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recherche d'une résidence

English translation: house hunting

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
French term or phrase:recherche d'une résidence
English translation:house hunting
Entered by: Thijs van Dorssen

20:11 Dec 10, 2001
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
Bus/Financial - Human Resources / HR
French term or phrase: recherche d'une résidence
dépenses relatives à la recherche d'une résidence.

House hunting?
Lise Boismenu, B.Sc.
Canada
Local time: 00:07
House hunting
Explanation:
I think your choice is fine
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Linda Young (X)
Local time: 06:07
Grading comment
Thanks for your confirmation.
Lise

2 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2House hunting
Linda Young (X)
4 +2house hunting
Guy Bray
4 +1relocation costs (expenses)
carpman22


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
House hunting


Explanation:
I think your choice is fine

Linda Young (X)
Local time: 06:07
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
Grading comment
Thanks for your confirmation.
Lise

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Andrea Kopf
7 mins
agree  Helen D. Elliot (X)
42 mins
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
house hunting


Explanation:
Sounds good to me. You could also say looking for a place to living, a search for accommodation,...

Guy Bray
United States
Local time: 21:07
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  DPolice: résidence is much more formal than "house" or "home" it is officialese. (a place of residence)
6 mins
neutral  cheungmo: In French, "résidence" just means "somewhere to live"
29 mins
agree  Carole Muller: agree with DPolice: I guess one could say "looking for a place an appropriate residence"/place to reside, DPolice is very right. Residence is somehow either formal/business or uptown talk
39 mins
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
relocation costs (expenses)


Explanation:
...just another idea...

carpman22
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:07

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Yolanda Broad: relocation expenses is good, too.
7 days
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