Jan 20, 2014 12:11
10 yrs ago
French term
France
EU accredited conference interpreter
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English
Chef
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Textiles / Clothing / Fashion
Hello everyone
I'm having a problem with this word in the context of fabric testing, it's talking about measuring the length of sample pieces of fabric and it's in this sentence:
La mesure de la largueur est effectuée en trois mésures au minimum:
- la première à plus d'un mètre du chef
- la dernière à plus d'un mètre du liteau de queue
I'm guessing "chef" refers to a part of the sample such as the edge or the top or something but I'm not really sure which part, any ideas would be very welcome!
I'm having a problem with this word in the context of fabric testing, it's talking about measuring the length of sample pieces of fabric and it's in this sentence:
La mesure de la largueur est effectuée en trois mésures au minimum:
- la première à plus d'un mètre du chef
- la dernière à plus d'un mètre du liteau de queue
I'm guessing "chef" refers to a part of the sample such as the edge or the top or something but I'm not really sure which part, any ideas would be very welcome!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 | head end (or heading) |
Alison Sabedoria (X)
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| 4 | Show-end |
Catharine Cellier-Smart
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| 3 +1 | beginning |
Lorraine Dubuc
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Proposed translations
20 hrs
Alison Sabedoria (X)
United Kingdom
Native in English
Specializes in field
Related KudoZ points
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36
Selected
head end (or heading)
Chef and head are equivalent terms (same for queue and tail).
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks for your help!"
12 mins
Catharine Cellier-Smart
Reunion
Reunion
Native in English
Reunion
The Smart Solution
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: French to English, Creoles & Pidgins (French-based Other) to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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24
Show-end
Show-end is what is meant by 'chef' in the context of textiles
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Note added at 20 mins (2014-01-20 12:31:52 GMT)
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"Show-end that end of a piece of cloth which is on the outside of the roll for exhibition to customers"
http://www.finedictionary.com/Show-end.html
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Note added at 20 mins (2014-01-20 12:31:52 GMT)
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"Show-end that end of a piece of cloth which is on the outside of the roll for exhibition to customers"
http://www.finedictionary.com/Show-end.html
+1
1 hr
Lorraine Dubuc
Canada
Canada
Native in French
&
English
Specializes in field
Canada
Related KudoZ points
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11
beginning
chef de pièce » (c'est-à-dire la bande qui marquerait le début du tissu),
The beginning edge of a manufactured piece of fabric as opposed to the final edge (liteau de queue).
The beginning edge of a manufactured piece of fabric as opposed to the final edge (liteau de queue).
Example sentence:
which means the part indicating the beginning of a fabric
Peer comment(s):
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patrickfor
: can't say if there is a specific name for it in english, but yest it's the beginning . TEXTILE. Chef d'une étoffe. Extrémité par laquelle on a commencé la fabrication d'une pièce d'étoffe.
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Merci! J'ai bien cherché pour trouver l'équivalent. Il doit bien en exister un.
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