19:59 Sep 11, 2017 |
English to French translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Architecture | |||||||
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| Selected response from: espressolivier Germany Local time: 18:22 | ||||||
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4 | toit terrasse |
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2 +1 | plancher du grenier |
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2 -1 | dernier étage |
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roof floor toit terrasse Explanation: quel est le contexte ? |
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roof floor dernier étage Explanation: It's impossible to be sure about the intended menaing of this non-standard term without more context. I would understand 'floor' as being the 'storey' of the building, in the same way we talk about a 'ground floor' etc. — there is no logical reason to assume it means 'a floor on the roof', in the sense of 'plancher'. But 'roof' is more of a problem, and it all may depend on the reliability of the EN elsewhere in your document. It sounds like a non-native speaker who simply doesn't know how to express the npotion of 'the top floor' of a building. Then again, it might be a 'floor' that is 'within the roof' — an 'attic', although this term would hardly be appropriate in most uses; it could be, like so many buildings in big cities, a floor with an often mansarded roof. If this is a posh building, we would often refer to the top floor as being a 'penthouse' — though that's usually used to describe e.g. a 'penthouse apartment' or 'penthouse suite'. |
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roof floor plancher du grenier Explanation: Pourrait-il s'agir de cela, à savoir du plancher / sol sous le toit ? Avec un peu plus de contexte, il est facile d'écarter ou de conserver cette proposition. |
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