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borie

English translation: stone hut/borie

14:00 Jan 27, 2006
French to English translations [PRO]
Architecture / Medieval
French term or phrase: borie
These are small, round limestone buildings built to shelter shepards in the south of France. They generally have a round roof lacking carpentry. The heavy lauze stones that are used as shingles are cut into shapes which support their own weight. The French can barely agree on what this type of building should be called. The question is, does anyone have a real term in English for it?
Veronica Coquard
France
Local time: 09:21
English translation:stone hut/borie
Explanation:
bòri (Provence) 1/ masure, cahute;
2/ (contresens savant, 2e moitié du XIXe siècle) cabane de pierre sèche, "bori" (masc.) et "borie" (fém.) en fr. loc.
buron (Cantal, Rouergue) cabane en montagne où l'on prépare le beurre et le fromage, "buron", en fr. loc. et en fr. des géographes
http://www.pierreseche.com/vocabulari_occitan.htm


A Borie is a dry-stone hut, roughly like an igloo made of stones. The one in our photo is a couple of km southwest of Forcalquier, beside the D950 road.
http://www.beyond.fr/themes/bories.html


According to the Stone Foundation:
both in Scotland, clochain in Ireland, etc.

bòri (Provence) 1/ masure, cahute;
2/ (contresens savant, 2e moitié du XIXe siècle) cabane de pierre sèche, "bori" (masc.) et "borie" (fém.) en fr. loc.
buron (Cantal, Rouergue) cabane en montagne où l'on prépare le beurre et le fromage, "buron", en fr. loc. et en fr. des géographes
http://www.pierreseche.com/vocabulari_occitan.htm


A Borie is a dry-stone hut, roughly like an igloo made of stones.


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Note added at 9 mins (2006-01-27 14:09:43 GMT)
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Sorry, forgot the .pdf (Built without mortar...) and what is is called in various countries.
http://www.stonefoundation.org/stonexus/05_issue/20-23.pdf
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Elena Petelos
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:21
Grading comment
Thank you, Elena. I will go with stone huts.
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4 +3stone hut/borie
Elena Petelos
5dry stones
nefor


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
stone hut/borie


Explanation:
bòri (Provence) 1/ masure, cahute;
2/ (contresens savant, 2e moitié du XIXe siècle) cabane de pierre sèche, "bori" (masc.) et "borie" (fém.) en fr. loc.
buron (Cantal, Rouergue) cabane en montagne où l'on prépare le beurre et le fromage, "buron", en fr. loc. et en fr. des géographes
http://www.pierreseche.com/vocabulari_occitan.htm


A Borie is a dry-stone hut, roughly like an igloo made of stones. The one in our photo is a couple of km southwest of Forcalquier, beside the D950 road.
http://www.beyond.fr/themes/bories.html


According to the Stone Foundation:
both in Scotland, clochain in Ireland, etc.

bòri (Provence) 1/ masure, cahute;
2/ (contresens savant, 2e moitié du XIXe siècle) cabane de pierre sèche, "bori" (masc.) et "borie" (fém.) en fr. loc.
buron (Cantal, Rouergue) cabane en montagne où l'on prépare le beurre et le fromage, "buron", en fr. loc. et en fr. des géographes
http://www.pierreseche.com/vocabulari_occitan.htm


A Borie is a dry-stone hut, roughly like an igloo made of stones.


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Note added at 9 mins (2006-01-27 14:09:43 GMT)
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Sorry, forgot the .pdf (Built without mortar...) and what is is called in various countries.
http://www.stonefoundation.org/stonexus/05_issue/20-23.pdf

Elena Petelos
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:21
Native speaker of: Greek
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you, Elena. I will go with stone huts.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kate Hudson (X): Otherwise it's like trying to find a translation for igloo
2 mins
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agree  Dr Sue Levy (X): Hi Elena! :-))) Skype?
3 mins
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agree  Sue Pasco (X)
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
dry stones


Explanation:
see
http://images.google.pl/images?hl=pl&q="dry stones"&lr=lang_...

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Note added at 11 mins (2006-01-27 14:12:06 GMT)
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Traditional dry stones houses

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Note added at 12 mins (2006-01-27 14:13:04 GMT)
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Traditional dry stones houses

nefor
Local time: 09:21
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
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