Mar 23, 2017 13:31
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English term
Canada
English to French Translation
Native in: French (Variants: Standard-France, Canadian) 
Works in: English to French
Corner stone
English to French
Tech/Engineering
Architecture
How would you translate "corner stone" in Canadian French? When there is a ceremony and the first stone of a building is installed by an important person. Sometimes the stone is inscribed with names. I found "pierre d'angle", but I am not sure it is the correct term.
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| 3 +1 | première pierre |
Florence St (X)
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| 4 +1 | première pierre |
Marielle Akamatsu
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| 4 +1 | pierre angulaire (pièce maîtresse) d'un édifice |
Marcombes (X)
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Proposed translations
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première pierre
Yes, although corner stone = pierre d'angle, for the ceremony "première pierre" is used as in the below web reference.
Example sentence:
Cérémonie de la pose de la première pierre
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20 mins
première pierre
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gayd (X)
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Merci !
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