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Compas de meuble à genouillère

English translation: folding stay

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French term or phrase:Compas de meuble à genouillère
English translation:folding stay
Entered by: Anna Morvern

08:48 Feb 17, 2014
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / Home Improvement / DIY
French term or phrase: Compas de meuble à genouillère
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.

I have a JPG picture, but I'm not sure how to add that on here.
Anna Morvern
France
Local time: 23:59
folding stay
Explanation:
or folding stay [furniture] hinge

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Mark Bossanyi
Bulgaria
Local time: 00:59
Grading comment
Thanks.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2folding stay
Mark Bossanyi
4 -1hinge (bracket) for a furniture assembly
Marcombes (X)


Discussion entries: 1





  

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35 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
folding stay


Explanation:
or folding stay [furniture] hinge




    Reference: http://www.thivel-tb.com/Thivel/produit/id/5879/compas-thive...
Mark Bossanyi
Bulgaria
Local time: 00:59
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 44
Grading comment
Thanks.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Yes, that is indeed what it is - thank so much! http://www.fenlanproductsstore.co.uk/joint-folding-stay.html


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony M: Yes... though the 'genouillère' part might be important — some kind of turnbuckle?
28 mins
  -> Thanks, Tony. That's the folding bit. Like a knee.
agree  Didier Fourcot: http://www.btb.termiumplus.gc.ca/tpv2alpha/alpha-fra.html?la...
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
hinge (bracket) for a furniture assembly


Explanation:
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

Marcombes (X)
France
Local time: 23:59
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Tony M: a 'compas' is not a hinge or a bracket
3 mins
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