Jun 8, 2010 15:03
13 yrs ago
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French term

zones d’habitat individuel et pavillonnaire

French to English Other Construction / Civil Engineering housing
One of several criteria governing where a major retailer will locate its new stores:

- la proximité de zones d’habitat individuel et pavillonnaire

I'd always considered a "pavillon" (as in, on a "lotissement") to be much the same as a "maison individuelle", so am struggling to differentiate the two here. Previous glossary entries, whilst useful, haven't cleared it up for me.

MTIA

Discussion

Vicky James (asker) Jun 8, 2010:
Unfortunately... ...there is no "area". It's a general set of criteria for a hypothetical store. Thanks for your input everyone.
writeaway Jun 8, 2010:
Agree -the context (ie actual town, etc) should provide clues towards the right translation in this particular text. Maybe there's info on the web about the whole area but no way for the rest of us to know.
Evans (X) Jun 8, 2010:
You may be right, and I've come across "pavillonaire" referring to low-rise as opposed to high-rise housing. I think it is tricky here to see the exact difference that is being made in the text, as the asker points out.
writeaway Jun 8, 2010:
Imo, habitat individuel refers to individual detached/semi-detached homes as opposed to pavillionaire (like Kaufman&Broad developments). See my ref below.
Evans (X) Jun 8, 2010:
I think 'habitat individuel' refers to houses as opposed to flats, they may be semi-detached or link-detached. Pavillons are detached houses. See my ref below.

HTH

Proposed translations

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residential areas

A literal translation doesn't work here - I don't think the style of architecture or the number of people in each building are relevant.
Note from asker:
Thanks, Phil. This crossed my mind, too.
Peer comment(s):

agree Claire Nolan
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Thank you.
agree GeoS : I think this is the most safe choice. Any attempt to translate when not 100% certain could raise questions in criteria interpretation.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks, everyone. I felt this was the safest option, in the midst of so many others!"
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individual dwellings and detached houses area

individual dwellings and detached houses area
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areas of single-family and detached homes

I think you could put it this way in English. See my reference given already.

I would avoid the word "individual" referring to housing, as in the UK at least this usually relates to the style and is used in estate-agent speak when selling houses.
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Reference comments

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definition

pavillonnaire


pavillonnaire [ pavijɔnεʀ ]

pavillonnaire adjectif ( même forme au masculin et au féminin, pluriel pavillonnaires )
Definition :

1. qui rassemble des maisons particulières
(un quartier pavillonnaire)
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useful definition of habitat individuel

Habitat individuel

Forme d'habitat où ne réside qu'une seule famille, par opposition à l'habitat collectif comportant plusieurs logements dans un même bâtiment. Caractérisé par la maison individuelle ou pavillon, l'habitat individuel tend à se développer par rapport à l'habitat collectif, même si celui ci reste majoritaire en milieu urbain.
Par rapport à l'habitat collectif, c'est un mode d'habitat très consommateur d'espace, qui entraîne un coût plus important en infrastructures et équipements, l'accroissement du « mitage » des paysages, ainsi qu'une circulation automobile plus dense.

http://www.muleta.org/muleta2/rechercheTerme.do?critere=&pay...
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Pavillon

Architectural definition:
Bâtiment ou corps de bâtiment caractérisé par un plan sensiblement carré. Ne pas confondre le pavillon avec la tour carrée dont le développement en hauteur par rapport au plan est plus important.
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