tréteau

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, metonymic) 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.
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