allèges fixes
English translation: fixed revetements/breast walls
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|  Selected response from: B D Finch France Local time: 22:12 | ||||||
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| 4 +1 | fixed revetements/breast walls |
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| 4 | fixed bottom lights; spandrels |
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| 3 +1 | basement |
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peer agreement (net): +1fixed revetements/breast walls Explanation: The first part of this has come up before: http://www.proz.com/kudoz/french_to_english/construction_civ... |
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fixed bottom lights; spandrels Explanation: "Allège" IS, under normal circumstances, a breast wall, i.e. a solid element made of brick, concrete etc. So it would be ridiculous to feel any need to specify "fixe" since it is hardly likely to get up and walk away. However "fixe" is commonly said of windows, i.e. in referring to the "fixed lights" that do not open. On first reading (rapid) I took this to be a house with a patio. On rereading it would appear to be high-rise (though opening windows have been rare in the past, they are coming into vogue as a sustainable-development thing). So, if this is a house with patio, say, the "allège" could be the bottom (floor up) part of a wall-height joinery unit in which the top part opens and the bottom is fixed. And if it's high-rise, the "allège" would be the "spandrel panel", i.e. that part of the building cladding between the top of one window and the bottom of the window on the floor above. Again, however, on high rise it would be VERY unusual - and downright dangerous - for these to open in any way, so "fixe" constitutes overkill. Do you have any insight into the type of building involved? -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 8 hrs (2008-11-19 01:53:28 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Hmmm. "Haussmann style" makes "breast wall" the most likely solution, though it would in this case be odd to specify "fixe". Of course they might be retaining the Haussmann façade on the street, demolishing the rest of the 19thC building, and building a modern building in its place. With modern joinery/curtain walling on the courtyard walls. Which brings us back to Square One! |
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peer agreement (net): +1basement Explanation: Hi I'm imagining that the aluminium windows only open on the top half and that the bottom(allege) is fixed. My Collins says basement or dwarf wall so that fits in with this link -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 16 hrs (2008-11-19 09:40:34 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Hi again had another look at this and maybe the allege refers to a fixed wrought iron ballustrade in front of the window.this would be true to Haussamnn style and would explain 'fixed' The building isn't that tall ,but I agree that this idea might be a bit dangerous!! http://travel.webshots.com/photo/1194341542031963949CYJhyQ -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 16 hrs (2008-11-19 09:56:26 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- me again - I think I'll stick with the original idea after seeing this, but I agrre the term basement isn't perfect http://fabricants-btp.batiproduits.com/moniteur/FicheProdRec... Reference: http://fr.wikisource.org/wiki/Dictionnaire_raisonn%C3%A9_de_... |
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