May 9, 2002 02:32
22 yrs ago
French term

chalet

Non-PRO French to English Other
chalet a la campagne

Proposed translations

+10
5 mins
Selected

cottage

C'est un "cottage in the country."

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Note added at 2002-05-09 02:39:12 (GMT)
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ou \"country home.\"
Peer comment(s):

agree Carole Lefebvre : carolel
20 mins
agree Jean-Luc Dumont : oui - rarement vu chalet de campagne en Europe
35 mins
agree Fernando Muela Sopeña
2 hrs
agree Sonia Almeida
6 hrs
agree luskie
7 hrs
agree Erika Pavelka (X)
9 hrs
agree Nathalie M. Girard, ALHC (X)
11 hrs
agree suzanten
23 hrs
agree Worklog
1 day 11 hrs
agree xyz abc (X)
6 days
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25 mins

holiday house

just a suggestion...
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31 mins

rustic house/country-style house

certain chalets in Switzerland are quite luxurious
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+1
36 mins

cabin

it's what it's called in western Canada.
Rustic yes, but not necessarily simple.
Peer comment(s):

agree Jean-Luc Dumont : i agree - le terme "chalet à la campagne" en Amérique du nord mais pas trop en Europe- contexte géographique et cible serait utile
3 mins
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+6
2 hrs

chalet

!!!

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Note added at 2002-05-09 15:33:26 (GMT)
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Now that JLDSF mentions it, \"chalet\" is, in France & Switz, very specifically a cottage in the mountains, in flatter areas it is just \"maison de campagne\".

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Note added at 2002-05-09 15:34:03 (GMT)
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i.e. a country cottage.
Peer comment(s):

agree jerrie : a chalet is a chalet!
2 hrs
agree Linda Young (X)
3 hrs
agree Victoria Barkoff : Certainly in the province of QUebec, Canada it is.
4 hrs
agree luskie
5 hrs
agree Jean-Luc Dumont
11 hrs
agree Dav1d
6 days
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+1
5 hrs

country cottage

une autre variante...
Peer comment(s):

agree Pascale Dahan
1 hr
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