Casework

French translation: ébénisterie

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English term or phrase:Casework
French translation:ébénisterie

20:18 Jan 17, 2019
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English term or phrase: Casework
Hi everyone,
Would appreciate help with "casework" in the following sentence: Fabricate casework to AWMAC/AWI Architectural Woodwork Standards custom grade quality requirements and typical details. It's in a text talking about architectural products. Not more context than that.
Anna Staingart
Canada
Local time: 19:57
ébénisterie
Explanation:
"casework : cabinetwork"
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/casework?s=t

"cabinetwork : fine furniture or other woodwork, as cabinets, chests, shelves, etc. "
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/cabinetwork

"Ébéniste - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ébéniste
Ébéniste (pronounced [ebenist]) is the French word for a cabinet-maker. ... with marquetry, the traditional enrichment of ébénisterie, or "cabinet-work"."
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Definition of casework
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casework
ébénisterie


Explanation:
"casework : cabinetwork"
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/casework?s=t

"cabinetwork : fine furniture or other woodwork, as cabinets, chests, shelves, etc. "
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/cabinetwork

"Ébéniste - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ébéniste
Ébéniste (pronounced [ebenist]) is the French word for a cabinet-maker. ... with marquetry, the traditional enrichment of ébénisterie, or "cabinet-work"."

FX Fraipont (X)
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Asker: Vous avez raison, je suis allée sur dictionary.com, mais j'ai manqué le cabinetwork!


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neutral  B D Finch: Your dictionary reference is inadequate to support the conflation of casework with cabinetwork. It is an aspect of cabinetmaking, but not synonymous with it.
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Reference: Definition of casework

Reference information:
"What is Casework?
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"If you’re doing your homework before you invest in custom furniture or custom made cabinetry, you may have encountered descriptions of sample pieces that specify who did the casework for the project, particularly if you’re looking at a home remodel where multiple artisans may have been involved. Although you might not find the term “casework” in every description of furniture or cabinetry, unless an article of furniture was fashioned from a single block of material, rest assured that casework most certainly went into its construction. Casework, simply defined, refers to either the “aggregate assembled parts” that make up a furniture carcase or cabinet (in other words, the cabinets and cases themselves) or the techniques used to make sure those “aggregate assembled parts” stay securely assembled."

As can be seen from the above, "casework" is subtly different from (though it comes under) "cabinetmaking", and it isn't simply "menuiserie" or "ébénisterie". It's possible that there is no equivalent term in French.


    https://www.custommade.com/blog/what-is-casework/
B D Finch
France
Native speaker of: English
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