Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
Compas de meuble à genouillère
English translation:
folding stay
Added to glossary by
Anna Morvern
Feb 17, 2014 08:48
10 yrs ago
French term
France
Lawyer and Oxford linguist, Ireland
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, German to English
Compas de meuble à genouillère
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Construction / Civil Engineering
Home Improvement / DIY
I am assuming that "meuble" is nothing to do with furniture here but means "mobile" or "loose". I simply can't find a fitting English description that comes up with frequency in internet searches for this item...Any help much appreciated.
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Proposed translations
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| 4 +2 | folding stay |
Mark Bossanyi
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| 4 -1 | hinge (bracket) for a furniture assembly |
Marcombes (X)
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Proposed translations
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Mark Bossanyi
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Native in English
Bulgaria
The original in all but the language
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, Bulgarian to English, Esperanto to English, and 1 more.
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folding stay
or folding stay [furniture] hinge
Reference:
http://www.thivel-tb.com/Thivel/produit/id/5879/compas-thivel/compas-a-genouillere/page/1/
Note from asker:
| Yes, that is indeed what it is - thank so much! http://www.fenlanproductsstore.co.uk/joint-folding-stay.html |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Tony M
: Yes... though the 'genouillère' part might be important — some kind of turnbuckle?
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Thanks, Tony. That's the folding bit. Like a knee.
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| agree |
Didier Fourcot
: http://www.btb.termiumplus.gc.ca/tpv2alpha/alpha-fra.html?la...
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hinge (bracket) for a furniture assembly
When a Midwest client in the office furniture industry requested that we fabricate a hinge bracket for use in a specific furniture assembly, we at Advanced Metal
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