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141 months ago

Barbara Cochran (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:

French > English

Subject:

Technical / Engineering

Level of diffculty:

Easy / medium

Word or term in question:

silhouette habillée de bois de la nef

Context:

Seulement des bambous, des arbustes inusités sous nos latitudes, des plantes grasses, et, au-dessus,

Keywords:

la silhouette habillée de bois de la nef de l'immeuble, serpentant au-dessus du jardin.

 

 

The answer of martynback  See profile was rated best

the outline of the timber-clad main hall of the building

My comment:

"Nave" only if it's a church - which I suspect it isn't. The word "nef" when it refers to other types of large building is usually "main hall" or "main concourse" depending on the type of building.
"Silhouette" is more likely "outline" than "silhouette" unless the text tells us that the building is silhouetted against the sky (i.e. forms a black mass against a bright background)