Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

les dégats des eaux

English translation:

water damage

Added to glossary by Theresa Pisani Moniez
Apr 30, 2002 10:55
22 yrs ago
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French term

les dégats des eaux

Non-PRO French to English Bus/Financial
...nombreux risques comme les dégats des eaux...

Proposed translations

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34 mins
Selected

water damage

Damage as "dégats" is an uncountable noun (indénombrable)

Damages in the plural is monetary compensation, i.e. "The judge ruled that the perpetrator would not a pay a fine per se, but would have to pay damages to the owner.

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Note added at 2002-04-30 12:21:00 (GMT)
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Peer comment(s):

agree Victoria Barkoff : Yes, "damage" is the appropriate word here.
10 mins
agree Adam Deutsch
32 mins
Thank you both!
agree Nathalie M. Girard, ALHC (X)
58 mins
agree Paul Edgar
2 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Seems fine to me - thanks"
+3
2 mins

water damages

A common insured peril (risque) - if this is applicable.

HTH
Peer comment(s):

agree Nikki Scott-Despaigne : "damage" in the singular for physical damage. (Damages meaning financial compensation for physical damage).
3 mins
Your comments noted, but there are 566,000 hits on google for water DAMAGES, mainly in an insurance context.
agree Linda Young (X)
11 mins
Thank you
agree RHELLER : agree with Nikki -singular
1 hr
Thanks, but see my response to Nikki - it is not uncommon to use the plural in an insurance context (I speak from 20 years' insurance experience).
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1 hr

water damage

many risks including/such as water damage
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