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feuillure

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n. f. · rabbet (US) · rebate (UK)

Definition

FR
Entaille ou décrochement ménagé dans un mur, un cadre ou une pièce de bois pour recevoir une menuiserie (fenêtre, porte, volet) et la mettre en butée.
EN
A step or groove cut into a wall, a frame or a piece of wood so that a window, a door or a shutter sits in it and stops against it.

Diagram

feuillurerabbet (US) · rebate (UK)cadre de fenêtrewindow frametableaurevealmurwallPlan en coupe horizontale · extérieur en haut · schéma de principe, non à l'échelle
Rabbet in a masonry opening, seen in plan. Not validated: shape and depth to be confirmed by the reviewers.

Example sentences

Written (email, official document)

FRBonjour, merci de préciser la profondeur de la feuillure pour la pose des menuiseries.

ENHello, please confirm the depth of the rabbet for the window installation.

Spoken (standard)

FRLa feuillure fait quatre centimètres, ça suffit pour le dormant.

ENThe rabbet is four centimeters deep, that's enough for the frame.

Spoken (informal)

FRLe maçon a oublié la feuillure, on va devoir la reprendre à la disqueuse.

ENThe mason forgot the rabbet, we'll have to cut it in with an angle grinder.

To review: realism in a French office (FR), naturalness of the English (US).

Nuances and pitfalls

Strong false friend between the US and the UK. In American English, rebate means a refund or discount, not a cut: rabbet is the woodworking term. In the UK, rebate is the technical term. To be confirmed by the US and UK reviewers.

Not to be confused with the tableau (reveal): the reveal is the side face of the opening, the feuillure is the step that receives the frame.

Related terms

tableaudormantmenuiseriebaie

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