Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
bâtiment nord
English translation:
a building on the north side of the Property
French term
bâtiment nord
| 5 +1 | a building on the north side of the Property |
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
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| 4 +3 | north building |
Tony M
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| 5 +1 | a building on the north side |
Marshall Johnson
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Oct 14, 2005 19:34: writeaway changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Oct 15, 2005 16:27: Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X) changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
Non-PRO (1): df49f (X)
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Proposed translations
a building on the north side of the Property
we talk about the compass
the north side of the property
a building on the north side
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df49f (X)
: pas facing north qui est un faux-sens
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sporran
: on the north side
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north building
If the arrangement is looser, then I think Jane's solution is the most elegant.
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Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
: yes this is fine too
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Thanks, Jane! The estate agent probably doesn't know her/his trees! I had one once who spent the entire visit lovingly introducing me to each tree individually; probably hoped I wouldn't notice the sickening crack in the gable end ;-)))
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Richard Benham
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Thanks, Richard!
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Richard Hedger
: I changed my choice for a more streamlined answer with the same meaning - should have posted it myself!
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Thanks, Richard! Most kind, but there's room for all suggestions in this forum...
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