Chatière de ventilation

English translation: roof vent

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French term or phrase:chatière de ventilation
English translation:roof vent
Entered by: Stephanie Mitchel

15:57 Jan 17, 2018
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / roof restoration
French term or phrase: Chatière de ventilation
Hi all,

Translating a roof repair/restoration estimate, and the phrase 'Chatière de ventilation' appears. Either someone's decided to let their cats out on the roof, or this is a type of ventilation flap. Can anyone confirm?

Thanks in advance.
Stephanie Mitchel
United States
Local time: 05:12
Roof vent
Explanation:
http://www.btb.termiumplus.gc.ca/tpv2alpha/alpha-eng.html?la...
DEF
Petite ouverture sur toiture pour ventilation de comble ou grenier.

Here in this patent http://brevets-patents.ic.gc.ca/opic-cipo/cpd/eng/patent/294...


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Mair A-W (PhD)
Germany
Local time: 11:12
Grading comment
Many thanks!
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Roof vent


Explanation:
http://www.btb.termiumplus.gc.ca/tpv2alpha/alpha-eng.html?la...
DEF
Petite ouverture sur toiture pour ventilation de comble ou grenier.

Here in this patent http://brevets-patents.ic.gc.ca/opic-cipo/cpd/eng/patent/294...




Mair A-W (PhD)
Germany
Local time: 11:12
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 10
Grading comment
Many thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  JaneD
2 mins

agree  Tony M: Presumably smaller than a 'chien assis' sur le toit :-)
1 hr

agree  Johannes Gleim
2 hrs

agree  katsy: picturesque - I remember laughing when I had my roof redone, over this term.
2 hrs

agree  Mary Carroll Richer LaFlèche
15 hrs

agree  sporran
18 hrs
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