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maison girondine

English translation: (traditional) Gironde-style house

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French term or phrase:maison girondine
English translation:(traditional) Gironde-style house
Entered by: Stephanie Mitchel

02:32 Feb 9, 2012
French to English translations [PRO]
Architecture
French term or phrase: maison girondine
Hello all!

A fun (?) question for this evening. I'm translating a document about wine properties, and one of the descriptions is as follows:

"Cet ensemble comprend également un château du XVIIIème siècle de 400 m², des dépendances avec chai de 1000 m² et une maison girondine attenante."

I can find plenty of images of such a structure, but I haven't the faintest idea how we would characterize it in English. Can anyone help?

Thanks!

Stephanie
Stephanie Mitchel
United States
Local time: 16:11
Gironde-style house
Explanation:
Or some variation thereof. Please note the low confidence.

http://www.paperblog.fr/2129025/relais-de-franc-mayne-in-sai...
Selected response from:

Marco Solinas
Local time: 13:11
Grading comment
Thanks Marco, this fit quite nicely. I did qualify it as 'traditional' because that seemed to work well with the dating of the property and its appeal to investors.
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Summary of answers provided
2 +3Gironde-style house
Marco Solinas
4a traditional Gironde-style house
Yvonne Gallagher
4Girondin residence
kashew


Discussion entries: 2





  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Gironde-style house


Explanation:
Or some variation thereof. Please note the low confidence.

http://www.paperblog.fr/2129025/relais-de-franc-mayne-in-sai...

Marco Solinas
Local time: 13:11
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 24
Grading comment
Thanks Marco, this fit quite nicely. I did qualify it as 'traditional' because that seemed to work well with the dating of the property and its appeal to investors.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Noni Gilbert Riley
4 hrs
agree  JaneD
4 hrs
agree  writeaway: yup, like une maison alsacien is an Alsatian-style house
1 day 6 hrs
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
a traditional Gironde-style house


Explanation:
I'm assuming that because it's on a wine property with château du XVIIIème siècle... that it is a traditional style. Otherwise a TYPICAL .... might work

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Note added at 12 mins (2012-02-09 02:44:35 GMT)
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http://www.green-acres.com/en/properties/departements/girond...

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Note added at 12 mins (2012-02-09 02:45:15 GMT)
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and I just see Marco has similar thoughts!

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Note added at 17 mins (2012-02-09 02:49:45 GMT)
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http://www.turnerfrance.com/aquitaine-properties-for-sale.ph...

http://www.frenchconnections.co.uk/en/accommodation/property...

Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Local time: 21:11
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 37
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Girondin residence


Explanation:
an adjoining Girondin residence

kashew
France
Local time: 22:11
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 99
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