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croupe

English translation: hipped end of a roof

21:00 Sep 16, 2017
French to English translations [PRO]
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French term or phrase: croupe
This is part of my last question. I am aware that croupe can be hilltop, rump, however, in researching this I found an article on hills and valleys in roofing and on hip roofs, so I wondered if this is "hip bearing." Hip (bearing) truncated truss? There is a question and answer on this forum which translates "croupe" to hip-end. To me it doesn't exactly make sense with the two examples here, porteuse de croupe and support de croupe.

Ferme tronquée ***porteuse de croupe***

La ferme tronquée doublée identifiée TP2 sur les plans sera renforcée au niveau de l’entrait bas par l’ajout sur une face latérale d’un bois Sapin massif (36x220) sur une longueur de 7.00m, cloués en quinconce tous les 15 cm.


En revanche, il y aura lieu de recréer les lisses filantes sur les fermes tronquées ***support de croupe*** ainsi que sur les fermes d’empannon : il sera mis en œuvre des filants en bois massif (25x75).

En revanche, au droit des fermes tronquées ***support de croupe*** ainsi que des fermes d’empannon, il y aura lieu de recréer ces lisses, il conviendra de les compléter conformément au plan n°1 ci-joint.
Silvia Brandon-Pérez
United States
Local time: 12:55
English translation:hipped end of a roof
Explanation:
The hipped end of a roof looks similar to a gabled roof, but will have slope on all the four sides of the roof.
Hip roofs or so called hipped roofs are a special type of roof that has a very gentle slope at the sides with a downward pattern towards the side walls. The area where one section of roof meets other section is considered as the “hip” and the hip roof generally has very uniform angles without any vertical end.
Hip roofs are constructed with four rafters that usually meet on a ridge board that is situated at the middle portion of the roof. If we consider the rectangular shape of most buildings, then hip roofs will be constructed with two triangular sides and two trapezoidal sides; whereas in the case of square buildings, hip roofs are more commonly pointed toward the top portion while forming a pyramid-like structure. Some other names for hip roofs are pyramid roof and pavilion roofs; here the mansard roofs, as well as half hipped roofs are small variations of simple hip roofs.

Hip roofs are more frequently used in advanced architectures, most probably for Bungalows, cottages and ranch homes. These roofs add more qualities to houses, such as traditional designs, solidness and increased comfort.
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narasimha (X)
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Local time: 01:25
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Sorry for the delay... This was a complicated translation but in any event I went with your suggestion. Thank you for your help!
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hipped end of a roof


Explanation:
The hipped end of a roof looks similar to a gabled roof, but will have slope on all the four sides of the roof.
Hip roofs or so called hipped roofs are a special type of roof that has a very gentle slope at the sides with a downward pattern towards the side walls. The area where one section of roof meets other section is considered as the “hip” and the hip roof generally has very uniform angles without any vertical end.
Hip roofs are constructed with four rafters that usually meet on a ridge board that is situated at the middle portion of the roof. If we consider the rectangular shape of most buildings, then hip roofs will be constructed with two triangular sides and two trapezoidal sides; whereas in the case of square buildings, hip roofs are more commonly pointed toward the top portion while forming a pyramid-like structure. Some other names for hip roofs are pyramid roof and pavilion roofs; here the mansard roofs, as well as half hipped roofs are small variations of simple hip roofs.

Hip roofs are more frequently used in advanced architectures, most probably for Bungalows, cottages and ranch homes. These roofs add more qualities to houses, such as traditional designs, solidness and increased comfort.

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Sorry for the delay... This was a complicated translation but in any event I went with your suggestion. Thank you for your help!
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