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Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

escalier unique

English translation:

single staircase

Added to glossary by Jana Cole
Jul 8, 2019 21:23
4 yrs ago
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French term

escalier unique

Non-PRO French to English Marketing Real Estate Homes
This is in a lease.

What is the meaning of escalier unique, which is repeated in each description.

Dans le bâtiment unique, escalier unique, au deuxième étage, un APPARTEMENT avec grand porte palière ...

Dans le bâtiment unique, escalier unique, au premier sous-sol, à gauche de l’entrée, en façade sur le boulevard Suchet un EMPLACEMENT de voiture.

Dans le bâtiment unique, escalier unique, au deuxième sous-sol, une CAVE première porte à gauche.
Proposed translations (English)
3 +6 single staircase
5 -2 One-of-a-kind staircase
Change log

Jul 8, 2019 21:56: Rachel Fell changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"

Votes to reclassify question as PRO/non-PRO:

Non-PRO (3): mchd, Tony M, Rachel Fell

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Discussion

Ph_B (X) Jul 9, 2019:
Agree with Tony of course. I'd just mention that you'll find escalier/bâtiment unique in official docs about properties (title deeds drafted by solicitors, auction sales, etc.), bearing in mind this is a lease agreement. I've kept a copy of the deed of the first flat I bought in Paris. Its description includes bâtiment unique, escalier unique but it was nothing to write home about and there was nothing posh about the area. I think it has to do with locating the property as precisely as possible in terms of ownership and/or perhaps for tax reasons - these tax people know exactly where we live and what it's worth :-) Mentioning escalier unique even when there's no other staircase is perhaps due to the fact that it has to be included formally for the doc to be valid.

Proposed translations

+6
23 mins
Selected

single staircase

They seem to be emphasizing that this is a single, select apartment block with just one staircase.
Peer comment(s):
agree philgoddard : I'm not sure how I'd translate "bâtiment unique". I assume it means the only building on the site, which is not something we'd really say in English, and you could leave it out. //Good point. In that case, don't leave it out.
3 mins
Thanks, Phil! As you say, probably 'single block' — as distinct from those larger developments that say 'Block G, staircase 3' etc. — with some kind of implication of 'downmarket'!
agree Daryo : you would expect a nice building in Boulevard Suchet, but still a "uniquely designed" staircase makes no sense. It's simply about saying "the only one staircase".
8 hrs
Thanks, Daryo!
agree writeaway : yes, logical in the context. I always enjoy(ed) translating property ads
11 hrs
Thanks, W/A!
agree Simon Charass
16 hrs
Thanks, Simon!
agree B D Finch
16 hrs
Thanks, B!
agree Ph_B (X)
17 hrs
Merci, Ph_B !
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
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16 mins

One-of-a-kind staircase

Unique is only one without one like it and the closest term which is very common is one-of-a-kind.

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Note added at 3 hrs (2019-07-09 00:30:01 GMT)
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https://www.hgtv.com/shows/one-of-a-kind/the-bank-bathroom-p...

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Note added at 3 hrs (2019-07-09 00:31:27 GMT)
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Take a look at the link I sent you. Wish you good luck.
Peer comment(s):
neutral Tony M : Seems extraordinarily unlikely, from the way it is being used in the text as given. Context and relevance are all-important here.
7 mins
https://www.hgtv.com/shows/one-of-a-kind/the-bank-bathroom-p...
neutral writeaway : 100% confidence backed by 000 refs? /hearing what? unique has many meanings and this one is far-fetched in the context
2 hrs
My confidence is based on 30 years of hearing it.
disagree Daryo : your link proves NOTHING - it only illustrates the meaning you presumed // far more likely meaning: there is "only one" of it - only one building on the property, only one staircase in the building, etc ...
8 hrs
disagree B D Finch : "Unique is only one without one like it": not in French!
16 hrs
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