avec vide sur

English translation: landing above the living room

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French term or phrase:dégagement avec vide sur séjour
English translation:landing above the living room
Entered by: Paul Stevens

13:53 Mar 29, 2007
French to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Real Estate
French term or phrase: avec vide sur
From a legal document relating to the purchase of a property. This is in the short description of the various floors:

"Et au niveau supérieur: un dégagement avec vide sur séjour..."

Does this mean something like "opening out into..." or something completely different?

Thanks for any help.
Paul Stevens
Local time: 23:25
haven't got one....
Explanation:
It means that the living-room doesn't have any rooms above it, that the landing (or, as we call it in my house cos I've got one, the mezzanine) gives directly onto the living-room downstairs, whose ceiling is the landing-ceiling too if you see what I mean???...
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Jacqui Audouy
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:25
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Many thanks, Jacqui
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5 +1haven't got one....
Jacqui Audouy
4 +1overlooking
Bourth (X)
2overhanging
iol


  

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haven't got one....


Explanation:
It means that the living-room doesn't have any rooms above it, that the landing (or, as we call it in my house cos I've got one, the mezzanine) gives directly onto the living-room downstairs, whose ceiling is the landing-ceiling too if you see what I mean???...

Jacqui Audouy
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:25
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Many thanks, Jacqui

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agree  suezen: giving directly onto
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overhanging


Explanation:
Just another suggestion...very usual in France.

iol
France
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overlooking


Explanation:
So the "dégagement" (corridor, landing, etc.) forms a sort of gallery along at least part of the upper part of the living room wall.

Bourth (X)
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agree  Denise DeVries
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