Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

wood pallets

French translation:

palettes (en bois)

Added to glossary by hamani56 (X)
Jun 4, 2006 04:25
18 yrs ago
English term

wood pallets

English to French Other Forestry / Wood / Timber wood recycling business
"As you described your
situation, it seems the perfect time to consider adding a wood
recycling business to your enterprise there. Now that you are
recycling pallets. you have enough scrap to create a colored mulch
business."

I need to translate specifically "pallets" as in "wood pallets" into French (Canadian). I would say "palettes" but am not sure.

Thank you!
Proposed translations (French)
3 +12 palettes en bois
3 +2 palette de bois
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Proposed translations

+12
25 mins
Selected

palettes en bois

why not 'palette'? the term exists in french.
Peer comment(s):

agree Merline : absolument
21 mins
merci
agree Valérie Cromphaut
1 hr
thanks
agree Viviane ABREU DE MATOS
1 hr
thanks
agree Andreas THEODOROU
1 hr
thanks
agree fc_babeaud (X)
2 hrs
thanks
agree Emanuela Galdelli
2 hrs
thanks
agree Francine Alloncle
3 hrs
thanks
agree GILLES MEUNIER
3 hrs
merci (c'est tellement facile que j'en ai honte)
agree algtranslator : Hiya khouya!
3 hrs
sahhit!
agree Platary (X)
4 hrs
thanks
agree Norabel : "Palette" may be enough as most people would assiociate the pallets with wood.
4 hrs
agree with you 100% je n'ai vu que de palettes en bois
agree chaplin : in French
16 hrs
merci à toute la communauté
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "thanks!"
+2
1 hr
English term (edited): wood(en) pallet

palette de bois

GDT, a good reference for Canadian terminology, suggests this variant
Note from asker:
Thanks a lot!
Peer comment(s):

agree Assimina Vavoula
11 mins
Efharisto, Npapad!
agree Andreas THEODOROU : if youre talking about grand dictionnaire terminologique then i agree !
55 mins
Thanks, Andy! Yes, of course.
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