Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
bande servante
English translation:
service core
Added to glossary by
Miranda Joubioux (X)
Sep 5, 2013 08:18
10 yrs ago
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French term
Miranda Joubioux (X)
bande servante
French to English
Art/Literary
Architecture
Target=UK
Context : Article for a magazine mostly for architects and the construction industry.
Les failles découpées dans la masse aident à organiser les logements en leur offrant plusieurs orientations et un éclairage naturel dans la majorité des pièces, avec des zones fonctionnelles (pièces d’eau) rassemblées en bande servante.
Context : Article for a magazine mostly for architects and the construction industry.
Les failles découpées dans la masse aident à organiser les logements en leur offrant plusieurs orientations et un éclairage naturel dans la majorité des pièces, avec des zones fonctionnelles (pièces d’eau) rassemblées en bande servante.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | service core |
Terry Richards
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| 4 | band of amenities/strip of amenities |
DS Trans
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| 3 -1 | backer strip |
Gad Kohenov
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Proposed translations
1 hr
Terry Richards
France
France
Native in English
France
30 years in IT, Engineering degree.
Native in: English (Variants: British, UK, US) 
Works in: French to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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16
Selected
service core
I have heard this term used for commercial buildings and it seems to fit here.
Note from asker:
| Thank you Terry. It does indeed. |
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
philgoddard
: This is a possibility, but I think you need to provide some references. // We know that "service core" exists in English, but I couldn't find any proving that it was the equivalent of "bande servante".
5 hrs
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Google will give you about 77,000 of them!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I found many examples and consider this to be the best option."
-1
45 mins
Gad Kohenov
Israel
Israel
Native in French
Works in field
Israel
30 years of experience+satisfied clients
Native in: French , Hebrew
Works in: English to Hebrew, Hebrew to English, French to Hebrew, and 8 more.
Related KudoZ points
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8
backer strip
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
philgoddard
: Your reference is to "bande servant de support", and it comes from carpentry.
4 hrs
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6 hrs
band of amenities/strip of amenities
Amenity would seem to be the appropriate word in English.
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