Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
avec chapiteaux et basés sur consoles
English translation:
with capitals and resting on consoles
Added to glossary by
GillW (MCIL)
Jan 20, 2013 10:38
11 yrs ago
French term
All matters financial
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, Italian to English
avec chapiteaux et basés sur consoles
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Construction / Civil Engineering
house sale brochure
I believe chapiteaux means 'capitals'.
The columns consist of splined pilasters and are on top of consoles ???
TIA
The columns consist of splined pilasters and are on top of consoles ???
TIA
Proposed translations
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| 4 +1 | with capitals and resting on consoles |
B D Finch
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| 3 +2 | with capitals and bases on corbels |
merlrennes
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Proposed translations
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with capitals and resting on consoles
As consoles may or may not be corbelled, I think it is safer to stick to "consoles".
www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=40572
"The fifth storey is lit by a series of small windows with round arches rising from Ionic columns resting on consoles, having the effect of a loggia."
books.google.co.uk/books?id=C7fAEPGllLEC
George L. Craik - 1838
" ... and over the principal entrance, or golden gate of the palace, small arches springing from columns — the columns resting on consoles"
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Note added at 9 hrs (2013-01-20 20:28:53 GMT)
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Or "standing on consoles" or simply "on consoles".
www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=40572
"The fifth storey is lit by a series of small windows with round arches rising from Ionic columns resting on consoles, having the effect of a loggia."
books.google.co.uk/books?id=C7fAEPGllLEC
George L. Craik - 1838
" ... and over the principal entrance, or golden gate of the palace, small arches springing from columns — the columns resting on consoles"
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Note added at 9 hrs (2013-01-20 20:28:53 GMT)
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Or "standing on consoles" or simply "on consoles".
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
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6 mins
with capitals and bases on corbels
Dictionary og Building and Civil Engineering
and see:
https://www.google.fr/search?q=corbelling&hl=fr&tbo=u&tbm=is...
and see:
https://www.google.fr/search?q=corbelling&hl=fr&tbo=u&tbm=is...
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Tony M
: but not 'bases', simply 'resting on...' (note it is the pp 'basé', not the noun 'base')
32 mins
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| neutral |
Alan Douglas (X)
: I agree with Tony.
4 hrs
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| agree |
Yvonne Gallagher
: with Tony
9 hrs
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