volige

English translation: rigid slat

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French term or phrase:	volige
English translation:	rigid slat
Entered by:	Kerryann Broughton

13:04 Nov 3, 2016

French to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Furniture / Household Appliances

French term or phrase: volige

Hi,

I was wondering if anyone could help me with this term.

It appears in the description of a product.

The full sentence is "ENSEMBLE MATELAS ET SOMMIER VOLIGE"

The only translation I have found is "batten" but I have never heard of a "batten bed base".

Is "volige" just another word for "slat"?

I found an example here:
http://www.cdiscount.com/maison/achat-meuble-literie/ensembl...

This is to be translated into UK English.

Many thanks for your help.

Kind regards,

Kerryann

Kerryann Broughton KudoZ activity Questions: 85 (none open) (1 without valid answers) (2 closed without grading) Answers: 10 United Kingdom
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slat

Explanation:
So I'd translate 'sommier volige' as 'slatted bed base'.

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/categories/departments/bed...
slatted bed bases

http://www.cdiscount.com/maison/achat-meuble-literie/sommier...|mp
Caractéristiques sommier : Hauteur du sommier 12 cm, 9 voliges de 130 mm de large et de 15 mm d'épaisseur , 2 renforts longitudinaux de 80 mm x 22 mm, 4 masses d'angles en hêtr

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Margarida Martins Costelha
Portugal
Local time: 20:40

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Thank you for your help. I added "rigid" to make it different from normal slats.
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slat

Margarida Martins Costelha

rigid platform bed base

Didier Fourcot

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Didier Fourcot

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slat

Margarida Martins Costelha
Portugal
Local time: 20:40
Native speaker of:

English,

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Thank you for your help. I added "rigid" to make it different from normal slats.

56 mins confidence:

rigid platform bed base

Explanation:
This rather looks like these models:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Cheap-easy-low-waste-platfor...
"slat" is for the French "lattes", ie flexible slats mounted on plastic
http://www.ebay.com/gds/Tips-for-Adjusting-a-Slatted-Bed-Bas...
http://www.dorsal.it/en/slatted-frames/wooden-slatted-bases
here we are talking of rigid planks

Didier Fourcot
Local time: 21:40
Works in field
Native speaker of:

French

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Reference: Name and structure

Reference information:
I found this explanation
http://www.cdiscount.com/maison/achat-meuble-literie/sommier...
not really a "sommier à lattes", this is made of planks 85mm wide and 12mm thick, much more rigid than usual, so the "volige" model is made of "voliges", probably to avoid using the term "lattes" that could be confusing and "planches" that could be understood as disparaging.
This is an odd and abusive use of a technical term from an other field, I will let natives discuss whether it could be acceptable to use such an abusive wording in English.

Didier Fourcot
Works in field
Native speaker of:

French

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