May 2, 2007 09:24
17 yrs ago
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French term

avancée

French to English Other Construction / Civil Engineering
The following sentence appears in a property due diligence report as part of the description of the property: "la partie centrale comprend : une avancée triangulaire du hall d’entrée en rez-de-chaussée, qui se poursuit au premier étage, puis se prolonge aux troisième et quatrième étages dans de moindres proportions, pour disparaître au cinquième étage". According to my construction dictionary, an avancée is an overhang or eaves, but I can't see how that would fit in here.

Proposed translations

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projection, projecting part of building

This triangular part of the building juts out from the rest.

avancée - Désigne tout élément formant saillie par rappor à un nu de référence ou à une construction : avancée de toiture, de balcon, de bâtiment ... Syn. : avant-corps. Opp.: renfoncement, reculement

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Note added at 20 mins (2007-05-02 09:44:31 GMT)
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That's from Dicobat, btw.
Peer comment(s):

agree cristina estanislau
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agree Denise DeVries
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agree Miranda Joubioux (X)
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agree Assimina Vavoula
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agree Germaine07 : a triangular projection of the hall
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks very much!! I also proposed Odette's answer to my client, as I felt that her reasoning was very valid in this context."
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canopy

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opens in a triangle

I don't think it is an overhang here, as it mentions the groundfloor and the next ones being planned in the same manner.
I think the hall widens inward into a triangle.
Note from asker:
Odette, thanks very much for your answer. It definitely made the most sense within the context of my translation. However, for the general proz glossary, I have selected "projection" as I feel this would probably make more sense in most cases. Thanks again!
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1 day 4 hrs

a jutting part

projecting
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