carpet cutter

French translation: cutter à moquette

18:34 Jun 3, 2009
English to French translations [PRO]
Architecture / Interior design
English term or phrase: carpet cutter
These tall monochromatic pieces required him to cut 3 ½ kilometres of light cardboard by hand. It took him two months and several long nights working through. Why cut by hand? He doesn’t trust cutting machines ”the edges aren’t neat enough” and therefore uses a ***carpet cutter***.
Sophie Raimondo
United States
Local time: 07:51
French translation:cutter à moquette
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Local time: 15:51
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3 +5cutter à moquette
florence metzger
4 +3couteau à tapis
Johannes Gleim
2tapis de coupe
kparask


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cutter à moquette


Explanation:
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florence metzger
Local time: 15:51
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 8
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agree  Myriam Dupouy: Ou l'ami araseur ;o)
7 mins
  -> merci éraseur était aussi un bon choix..

agree  Sorina Grecu: d'accord
10 mins
  -> merci

agree  FX Fraipont (X)
36 mins
  -> merci

agree  swanda
1 hr
  -> merci

agree  Philippe Maillard
3 hrs
  -> merci
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
tapis de coupe


Explanation:
tapis de coupe

kparask
Local time: 16:51
Native speaker of: Native in GreekGreek, Native in FrenchFrench
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
couteau à tapis


Explanation:
couteau à tapis das Teppichmesser
http://dict.leo.org/frde?lang=de&lp=frde&search=Teppichmesse...

Ce couteau à tapis pour tissu bouclé vous offre une double utilisation supérieure ... Contenu du paquet, One loop pile carpet cutter. Couleur/fini, Red ...
www.homedepot.ca/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CatalogSearchRes...
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Ce couteau à tapis pour tissu bouclé vous offre une double utilisation supérieure - coupe sur le dessus et le dessous.
http://shopfr.aol.ca/shop/product--catId_1001243__locale_fr_...

Couteau à tapis pour usage intense / avec patte rentrante pour tapis

http://www.homedepot.ca/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CatalogSea...
http://www.homedepot.ca/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CatalogSea...
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Johannes Gleim
Local time: 15:51
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Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Arnold T.: I am as sorry as you are Johannes ... and for the same reasons ! It's all your's gentleman !
5 mins
  -> Thank you!

agree  Joco
7 mins
  -> Merci !

agree  Jean-Claude Gouin: 100% d'accord ... Au Canada français, on ne dirait jamais "cutter" ...
5 hrs
  -> Vive le Québec !
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