Old grange building

French translation: la vieille maison de ferme

15:50 Mar 24, 2009
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English term or phrase: Old grange building
Contexte états-unien.
Voici la phrase : "XX entered the old grange building".

Voici une description de l'intérieur de l'édifice :
"The grange hall, not much more than a thousand square feet, had the feel of an old-fashioned schoolhouse, with squeaky wood flooring, a woodstove in the corner, and tall windows running the length of either side."

US “farm” ▶ ferme f
■ the Grange (US /History/) : la Fédération agricole
Selon Collins.

Dans le texte il n'y a pas de majuscule à "grange".

Quelqu'un a-t-il une idée de ce que c'est et de comment je pourrais le rendre en français, le mot "ferme" renvoyant à des images différentes que celles que je peux trouver sur internet.

Merci d'avance.
Marina ROGER
France
Local time: 11:37
French translation:la vieille maison de ferme
Explanation:
la partie habitable de la ferme ...
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logos1
Canada
Local time: 07:37
Grading comment
"maison de ferme" m'a semblé le plus proche de la réalité américaine. En revanche, j'ai utilisé un autre adjectif : ancienne maison de ferme.
Merci.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2la vieille ferme
FX Fraipont (X)
4 +1vieux manoir
Hélène ALEXIS
5ferme
Marie José Thériault
4la vieille maison de ferme
logos1
4La grande salle de la ferme (ou de la maison de ferme)
Marie José Thériault
4le vieux corps de ferme
Laure Humbel (X)


  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
old grange building
vieux manoir


Explanation:
suggestion

Hélène ALEXIS
France
Local time: 12:37
Works in field
Native speaker of: French

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  emiledgar: Yes, it's a "grange hall"; manoir is appropriate.
1 hr
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
old grange building
la vieille ferme


Explanation:
grange: 1. a farm, with its farmhouse and nearby buildings.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/grange?qsrc=2888

FX Fraipont (X)
Belgium
Local time: 12:37
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 56

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jean-Louis S.
23 mins
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agree  Mary Carroll Richer LaFlèche
13 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
old grange building
la vieille maison de ferme


Explanation:
la partie habitable de la ferme ...


    Reference: http://www.valsdesaintonge.eu/tourisme/index.php?option=com_...
logos1
Canada
Local time: 07:37
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian
PRO pts in category: 3
Grading comment
"maison de ferme" m'a semblé le plus proche de la réalité américaine. En revanche, j'ai utilisé un autre adjectif : ancienne maison de ferme.
Merci.
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
old grange building
ferme


Explanation:
«grange», sans capitale, en anglais des ÉU, signifie «ferme», tout simplement.

Marie José Thériault
Local time: 07:37
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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old grange building
La grande salle de la ferme (ou de la maison de ferme)


Explanation:
Petite précision pour traduire «the grange hall», «hall» signifiant «a large room» dans un édifice (public ou non) d'une certaine importance.

Marie José Thériault
Local time: 07:37
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
Notes to answerer
Asker: Merci pour la précision à propos de l'autre expression.

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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
old grange building
le vieux corps de ferme


Explanation:
suggestion pour rendre à la fois l'idée de grange (ferme) et building (corps de bâtiment)

Laure Humbel (X)
France
Local time: 12:37
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: French
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