French term
praticable
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Lorna Coing
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| 4 | practical |
Tony M
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| http://perso.numericable.fr/fborzeix/fre... |
SJLD
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Jan 20, 2010 12:20: Stéphanie Soudais changed "Term asked" from "practicable" to "praticable"
PRO (2): Stéphanie Soudais, Yolanda Broad
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Proposed translations
stage floor
Definition below in first link, picture in second.
http://www.linternaute.com/dictionnaire/fr/definition/praticable/
http://www.techni-contact.com/produits/4740-10727449-praticable-de-scene.html
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Tony M
: The definition is right, but I'm afraid this would not be the usual term used in the theatre to describe a rostrum or riser.
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practical
In the theatre, we talk about things that are 'practical' (and we use it as a noun, hence it may be found in the plural too) when they actually work — this may be, for example, a door that really opens, or a light that really lights up... or a staircase that you can actually walk up (instead of just being there for show!)
Now here, you may need to look at your wider context to find just what exactly it is here that is 'praticable' — I've seen it used subtly differently in FR, meaning more specifically, something you can walk on, even sometimes extended to mean a 'rostrum' or 'riser', and it looks as if this could be the meaning here? It all depends whether this carpeted area is in fact located downstage of the 80 cm high white 'plateau' or not? Or of some other 'practical' item of scenery?
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Note added at 26 mins (2010-01-20 12:43:17 GMT)
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Given the apparent context, and SJLD's helpful reference below, I'd say it is probably more likely to be the specific usage meaning a 'riser'.
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Note added at 1400 days (2013-11-20 21:09:47 GMT) Post-grading
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Here is a very useful theatre glossary which illustrates the term well:
http://perso.numericable.fr/~fborzeix/fred.borzeix/spec/tech...
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Discussion
I would personally use "stage flooring equipment" for instance.