tréteau

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French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French trestel, inherited from Late Latin trānstellum, diminutive of Latin trānstrum beam.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʁe.to/
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Noun

tréteau m (plural tréteaux)

  1. trestle (a folding or fixed set of legs used to support a table-top or planks)
  2. sawhorse
  3. (in the plural, metonymically) stage, theater
    • 2024 July 15, Romain Cantenot, “Ma nouvelle vie d'artiste : la joie des reconvertis du Festival”, in La Provence, page 5:
      Et ensuite parce que le récit de cette carrière passée des plateaux de Marc Dorcel (célèbre producteur de films X) aux tréteaux d’Avignon, l’emporte sur tout autre centre d’intérêt.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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