charpente

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine) framework
2. (feminine) build (of person)
3. (feminine, figuratively) structure (of a book, etc.)

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person) inflection of charpenter:
2. (form-of, imperative, second-person, singular) inflection of charpenter:

Concepts

frame

framework

carpentry

woodwork

cross-beams

skeleton

roof truss

structure

woodworking

beam

Synonyms

carcasse

cadre

corps

menuiserie

poutrage

poutre

structure

charpenterie

bois

🪵

travail du bois

Translations

getimmerte

geraamte

timmerwerk

stelling

gebint

Gebälk

çatı

intelaiatura

iskelet

Zimmerwerk

Gerüst

impalcatura

armatura

travatura

çatma

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʃaʁ.pɑ̃t/

Etymology

Either from charpenter, or directly from Old French charpent (itself from Latin carpentum) [from 13th century].