chalet

English translation: cottage

02:32 May 9, 2002

French to English translations [Non-PRO]

French term or phrase: chalet

chalet a la campagne

jacques

English translation:cottage

Explanation:
C'est un "cottage in the country."

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ou \"country home.\"

Selected response from:

Mark Oliver
Local time: 14:14

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Summary of answers provided

4 +10

cottage

Mark Oliver

5 +6

chalet

Arthur Borges

4 +1

cabin

Johanna Timm, PhD

4 +1

country cottage

Rado Varbanov

holiday house

Kaori Myatt

rustic house/country-style house

RHELLER

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5 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +10

cottage

Mark Oliver
Local time: 14:14
Native speaker of: English

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25 mins confidence:

holiday house

Explanation:
just a suggestion...

Kaori Myatt
France
Local time: 23:14
Native speaker of:

Japanese

31 mins confidence:

rustic house/country-style house

Explanation:
certain chalets in Switzerland are quite luxurious

RHELLER
United States
Local time: 15:14
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in pair: 1582

36 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

cabin

Explanation:
it's what it's called in western Canada.
Rustic yes, but not necessarily simple.

Johanna Timm, PhD
Canada
Local time: 14:14
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in pair: 8

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +6

chalet

Explanation:
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Now that JLDSF mentions it, \"chalet\" is, in France & Switz, very specifically a cottage in the mountains, in flatter areas it is just \"maison de campagne\".

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i.e. a country cottage.

Arthur Borges
China
Local time: 05:14
PRO pts in pair: 404

5 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

country cottage

Explanation:
une autre variante...

Rado Varbanov
Native speaker of:

Bulgarian

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