Profile d'entourage

English translation: Supporting profile

09:26 Oct 21, 2012
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Electronics / Elect Eng / Lighting
French term or phrase: Profile d'entourage
from a lighting catalogue this is a kind of extruded plastic profile but I'm struggling to find an exact English equivalent - I have "Surround Profile" or "Frame Profile" but neither sound that good and these expressions don't seem to exist :-)
Steve Sutcliffe
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:09
English translation:Supporting profile
Explanation:
http://aristo.su/en/catalogue/shelf-system/aluminum-profiles...

If that's what you're talking about.
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Alexandre Louat
Local time: 02:09
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Thanks for that - sorry for late response....
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4Supporting profile
Alexandre Louat
3surrounding profile
Pascale van Kempen-Herlant


  

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Profile d\'entourage
Supporting profile


Explanation:
http://aristo.su/en/catalogue/shelf-system/aluminum-profiles...

If that's what you're talking about.

Alexandre Louat
Local time: 02:09
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 2
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Thanks for that - sorry for late response....
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surrounding profile


Explanation:
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Note added at 2 hrs (2012-10-21 12:04:32 GMT)
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Voir par ex. http://www.light-building.messefrankfurt.com/frankfurt/en/ex...
...The aluminium surrounding profile of the panels as well as the 60mm-frame are delivered in an anodized finish.

Pascale van Kempen-Herlant
Local time: 03:09
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 8
Notes to answerer
Asker: Hi Pascale - I went with the other choice in this case but both seem to be appropriate so thanks for your reply.

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