec retours
if it meanss "retours de couture", it would be "bars" according to the GDT. Like a big thick standing seam
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Lise Boismenu, B.Sc.
Canada
Canada
Native in French
Canada
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Native in: French (Variant: Canadian)
Works in: English to French
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328
return cushion
Found a site for return cuushions in private boats...
Reference:
+1
3 hrs
Steven Geller
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1246
unfolding cushions
My suspicion is that they are square cushions that "unfold", meaning that if if the cushion when folded is 1x1 metre, it unfolds to 2x1 m. I further suspect that the seating in the saloon has some kind of "drawer" apparatus that pulls out to enable it to be used as a spare berth. Therefore, the coussins avec retour would unfold to cover the open berth.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Tony M
: From my intimate (!) knowledge of boats and their cushions, I'd back this idea
1 hr
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