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Lieu à vivre

English translation: living space

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French term or phrase:Lieu à vivre
English translation:living space
Entered by: Philippa Smith

09:49 Jan 9, 2020
French to English translations [PRO]
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French term or phrase: Lieu à vivre
The document I'm translating is about the design of an educational area in a museum that is "pensé comme un nouveau lieu à vivre". It then goes on to refer to the concepts of "foyer" and "maison". I'm looking for a translation of "nouveau lieu de vivre". I'm not sure that a place to live is appropriate here. Thanks
Jane RM
France
Local time: 16:33
living space
Explanation:
I think this would work as it ties in with the "home" aspect you need to evoke while sounding like an appropriate name for a museum area; you also get the double bubble of the other meaning of "living space"in English: a space that's alive. And museums tend to want to put across the idea of being alive rather than old and musty...;-)
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Philippa Smith
Local time: 16:33
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4 +7living space
Philippa Smith
3 +4experiential space
James Calder
3space to inhabit
Helen Shiner


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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
lieu à vivre
space to inhabit


Explanation:
Just a suggestion.

Helen Shiner
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:33
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 348
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
living space


Explanation:
I think this would work as it ties in with the "home" aspect you need to evoke while sounding like an appropriate name for a museum area; you also get the double bubble of the other meaning of "living space"in English: a space that's alive. And museums tend to want to put across the idea of being alive rather than old and musty...;-)

Philippa Smith
Local time: 16:33
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 47
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agree  abe(L)solano
20 mins
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agree  erwan-l
1 hr
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agree  Rebecca Breekveldt
1 hr
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agree  Eliza Hall
3 hrs
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agree  writeaway
4 hrs
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agree  Verginia Ophof
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agree  Gordon Matthews
11 days
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
experiential space


Explanation:
I think "vivre" here is more to do with experiencing things. Take a look at the links below, which both seem to tie in with your query.

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Note added at 24 mins (2020-01-09 10:14:27 GMT)
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Sorry, those links don't work.
Try these: https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=7stmDAAAQBAJ&pg=PT112&lp...
and
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/280913124_Child-cen...


    https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=7stmDAAAQBAJ&pg=PT112&lpg=PT112&dq=%22experiential+space%22+museum&source=bl&ots=ZIgty3Rd3U&sig=ACfU3U2r
    https://www.researchgate.net/publication/280913124_Child-centered_Practice_in_Museums_Experiential_Learning_through_Creative_Play_at_the_Ips
James Calder
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:33
Works in field
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Chakib Roula
11 mins
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agree  Lara Barnett
35 mins
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neutral  Philippa Smith: I think this would be a good option if there weren't the references to "foyer" and "maison": it's important to retain the "inhabiting" dimension imo.
36 mins
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agree  Yolanda Broad
14 hrs
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agree  ph-b (X)
23 hrs
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