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Translate rafter from English to French

Summary

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rafter:
- comble; poutre; flotteur
Wiktionary:
- rafter → chevron, arbalétrier
- rafter → chevronner

English

Detailed Translations for rafter from English to French

rafter:

rafter [the ~] nom

the rafter (roofbeam; truss; crossbeam; frame)
le comble; la poutre
- comble [le ~] nom
- poutre [la ~] nom
the rafter (raftsman; floater)
le flotteur
- flotteur [le ~] nom

Translation Matrix for rafter:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
comble	crossbeam; frame; rafter; roofbeam; truss	apex; climax; culminating point; culmination; peak; pinnacle; summit; top; truss; zenith
flotteur	floater; rafter; raftsman
poutre	crossbeam; frame; rafter; roofbeam; truss	beam; buttress; joist; supporting beam; supporting-beam
-	balk; baulk; raftman; raftsman
Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
comble		brimful; brimfull; chock-a-block; chock-full; chockfull; crammed; crowded; filled; filled out; full; full to the brim; in abundance; in plenty; overcrowded; packed; plenty of; stuffed

Related Words for "rafter":

rafters

Synonyms for "rafter":

Related Definitions for "rafter":

one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof¹
someone who travels by raft¹
provide (a ceiling) with rafters¹

Wiktionary Translations for rafter:

rafter

noun

series of sloped beams
- rafter → chevron

rafter

noun

charpenterie|fr chacune de deux pièces de bois qui servent à former le comble d’un bâtiment de manière à s’assembler par leur extrémité supérieure dans la pièce de bois verticale qu’on appelle aiguille ou poinçon, et par l’autre ex
- arbalétrier → rafter
Pièce inclinée de charpente de la couverture d’une maison
- chevron → rafter

verb

Garnir de chevrons
- chevronner → rafter

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University