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English translation: uncontrolled building

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French term or phrase:	constructions anarchiques
English translation:	uncontrolled building
Entered by:	Rachel Fell

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19:15 Nov 1, 2005

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Social Sciences - Agriculture

French term or phrase: constructions anarchiques

From an article about different definitions of the word 'terroir':

"Ainsi conçu, le terroir présente diverses propriétés. Un bassin versant, le bassin d’alimentation d’une source polluée, un territoire où la forêt est fréquemment soumise aux incendies, une vallée qui s’enfriche ou qui est mitée par des constructions anarchiques, l’aire d’une ressource particulière, ne sont pas à priori des terroirs."

Any ideas what we would call these in English? Thanks!

Anna Kiff KudoZ activity Questions: 69 (2 open) (7 closed without grading) Answers: 32
Local time: 17:52

uncontrolled building

Explanation:
(buildings put up without consent, etc.)
Outrageous rents and uncontrolled building have ruined the ambience and forced
boutiques out, some to the yet-to-be-developed village of Shahpur Jat ...
www.femalefirst.co.uk/travel/2052004.htm

Relentless and uncontrolled building is caused by local governments who draw
their main fiscal revenues from building licences. Similarly, until recently at ...
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4637697.stm

En effet, des constructions anarchiques et marchés pirates ont poussé comme des champignons dans ces concessions, notamment dans la partie comprise entre la ...
www.lepotentiel.com/afficher_article.php?id_edition=&id_art...

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Rachel Fell
Local time: 16:52

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Thanks everyone for your help. Think this is the most likely.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

3 +5

uncontrolled building

Rachel Fell

4 +2

haphazardly located outbuildings or strewn around outbuildings

Jane Lamb-Ruiz

unconventional buildings

Suzy G

eyesore buildings

murieldean

random buildings

xxxCMJ_Trans

disorderly huts

Tony M

2 -1

out-dated buildings

Kate Hudson

Discussion entries: 1

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5 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): -1

out-dated buildings

Explanation:
Perhaps

Kate Hudson
Netherlands
Local time: 17:52
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 20

22 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +5

uncontrolled building

Rachel Fell
Local time: 16:52
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 24

Grading comment

Thanks everyone for your help. Think this is the most likely.

13 mins confidence:

disorderly huts

Explanation:
Although not exactly useable as is, it occurred to me that 'disorderly' conveys well the sense of 'anarchique' here.

'shanties' might be going a bit too far.

'untidy, rough' ?

even scruffy, unsightly?

'tatty old sheds'

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Note added at 1 hr 38 mins (2005-11-01 20:54:08 GMT)
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'disfigured with untidy buildings'

Tony M
France
Local time: 17:52
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 37

2 hrs confidence:

random buildings

Explanation:
...

xxxCMJ_Trans
Local time: 17:52
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

11 hrs confidence:

eyesore buildings

Explanation:
why not?

murieldean
Native speaker of:

French,

English

7 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

haphazardly located outbuildings or strewn around outbuildings

Explanation:
I might say here

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Note added at 7 mins (2005-11-01 19:23:08 GMT)
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anarchique: strewn around

outbuildings that are strewn around

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Note added at 8 mins (2005-11-01 19:23:55 GMT)
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it refers to their placement or positioning on the land;
Or
Unrelated outbuildings...they have no relationship to one another..

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Note added at 18 hrs 35 mins (2005-11-02 13:50:28 GMT)
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if one piece of property= haphazard building

Jane Lamb-Ruiz
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Portuguese

20 hrs confidence:

unconventional buildings

Explanation:
I think this probably covers it (within the context). "Anarchy" can mean "without law", so it could be interpreted as buildings not built according to general rules.

Suzy G
Local time: 17:52
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English

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