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angles cassés

09:01 Apr 2, 2021
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / conservatories
French term or phrase: angles cassés
This is a website for a veranda/conservatory company. They list this as a type of conservatory style alongside "classiques", "angles avec arêtiers", "toitures simples"...:

I can see a picture of what it looks like. Essentially, it's a simple rectangular lean-to conservatory but rather than square corners, the corners are cut off, so it's more like half an octagon, but not a regular one as it's only a small facet at each corner.

The problem I have is that I can't find an equivalent conservatory style in the UK. Conservatories over here seem to be described as "Victorian", "Edwardian" or similar, but none of these look exactly like the image, so I think I need a descriptive term for the shape.

Your help would be appreciated.
Suzie Withers
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:15


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4cut corners
Danielle Dupuis


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2 days 21 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
cut corners


Explanation:
This refers to the practice of cutting the corners off in Art Deco Style. this would give the conservatory the weird shape you described.

Example sentence(s):
  • This conservatory features the characteristic "cut corners" of the 1930s Art Deco Style.
Danielle Dupuis
Canada
Local time: 21:15
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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