English translation of "les poutres sont moisées pour plus d'élégance" - "it's having extra pieces of wood fixed to the faces of the beams"

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105 months ago

martynback asked this question:

Language pair:	French > English
Subject:	Technical / Engineering
Level of diffculty:	Easy / medium
Word or term in question:	les poutres sont moisées pour plus d'élégance
Context:	Anyone know what "moisage" is in English?
Keywords:	Architecture

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105 months ago

wrote:

the beams are bolted

My comment:

as opposed to 'jointed'

105 months ago

David Edwards Translation and Training wrote:

it's having extra pieces of wood fixed to the faces of the beams

My references:

Couple de deux pièces de charpente jumelles assemblées de façon à enserrer et à maintenir d'autres pièces ; chacune des pièces de ce couple.
Read more at http://www.larousse.fr/dictionnaires/francais/moise/52032#AoXXhbRoOBMC436Y.99

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105 months ago

martynback wrote:

Thanks David - actually I'd got as far as understanding the process, it was more the technical term I was looking for (if there is one).

105 months ago

David Edwards Translation and Training wrote:

I have just spoken with a builder and he did not know any term for it - said they would just say the beams had been faced or clad with fresh timber.

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