pallet

palette

Plateforme plate sur laquelle on pose des marchandises pour les déplacer ensemble avec un chariot élévateur.

En anglais simple : A flat platform used to hold goods so a lifting vehicle can move them together.

• The boxes are on a pallet.
• A forklift moved the loaded pallets into the warehouse.
• They stacked bags of rice on wooden pallets.

Synonymes : skid

Expressions courantes : wooden pallet, load a pallet, pallet of goods

couche improvisée, paillasse

Lit simple et provisoire, souvent constitué de couvertures posées au sol.

En anglais simple : A simple, temporary place to sleep, often made from blankets on the floor.

• She made a pallet on the floor.
• The travelers slept on rough pallets.
• He folded the blankets from his pallet.

Synonymes : makeshift bed, bedroll

Expressions courantes : floor pallet, makeshift pallet

paillasse

Lit rudimentaire fait de paille sèche étalée.

En anglais simple : A simple bed made from loose, dry straw.

• He slept on a pallet of straw.
• The barn contained two straw pallets.
• She spread a blanket over the pallet.

Synonymes : straw bed

Expressions courantes : straw pallet, sleeping pallet