Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

rafraîchissement du logement

English translation:

Renovation of apartment/lodging

Added to glossary by Maya Jurt
Nov 16, 2001 06:58
22 yrs ago
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French term

rafraîchissement du logement

French to English Tech/Engineering Construction / Civil Engineering construction
Can this have any meaning other than "cooling"? Context is a contract for the design and construction of a building.

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Nikki Scott-Despaigne Nov 16, 2001:
Hi mary, Could you post an extract with the term in situ?

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Renovation

"Raffaîchir un logement" means that the flat needs some new wall paint, maybe a new kitchen and bathroom. Renovation is the word.
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Cooling (system)

Can't imagine that it could have any other meaning. If it is any comfort, here is an entry from Termium (it uses "local" instead of "logement," but it really is the same context):

Subject Field(s)
  – Air Conditioning
Subject Field(s)
  – Conditionnement de l'air et climatisation
 
comfort cooling Source CORRECT

refroidissement pour le
confort Source CORRECT, MASC

rafraîchissement de confort
Source CORRECT, MASC

DEF – Refrigeration for comfort as
opposed to refrigeration for storage or
manufacture. Source

DEF – [...] une des techniques de refroidissement des locaux habités susceptible de créer pour les occupants une sensation de confort et de bien-être pendant les grandes chaleurs surtout [...] le refroidissement pour le confort étant obtenu généralement au moyen de
climatiseurs individuels, ces derniers
assurent non seulement le refroidissement pur et simple de l'air ambiant, mais également sa déshumidification, son filtrage et sa circulation à travers le local considéré.
Source


fwiw, I just ran a quick search on Google, and turned up zilch for "rafraîchissement du logement," so I don't think it's one of those canonized terms.
Reference:

Termium

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remodeling

Domaine(s) : bâtiment 1 / 1




remodeling

Syn.
alterations
renewal
renovation


Variante(s) orthographique(s).
remodelling


réfection n. f.

Syn.
rénovation n. f.
remise en état n. f.



Déf. :
Travaux d'amélioration effectués à un bâtiment ou à un site afin de le remettre dans un meilleur état.


Note :
((Exemples :)) Réfection d'un mur, d'une route. Travaux de réfection.




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