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pierre grise

German translation: Bruchsteinhäuser

15:42 Mar 6, 2002
French to German translations [PRO]
French term or phrase: pierre grise
Remarquez la facade très francaise en pierre grise.

Sind das einfach nur graue Steine (Graustein) - ich denke doch nicht.

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Ulrike Sengfelder
Italy
Local time: 22:44
German translation:Bruchsteinhäuser
Explanation:
These are the typical stones (pierre) of the old farm houses in southern france, especially languedoc and roussillon

It means: Bruchsteinhäuser-Fassaden (the facades of these old house in the typical southern french stones "pierre", and a typical expression in France is "maison de pierre")
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Ursula Bender
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:44
Grading comment
Nach langem Hin- und Herüberlegen hab' ich mich doch für Bruchstein entschieden, da bei manchen Häusern auch noch dabei stand, dass sie beige-rosa sind.... aber ganz überzeugt davon bin ich doch nicht....
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Summary of answers provided
4Graustein
Mats Wiman
4extrahierter Kalkstein
swisstell
4Bruchsteinhäuser
Ursula Bender


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Graustein


Explanation:
=Sammelname für Granit und Gneis


    Norstedts Skribent+fra-sve-fra+deu-sve-deu+Schwed.Nat.Enzyklop.+MW
Mats Wiman
Sweden
Local time: 22:44
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in pair: 162

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Geneviève von Levetzow: umgangsprachlich sehr unüblich
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
extrahierter Kalkstein


Explanation:
si vous parlez des maisons a Montréal, Canada

swisstell
Italy
Local time: 22:44
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in pair: 682
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Bruchsteinhäuser


Explanation:
These are the typical stones (pierre) of the old farm houses in southern france, especially languedoc and roussillon

It means: Bruchsteinhäuser-Fassaden (the facades of these old house in the typical southern french stones "pierre", and a typical expression in France is "maison de pierre")

Ursula Bender
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:44
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 4
Grading comment
Nach langem Hin- und Herüberlegen hab' ich mich doch für Bruchstein entschieden, da bei manchen Häusern auch noch dabei stand, dass sie beige-rosa sind.... aber ganz überzeugt davon bin ich doch nicht....

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Geneviève von Levetzow: Mais ce ne sont pas du tout des maisons en pierre grise, mais plutôt d'un ton beige-rose.
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