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Glossary entry

français term or phrase:

hauteur sous toise

anglais translation:

exact height

Added to glossary by Alexandra Scott
Oct 19, 2005 19:53
18 yrs ago
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français term

hauteur sous toise

français vers anglais Technique / Génie Textiles / vêtements / mode
In a list of dimensions for a mannequin/dummy used for chemical exposure experiments,

I realize this has something to do with the height of the mannequin, but beyond that my research has been fruitless.
Proposed translations (anglais)
4 +5 as measured on a measuring scale/stick or exact height
4 toise is an old french height measure equal to 1,949m
4 height measured with height rod, stadiometer
4 precise height
2 measuring chart/scale

Discussion

Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X) Oct 19, 2005:
You are looking for the expression: sous toise, and not just toise.
Rachel Fell Oct 19, 2005:
just started to look into it and found these rather nice ones!http://www.artichautbleu.com/enter.html?target=Les_Toises.ht...

Proposed translations

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as measured on a measuring scale/stick or exact height

a toise is a stick used to measure heights.

that is the meaning of hauteur sous toise
Peer comment(s):
agree Rachel Fell : Iit's a Proz problem, I think, not the answerer's - I saw another answer with 2 unnamed answers - but perh. it's be better if you did tell the moderators, as they may not know
17 minutes
yes...could be a Proz issue...not sure..are you? it's really obnoxious...
agree Dr Sue Levy (X) : exact height will do the trick I think :-)
49 minutes
god...i misread toise for another word at first...get my drift? oh boy...head in the sewer I am..but pretty funnee...:)
agree Bourth (X) : More specifically, "toise" is the cursor on a height-measuring stick, a more technologically advanced method than using a book and a doorframe ...
2 heures
agree David Goward : with Sue - exact height. Harraps Shoter gives "to have one's height measured" for "se mettre sous la toise". If I "get your drift" about your 1st thought, that would be "inside leg" measurement, surely? ;-)
8 heures
agree Nikki Scott-Despaigne : Height of course, but this solution makes it clear that it means from the floor to the highest point.
12 heures
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks Jane, I went with "exact height" for my dummy... :)"
9 minutes

measuring chart/scale

I expect there is a better term though
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toise
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14 minutes

toise is an old french height measure equal to 1,949m

The height of the mannequin in cause is evaluated according to/in accordance with this height measure.
Peer comment(s):
neutral Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X) : could you please put in a name. this is absurd. If you continue this I will have to tell the moderators.
1 minute
disagree sarahl (X) : toise is a tool used to measure people's height
32 minutes
agree Rachel Fell : http://www.sizes.com/units/toise.htm - acc. to this it is
43 minutes
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1 heure

height measured with height rod, stadiometer

http://www.scalesgalore.com/secaheight.htm

This is what it means literally but just "height" will do IMO.
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5 heures

precise height

sous toise = very precise
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