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annex storey

English translation: first floor of the annex

17:00 Mar 31, 2012
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Architecture
English term or phrase: annex storey
What kind of building is that?
this is my context:

The property consists of three buildings (front, one-story [original spelling] annex and annex storey and was built in ....
I would appreciate your help.
thanx
Marta28
Local time: 07:44
Selected answer:first floor of the annex
Explanation:
This text is very confused! I suspect that the author meant to say that the property consists of three units: a front unit (single storey), an annex and the first floor of the annex. However, there is no way to be sure.
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Martin Riordan
Brazil
Local time: 02:44
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3 +5first floor of the annex
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first floor of the annex


Explanation:
This text is very confused! I suspect that the author meant to say that the property consists of three units: a front unit (single storey), an annex and the first floor of the annex. However, there is no way to be sure.

Martin Riordan
Brazil
Local time: 02:44
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Catharine Cellier-Smart: first floor in British English, or second floor in US English
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, Catharine! And second floor in Brazil, too. Very confusing!
agree  Tina Vonhof (X)
5 hrs
  -> Thanks, Tina!
agree  Lara Barnett
15 hrs
  -> Thanks, Lara!
agree  B D Finch: This reads as though it was written by a French-speaker. In French an étage is a storey other than the ground floor. So a building with two étages is a three-storey building.
2 days 15 hrs
  -> Thanks, BD!
agree  Phong Le
2 days 21 hrs
  -> Thanks, Phong Le!
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