français term
l'esprit Maison
4 +2 | uncompromising quality | Graham macLachlan |
4 +1 | that homelike/homey atmosphere | Verginia Ophof |
4 | Home spirit | Michel F. Morin |
Jun 9, 2010 22:30: Chris Hall changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Non-PRO (3): writeaway, Claire Nolan, Chris Hall
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Proposed translations
uncompromising quality
after all, would a "demanding client" be looking for a "homely atmosphere"?
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Travelin Ann
: I tend to think this is closer to the meaning
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thanks
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Claire Nolan
: Having looked at the website of this hotel, I think you are right. Pride in high standards, etc.
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thanks, indeed, very posh hotel
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that homelike/homey atmosphere
Home spirit
Reference comments
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Note added at 10 minutos (2010-06-09 16:20:44 GMT)
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maison
nom féminin singulier
1 bâtiment qui sert d'habitation, de logement
2 intérieur du lieu d'habitation
3 maisonnée ou famille habitant telle maison
4 famille royale
5 domesticité liée à une maison
6 sanctuaire, temple
7 (astrologie) un des douze fuseaux du ciel pour les astrologues
8 bâtiment public ou privé destiné à un usage particulier
9 établissement, et ses bâtiments, accueillant des usagers, logés ou non, nourris ou non
10 établissement commercial ou industriel
11 qui a été élaboré sur place, artisanalement
12 familièrement et ironiquement particulièrement soigné (une engueulade maison)
13 familièrement particulier à un groupe, une entreprise (l'esprit maison)
14 argotiquement lieu de prostitution
expressions
♦ à la maison chez soi
Look at the 13th entry
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Graham macLachlan
: n°13 indeed, as in Maison Dior or some such
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Claire Nolan
: Yes, meaning 13 seems right, Laura.
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Discussion
Mais aussi de cet « esprit maison » si particulier, qui en fait oublier que l’on se trouve dans un hôtel.
http://www.hoteldelaloge.fr/
This quote is from an evaluation of a university, and seems to be the meaning Graham and Laura's understanding:
There would be a strong ‘esprit de maison’ and a collegiate culture that respected high professional standards
http://www.dges.mctes.pt/NR/rdonlyres/68435AED-89FC-4F6C-B27...
Here are some comments about the asker's hotel:
" Compte tenu de la clientèle très cosmopolite du lieu (gens de la mode ou de la décoration, banquiers, avocats...) la propriétaire a souhaité préserver un ESPRIT "MAISON" : une synthèse parfaitement réussie, qui prouve que l'éclectisme a aussi une âme. "
A deux pas du Louvre, de l’opéra et de la Place Vendôme, Sylvie de Lattre offre un nouvelle adresse aux voyageurs soucieux de goûter à un cadre raffiné, un brin exotique et décontracté à la fois. Un « ESPRIT MAISON » qui en fera vite un lieu incontournable.
http://www.hoteltherese.com/fr/references.htm