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marionette

English translation: maisonette

12:35 Jul 3, 2004
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
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English term or phrase: marionette
Tenants receive an award for living in a flat or marionette depending on the type of property.

My dictionaries suggest that marionette means puppet which does not seem to be applicable here. What exactly does it mean in this context. Thanks
Patheja
Selected answer:maisonette
Explanation:
I'm tempted to think it's a typo.

houses and flats to let in West Hampstead
... email. Ref:400405 posted:07-Mar-04, 1 bed split level maisonette, bedrooms:1, West Hampstead, £ 210. 1 Bed split level maisonette in excellent location. ...
www.lgr.net/residential/ london/west%20hampstead/lettings/ - 14k - Cached - Similar pages

Property News :: cnonline :: Cambridge Newspapers Ltd
... freehold maisonette accommodation comprising entrance hall, contemporary kitchen with fitted appliances, dining area, sitting room, 2 bedrooms, bathroom. ...
property.cambridge-news.co.uk/ viewagent.asp?id=5&type=f - 41k
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Klaus Herrmann
Germany
Local time: 12:06
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Klaus Herrmann
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +17
maisonette


Explanation:
I'm tempted to think it's a typo.

houses and flats to let in West Hampstead
... email. Ref:400405 posted:07-Mar-04, 1 bed split level maisonette, bedrooms:1, West Hampstead, £ 210. 1 Bed split level maisonette in excellent location. ...
www.lgr.net/residential/ london/west%20hampstead/lettings/ - 14k - Cached - Similar pages

Property News :: cnonline :: Cambridge Newspapers Ltd
... freehold maisonette accommodation comprising entrance hall, contemporary kitchen with fitted appliances, dining area, sitting room, 2 bedrooms, bathroom. ...
property.cambridge-news.co.uk/ viewagent.asp?id=5&type=f - 41k

Klaus Herrmann
Germany
Local time: 12:06
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Graciela Carlyle: yes, it must be a typo. maisonette: a self-contained apartment (usually on two floors) in a larger house and with its own entrance from the outside.
3 mins
agree  Pnina
4 mins
agree  Jacqueline van der Spek
5 mins
agree  Vicky Papaprodromou
6 mins
agree  Ramesh Madhavan
7 mins
agree  Elena Petelos
9 mins
agree  Saleh Chowdhury, Ph.D.
23 mins
agree  Javier Herrera (X): :-D
25 mins
agree  awilliams: yes
40 mins
agree  Nanny Wintjens
1 hr
agree  Madeleine MacRae Klintebo
2 hrs
agree  Hans G. Liepert: must be a typo, indeed. ..as marionette (of the landlord) ;o))
2 hrs
agree  Stefanie Sendelbach: 'puppet on a string' wouldn't make much sense here, would it
7 hrs
agree  DGK T-I
10 hrs
agree  Jörgen Slet
11 hrs
agree  Eva Karpouzi
12 hrs
agree  Alfa Trans (X)
2 days 1 hr
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
marionette


Explanation:
I don't think it's a typo

See the link below


    Reference: http://www.findaproperty.co.uk/cgi-bin/agent.pl?agentid=1284...
Science451
Italy
Local time: 12:06
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Aleksandra Gjoreska: I agree
17 mins
  -> thank you, Alexandra
neutral  DGK T-I: well, there are some 1 & 3 bedroom "marionettes" advertized by UK estate agents - I assume it is a 'malapropism' because it sounds similar to maisonette (and I've never met it) but surprizing that even a few estate agents would put that unintentionally
2 hrs
neutral  Peter Linton (X): Smart of you to find such a good reference, but I suspect 'marionette' in your ref is also a typo. In fact on another page, the same company refer to the same property as a 'maisonette.' Ref is too big to fit here. Search for 'maisonette' ' fernthorpe'
12 hrs
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