Francophones - how do you call a Round Desk Grommet? - GoFuckYourself.com

borked · 09-05-2009, 02:08 PM

OK, this is killing me, so where better a place to come than GFY - I've asked loads of people here in France, shown them the picture and they all know what it is and what it's for, but do they know wtf it's called or where to buy one.... nope.

So, I'm turning to GFY -

this stupid piece of plastic you put in desks to allow cables to pass - wtf is it called in French? In English, I still have no idea, but a Round Desk Grommet is the best I found on a website to describe it.

Here it is:

If you can tell me it's French equivalent, then I can at least search for a place that sells them, cos at the moment, I've been in every DIY shop in town and everyone knows what they are, but noone can tell me where to buy them.

I am -><- this close to ripping a couple of the stupid things out of the desks in the shops because they are impossible to find on their own here! It's not like I need a factory load - 3 brown and 1 white are all I need!!

majortom · 09-05-2009, 04:03 PM

c'est un bidulle, truc, machin ou peut etre un ;)
"passe fils" et/ou "passe cable"

http://www.hellopro.fr/Passe_cables-...1-feuille.html

stickyfingerz · 09-05-2009, 04:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by majortom

c'est un bidulle, truc, machin ou peut etre un ;)
"passe fils" et/ou "passe cable"

http://www.hellopro.fr/Passe_cables-...1-feuille.html

Ground control to MajorTom..... I think MajorTom answered it.

directfiesta · 09-05-2009, 09:29 PM

passe-câbles

or if needed a straight forward grommet translation is " ?illet "

rhizome · 09-05-2009, 09:33 PM

It's a fuckin' button with a hole, otherwise known as un button avec un hole.

borked · 09-05-2009, 10:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by majortom

c'est un bidulle, truc, machin ou peut etre un ;)
"passe fils" et/ou "passe cable"

http://www.hellopro.fr/Passe_cables-...1-feuille.html

rowan · 09-06-2009, 05:37 AM

What sort of places have you been trying? I came across these in a big hardware store the other day... same sort of area as wheels and castors.

fatfoo · 09-06-2009, 06:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by majortom

c'est un bidulle, truc, machin ou peut etre un ;)
"passe fils" et/ou "passe cable"

http://www.hellopro.fr/Passe_cables-...1-feuille.html

Looks correct.

09-05-2009, 02:08 PM	#1
borked Totally Borked Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 6,284	Francophones - how do you call a Round Desk Grommet? OK, this is killing me, so where better a place to come than GFY - I've asked loads of people here in France, shown them the picture and they all know what it is and what it's for, but do they know wtf it's called or where to buy one.... nope. So, I'm turning to GFY - this stupid piece of plastic you put in desks to allow cables to pass - wtf is it called in French? In English, I still have no idea, but a Round Desk Grommet is the best I found on a website to describe it. Here it is: If you can tell me it's French equivalent, then I can at least search for a place that sells them, cos at the moment, I've been in every DIY shop in town and everyone knows what they are, but noone can tell me where to buy them. I am -><- this close to ripping a couple of the stupid things out of the desks in the shops because they are impossible to find on their own here! It's not like I need a factory load - 3 brown and 1 white are all I need!! __________________ For coding work - hit me up on andy // borkedcoder // com (consider figuring out the email as test #1) All models are wrong, but some are useful. George E.P. Box. p202

09-05-2009, 04:03 PM	#2
majortom Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: SEA Posts: 445	c'est un bidulle, truc, machin ou peut etre un ;) "passe fils" et/ou "passe cable" http://www.hellopro.fr/Passe_cables-...1-feuille.html __________________ Divers Do It Deeper !!!

09-05-2009, 09:29 PM	#4
directfiesta Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Montreal, Quebec Posts: 29,609	passe-câbles or if needed a straight forward grommet translation is " ?illet " __________________ I know that Asspimple is stoopid ... As he says, it is a FACT ! But I can't figure out how he can breathe or type , at the same time ....

09-05-2009, 09:33 PM	#5
rhizome Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 788	It's a fuckin' button with a hole, otherwise known as un button avec un hole.

09-06-2009, 05:37 AM	#7
rowan Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 17,393	What sort of places have you been trying? I came across these in a big hardware store the other day... same sort of area as wheels and castors.