son déploiement maximum

English translation: its fullest state of development

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French term or phrase:	son déploiement maximum
English translation:	its fullest state of development
Entered by:	Charles Davis

09:04 May 7, 2016

French to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Architecture

French term or phrase: son déploiement maximum

In a fairly technical document about the history of a French castle (fortifications, extensions, changes in style, etc.)

This is the tricky sentence:
Les translormations réalisées au cours du XVIII° siècle donnent au château son déploiement maximum. La forteresse ... devient une résidence urbaine.

At first I was looking at a translation around expansion and extending to it fullest extent; and then I wondered whether 'déploiement' wasn't being used in the sense of 'display' in which case I would look for something aliong the lines of "its full glory'.
The more I read it, the less I can decide!
I'd be very grateful for opinions and/or suggestions on how to handle the sentence!
Thanks in advance.

Sheena Currie KudoZ activity Questions: 50 (8 open) (3 without valid answers) (1 closed without grading) Answers: 1 France
Local time: 01:27

its fullest state of development

Explanation:
OK, it's a bit dull compared with "full glory", but my feeling is that "déploiement" doesn't express display here, nor for that matter physical dimensions (extent), but development, an "opening out" or "unfurling" or its full potential, as it were.

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Note added at 28 mins (2016-05-07 09:33:23 GMT)
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Sorry: I meant "OF its full potential" in the last line, not "OR its full potential".

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Note added at 29 mins (2016-05-07 09:34:22 GMT)
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And if you go this way, "donnent au château son déploiement maximum" could be "bring the castle to its fullest state of development".

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Charles Davis
Spain
Local time: 01:27

Grading comment

Thank you very much for this suggestion! I've spent a lot of time (too much time? Ah well, it's a wet Sunday) doing my historical research without really being able to decide what was in "my" author's mind... As Nikki commented, your suggestion covers both aspects. Very helpful - thank you again.
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Summary of answers provided

gave the castle its fullest extent

Daryo

3 +1

its fullest state of development

Charles Davis

2 +2

peak

Wendy Streitparth

its architectural pinnacle

B D Finch

Discussion entries: 4

Answers

28 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

its fullest state of development

Charles Davis
Spain
Local time: 01:27
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 36

Grading comment

3 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

peak

Explanation:
My first thought was along the lines of it being used to maximum potential, which is similar to what Charles suggested. As an alternative, I suggest

the castle reached the peak of its development

or

Alterations made to the castle in the course of the 18th C provided maximum benefit.

Wendy Streitparth
Germany
Local time: 01:27
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8

4 hrs confidence:

donnent au château son déploiement maximum gave the castle its fullest extent

Explanation:
it's simply and only about the size / the maximum extension of the castle (l'emprise au sol du château)

it doesn't in itself imply anything about qualitative aspects - it could have been or not the intended size of the castle since day one [=> "project achieved"], the additions could have been or not better in some way [=> "the castle at its best" ] - nothing said about that either way.

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Note added at 17 hrs (2016-05-08 02:37:25 GMT)
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"déploiement" is simply about spreading on the ground, occupying a certain area
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[Les translormations réalisées au cours du XVIII° siècle ] donnent au château son déploiement maximum

[changes made ....] gave the castle its fullest extent /its maximum size (measured by the occupied surface on the ground)

or to use the technical term
... the maximum building area

Building Area
Section 502.1 of the International Building Code defines this term as the area included within surrounding exterior walls (or exterior and fire walls) exclusive of vent shafts and courts. Areas of the building not provided with surrounding walls shall be included in the building area if such areas are included within the horizontal projection of the roof or floor above.
http://www.buildingareameasurement.com/glossary.htm

Daryo
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:27
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Serbian,

French
PRO pts in category: 23

1 hr confidence:

its architectural pinnacle

Explanation:
... brought the chateau to its architectural pinnacle

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Note added at 2 days4 hrs (2016-05-09 13:22:45 GMT) Post-grading
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Hope it comes in useful, even if wrong here!

B D Finch
France
Local time: 01:27
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 163

Notes to answerer

Asker: This is such a beautifully-turned phrase. Thank you so much. Unable to decide between the "architecture" and the "footprint" aspects, I've decided to go along the lines of Charles' helpful suggestion: but I'll keep yours for another occasion, if I may? :)

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