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flagging

French translation: extrémité(s) à fleur multiple

09:47 Feb 4, 2019
English to French translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / construction bâtiment
English term or phrase: flagging
Because the bristles are the most likely to catch fire, due to their shape (filament) and finish (flagging of the tips), we focused more on testing them. We tried first to set on fire a section of a brush, mounted in its respective brush holder and secured to a skirt panel-like plate in an angle of 30°, with the bristles without any contaminant.
Dominique Stiver
France
Local time: 07:08
French translation:extrémité(s) à fleur multiple
Explanation:
Because the bristles are the most likely to catch fire, due to their shape (filament) and finish (flagging of the tips), we focused more on testing them. We tried first to set on fire a section of a brush, mounted in its respective brush holder and secured to a skirt panel-like plate in an angle of 30°, with the bristles without any contaminant.


Les soies de porc
Elles se caractérisent par leur fermeté, leur élasticité et leur résistance.

Contrairement aux poils fins, l'extrémité d'une soie est à fleur multiple (comme une fourche) et non unique. Elle va donc bien retenir la matière pâteuse et l'étaler de manière uniforme, d'où son utilisation fréquente dans les techniques à l'huile et acrylique.
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https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinceau

the connection with catching fire: that shape gives proportionally more surface in contact with the oxygen in the air and absorbs heat quicker when exposed to higher temperature.
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Daryo
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:08
Grading comment
merci (ou encore extrémités fleurées)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1extrémité(s) à fleur multiple
Daryo
4fléchissement / affaissement
FX Fraipont (X)
2effilement/effilage
katsy
Summary of reference entries provided
flagging
katsy
What are the different type of paint brush bristles?
Daryo

Discussion entries: 4





  

Answers


4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
fléchissement / affaissement


Explanation:
fléchissement / affaissement (des extrémités)

"flag
verb (used without object), flagged, flag·ging.
to fall off in vigor, energy, activity, interest, etc.: Public enthusiasm flagged when the team kept losing.
to hang loosely or limply; droop. "
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/flag?s=t

FX Fraipont (X)
Belgium
Local time: 07:08
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 1816
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48 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
effilement/effilage


Explanation:
Low confidence as this is not my field of expertise. But the definition here
https://www.castorama.fr/pinceau-plat-professionnel-toutes-p...
says the fibres and head of the brush are "effilés"

katsy
Local time: 07:08
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Tony M: I think that's different it just means that the head and the cluster of bristles are 'slimmed-down' for fine work or working in confined spaces, for example. / Let's face it, no-one would sell a brush that displayed this defect of 'flagging'
11 mins
  -> you may well be right Tony. What encouraged me to post was the appearance of the head, a little splayed out (not slimmed own), as if the ends had been split. // I'm not convinced flagging is a defect, given my reference below... A voir!
neutral  Daryo: that's the idea, but that being done by design a term with negative connotations wouldn't fit.
8 hrs
  -> Thanks Daryo. for your comment. I agree about negative connotations, and my suggestion has none. Cf. my supporting reference above
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
flagging of the tips [painting brush bristles]
extrémité(s) à fleur multiple


Explanation:
Because the bristles are the most likely to catch fire, due to their shape (filament) and finish (flagging of the tips), we focused more on testing them. We tried first to set on fire a section of a brush, mounted in its respective brush holder and secured to a skirt panel-like plate in an angle of 30°, with the bristles without any contaminant.


Les soies de porc
Elles se caractérisent par leur fermeté, leur élasticité et leur résistance.

Contrairement aux poils fins, l'extrémité d'une soie est à fleur multiple (comme une fourche) et non unique. Elle va donc bien retenir la matière pâteuse et l'étaler de manière uniforme, d'où son utilisation fréquente dans les techniques à l'huile et acrylique.
...
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinceau

the connection with catching fire: that shape gives proportionally more surface in contact with the oxygen in the air and absorbs heat quicker when exposed to higher temperature.

Daryo
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:08
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SerbianSerbian, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 50
Grading comment
merci (ou encore extrémités fleurées)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony M
1 hr
  -> Thanks!
disagree  GILLES MEUNIER: ça ne veut rien dire. D'ailleurs 0 hit....soies de porc, où vous allez là....
12 hrs
  -> deeply sorry for tilting your MT ...
agree  katsy: both à fleur multiple and soie de porc have a lot of (relevant) references.
17 hrs
  -> Thanks!
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Reference comments


43 mins peer agreement (net): +1
Reference: flagging

Reference information:
https://www.bobvila.com/slideshow/the-perfect-paintbrush-and...
Here is an explanation of what flagging is - bristles are split and "look fuzzy".
However I can't find an equivalent in French, otherwise I'd have posted an answer!

katsy
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  Tony M: Like 'split ends'? 'Effritement', perhaps? or try getting ideas from a hairdressing site :-)
15 mins
  -> Thanks Tony :-) split ends were exactly what I thought of too!
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5 hrs peer agreement (net): +1
Reference: What are the different type of paint brush bristles?

Reference information:
...

Bristle Tips: Better quality brushes have bristles with flagged, or split, ends. Flagged bristles hold more paint and spread paint more smoothly. Some brushes, especially sash brushes, have tipped ends, which should not be confused with flagged ends. Tipped brushes come to a point; they're not cut flat and straight, as is a standard brush
....

https://www.popularmechanics.com/home/how-to/a7647/which-pai...

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Note added at 7 hrs (2019-02-04 17:13:26 GMT)
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the physics of contact surface in proportion to the mass exposed to heat or chemicals is still the same, whatever these brushes are used for.

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Note added at 7 hrs (2019-02-04 17:38:59 GMT)
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"flagging of the tips" of brush bristles describes the shape - seems the same shape is as good for applying paint as for collecting dust.

Daryo
United Kingdom
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SerbianSerbian, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 50
Note to reference poster
Asker: notez bien que ces brosses n'ont rien à voir avec la peinture et qu'elles ne servent qu'à protéger (des poussières qui pourraient s'introduire dans la main-courant de l'escalier mécanique et gêner le bon fonctionnement à terme...)


Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  Tony M
1 hr
  -> Thanks!
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