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French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French trestel, inherited from Late Latin trānstellum, diminutive of Latin trānstrum beam.
Pronunciation
Noun
tréteau m (plural tréteaux)
- trestle (a folding or fixed set of legs used to support a table-top or planks)
- sawhorse
- (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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