rafters

[US]/'rɑːftə/
[UK]/'ræftɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. faisceau
vt. installer des faisceaux dans

Phrases & Collocations

wooden rafter

poutre en bois

roof rafter

poutre de toit

structural rafter

poutre porteuse

Example Sentences

the rafters have caught.

les poutres ont pris feu.

Shine the torch up into the rafters, please.

Brillez la torche vers les combles, s'il vous plaît.

the club is rammed to the rafters every week.

Le club est bondé jusqu'aux combles chaque semaine.

ceiling joists are used to tie the rafter feet.

Les solives de plafond sont utilisées pour fixer les pieds des chevrons.

It was a fine apartment in which we found ourselves, large, lofty, and heavily raftered with huge balks of age-blackened oak.

C'était un bel appartement où nous nous trouvions, grand, spacieux et fortement lambrissé de grandes poutres en chêne noircies par l'âge.

The darkies were hanging from the rafters , popeyed , they were so scared, but Ma was talking to the horse like he was folks and he was eating out of her hand.

Les Noirs pendaient aux combles, les yeux exorbités, ils avaient tellement peur, mais Maman parlait au cheval comme s'il était un ami et il mangeait dans sa main.

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