Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

cordex

English translation:

chalk line

Added to glossary by Philip Taylor
Oct 7, 2010 17:16
13 yrs ago
French term

un cordex

French to English Tech/Engineering Mechanics / Mech Engineering
From a text on laying wooden floors, listing the tools required for the job:

Voici les outils indispensables: un double mètre, un crayon, un équerre, une grande latte, un marteau, un petit rabot, un cordex.

I should mention perhaps that this is a Belgian French text.

Thanks in advance for any help
Proposed translations (English)
5 +5 chalk (snap) string

Proposed translations

+5
7 mins
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chalk (snap) string

et volià

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Note added at 7 mins (2010-10-07 17:24:18 GMT)
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To mark lines
Peer comment(s):

agree Travelin Ann : also called a "chalk line" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chalk_line
2 mins
agree Bourth (X) : Seems to be belgophone.
8 mins
agree Jack Dunwell : Yes, I have one, I used it to set out my 3,000 slates horizontally Brilliant. I found I wore out my knees and my climbing boots. But 5 yrs later, it's a good tight roof.
1 hr
I discovered those when as a young teenager i helped an uncle lay tiles in rich people villas bathrooms and kitchens on the French Riviera. The sea was so inviting and the work so hard!
agree Jennifer Levey : Cordex is a Portuguese manufacturer of cords such as those used in chalk lines.
6 hrs
agree GeoS
1 day 14 hrs
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