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Translate cornice from English to French

Summary

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cornice:
- cadre; encadrement; corniche; couronnement
Wiktionary:
- cornice → corniche
- cornice → corniche, moulure, congère en surplomb

English

Detailed Translations for cornice from English to French

cornice:

cornice [the ~] nomen

the cornice (framing; frame; rim; moulding; panel; mounting; molding)

– a molding at the corner between the ceiling and the top of a wall ¹
le cadre; l'encadrement
- cadre [le ~] nomen
- encadrement [le ~] nomen
the cornice
la corniche; le couronnement
- corniche [la ~] nomen
- couronnement [le ~] nomen

Translation Matrix for cornice:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
cadre	cornice; frame; framing; molding; moulding; mounting; panel; rim	body; carcass; chassis; crew; cutting edge; edge; employees; executive; female staff employee; female staff member; foundation; frame; frame aerial; frame work; frame-work; framework; letterbox; officer; personnel; picture frame; shell; skeleton; staff member; structure; work force
corniche	cornice
couronnement	cornice	accession to the throne; coronation; crowning
encadrement	cornice; frame; framing; molding; moulding; mounting; panel; rim	carcass; chassis; drip molding; drip moulding; foundation; frame work; frame-work; framework; shell; structure; weather board; weather molding; window frame; window-still
-	moulding; pelmet; valance; valance board
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	ornamental moulding

Related Words for "cornice":

cornices

Synonyms for "cornice":

valance; valance board; pelmet; framework; frame; framing
molding; moulding
projection
supply; provide; render; furnish

Related Definitions for "cornice":

the topmost projecting part of an entablature¹
a molding at the corner between the ceiling and the top of a wall¹
a decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casing¹
furnish with a cornice¹

Wiktionary Translations for cornice:

cornice

noun

the topmost architectural element of a building used as a means of directing rainwater away from the building's walls
- cornice → corniche

cornice

noun

Ornement en architecture
- corniche → cornice; ledge

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• cornice	→ corniche; moulure	↔ Sims — waagrechter, langgestreckter, oftmals kunstvoll gestalteter Wandvorsprung an einem Haus
• cornice	→ congère en surplomb	↔ Wechte — Überhang aus Schnee, der durch Wind angeweht wurde

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University