toupie

English translation: bicone

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French term or phrase:toupie
English translation:bicone
Entered by: Alison Wedley

09:51 Mar 5, 2019
French to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
French term or phrase: toupie
This is from a website that makes handmade jewellery. They use a lot of Swarovski crystal beads, but also 'toupies' and I am unsure as of the meaning. Can anyone help?

"Chaque perle est entourée de perles bleues, de toupies en cristal de Swarovski et la partie pendante se termine par une petite perle blanche".

here is the product:

https://www.lesbijouxdunibou.com/fr/boucles-doreilles-bleues...
Alison Wedley
France
Local time: 00:03
bicone
Explanation:
Have a look at both the FR and EN versions of these website pages:

https://tinyurl.com/y25h2cwb
https://tinyurl.com/yx8pa3nc
https://tinyurl.com/y5x6vqve
These are just a few examples. There are more available, and all the ones I've checked list the product as 'bicone'. The first one, for instance,
Toupies en cristal Swarovski
Swarovski Crystal Bicones

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Of course, you may also call these bicone beads, as in here
https://tinyurl.com/yxhyaptv
(Swarovski Crystal Bicone Beads)

This is not the case, as the term appears to be 'generic' in your text, but just to confirm the term (albeit hyphenated), here's a sample taken from Swarovski's professional website. In it, this bead is described as
XILION Bi-Cone Pendant
https://tinyurl.com/y6jg6qtb

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Note added at 56 mins (2019-03-05 10:48:01 GMT)
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Thanks, Alison
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Barbara Carrara
Italy
Local time: 00:03
Grading comment
thank you
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +5bicone
Barbara Carrara
1 +1teardrop
Louise Radok (X)


Discussion entries: 10





  

Answers


24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5 peer agreement (net): +1
teardrop


Explanation:
I'm not a jewellery expert, but I have certainly heard of this shape in connection with beads. In addition, I see that Swarovski do sell teardrop crystal beads. I don't know if the attached web reference is helpful.


    https://www.beadsdirect.co.uk/further-information/bead-types
Louise Radok (X)
Local time: 23:03
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  SafeTex: I prefer this
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
bicone


Explanation:
Have a look at both the FR and EN versions of these website pages:

https://tinyurl.com/y25h2cwb
https://tinyurl.com/yx8pa3nc
https://tinyurl.com/y5x6vqve
These are just a few examples. There are more available, and all the ones I've checked list the product as 'bicone'. The first one, for instance,
Toupies en cristal Swarovski
Swarovski Crystal Bicones

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 56 mins (2019-03-05 10:47:36 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Of course, you may also call these bicone beads, as in here
https://tinyurl.com/yxhyaptv
(Swarovski Crystal Bicone Beads)

This is not the case, as the term appears to be 'generic' in your text, but just to confirm the term (albeit hyphenated), here's a sample taken from Swarovski's professional website. In it, this bead is described as
XILION Bi-Cone Pendant
https://tinyurl.com/y6jg6qtb

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 56 mins (2019-03-05 10:48:01 GMT)
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Thanks, Alison

Barbara Carrara
Italy
Local time: 00:03
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
thank you
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you Barbara, that's really helpful and the shape seems right.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rachel Fell: https://www.crystalandglassbeads.com/16-swarovski-elements-5...
18 mins
  -> Thanks, Rachel

agree  Helen Shiner: Great that you’ve found the correct term.
19 mins
  -> Thank you, Helen

agree  Yvonne Gallagher
55 mins
  -> Thanks, Yvonne

agree  Lara Barnett
1 hr
  -> Thanks

agree  writeaway
2 hrs
  -> Thank you!
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