Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Mar 31, 2008 16:00
16 yrs ago
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German term
Lofthaus
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Real Estate
I am translating an article from FOCUS about property in various German cities - does anyone know a good English term for the above? I don't think it translates neatly into English and was going to put in a note: if anyone knows otherwise, I would love to have a few suggestions!
Proposed translations
(English)
4 | loft house | Z.E. Ball |
3 +2 | converted warehouse | Thoth |
4 | loft apartment | David Moore (X) |
4 | penthouse apartment | AllegroTrans |
3 +1 | loft building | NGK |
4 | loft-style dwelling | Michele Fauble |
4 -2 | loft / loft conversion | SinnerAtta |
Change log
Apr 1, 2008 10:26: Steffen Walter changed "Field" from "Other" to "Tech/Engineering"
Apr 3, 2008 13:16: Z.E. Ball Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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loft house
I'd simply stick with loft house....take a look at some of these examples.
http://www.american-architects.com/index.php?seite=ny_profil...
http://www.realestate-switzerland.ch/lofthouse-baden-aargau-...
"Attractive and very modern styled lofthouse in Baden."
http://www.japan-architect.co.jp/english/2maga/ja/ja0060/wor...
"work Loft House
location Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture
architects Shinichi Ogawa & Architects"
http://www.30elm.com/portfolios/140-vertical-loft-house
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&Item=220209100...
New Modern Architectural Los Angeles Loft-House $849,000.00
http://www.4321.co.il/property/property.asp?p=33503&name=Fra...
www.primelocation.com/international-property/details/id/LUX... - 67k
http://www.loft-zug.ch/architect-villa-house-vineyards-aarga...
http://www.channel4.com/4homes/diyandbuilding/buildinghouse/...
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http://www.bbaworld.com/pages/portfolio/Residential/23.html
The list goes on.....seem like lovely places to live....nice and airy. :-)
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"One of the coolest bachelor pads I’ve ever seen, built in Tucson, AZ in 2002. This passive solar loft house has two insulated masonry walls, each facing east and west with floor to ceiling glass at the north and south facing rooms."
http://images.google.de/imgres?imgurl=http://i73.photobucket...
http://www.american-architects.com/index.php?seite=ny_profil...
http://www.realestate-switzerland.ch/lofthouse-baden-aargau-...
"Attractive and very modern styled lofthouse in Baden."
http://www.japan-architect.co.jp/english/2maga/ja/ja0060/wor...
"work Loft House
location Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture
architects Shinichi Ogawa & Architects"
http://www.30elm.com/portfolios/140-vertical-loft-house
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&Item=220209100...
New Modern Architectural Los Angeles Loft-House $849,000.00
http://www.4321.co.il/property/property.asp?p=33503&name=Fra...
www.primelocation.com/international-property/details/id/LUX... - 67k
http://www.loft-zug.ch/architect-villa-house-vineyards-aarga...
http://www.channel4.com/4homes/diyandbuilding/buildinghouse/...
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http://www.bbaworld.com/pages/portfolio/Residential/23.html
The list goes on.....seem like lovely places to live....nice and airy. :-)
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Note added at 6 hrs (2008-03-31 22:57:06 GMT)
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"One of the coolest bachelor pads I’ve ever seen, built in Tucson, AZ in 2002. This passive solar loft house has two insulated masonry walls, each facing east and west with floor to ceiling glass at the north and south facing rooms."
http://images.google.de/imgres?imgurl=http://i73.photobucket...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thanks - I think too that a "Lofthaus" is a particular style of house in its own right so I'm going to stick with loft house :)"
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converted warehouse
as a suggestion
Peer comment(s):
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SinnerAtta
: That would be my choice because I just embarrassed myself by citing two links, both of which are showing pictures of "attic conversions", at least in North American parlance....
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thank you
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BirgitBerlin
: I think this would be it, because the use of the word "loft" is misleading. "Loft" doesn't necessarily mean "attic" in German. Germans tend to use foreign words without knowing what they actually mean.
7 hrs
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...and thank you, 'flat' derived from 'flat rate' is another example that makes me cringe
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loft apartment
Here's an interesting article which even includes "Lofthaus"-type flats in London...:
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20010407/ai_...
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20010407/ai_...
37 mins
penthouse apartment
a more trendy way of describing an attic
Peer comment(s):
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BrettMN
: Except that a "penthouse" is something very specific that connotes luxury: a deluxe apartment at the top of a (usually) high building.
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+1
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loft building
Might be a building with multiple lofts, in which case "apartment" wouldn't work.
Peer comment(s):
agree |
Paul Skidmore
: w/o further context this seems appropriately generic
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neutral |
David Moore (X)
: Hmmmm... I wouldn't care to live in the accommodation you first reference defines as a "loft building".../And anyway, isn't your second one specifically American? Why, when the poster is located in the UK?
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loft / loft conversion
Damit weiß jeder Interessent, was gemeint ist.
Siehe auch:
www.loftconversionwarehouse.com
www.amazon.co.uk/Loft-Conversions-Planning-Completing-Conve...
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So sorry! Baaad examples ... I added these links without taking a closer look. But to be sure, we're talking about converted warehouse space. Normally in these parts, a loft conversion is partitioned warehouse space made into living quarters /studios, what-have-you.
Siehe auch:
www.loftconversionwarehouse.com
www.amazon.co.uk/Loft-Conversions-Planning-Completing-Conve...
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So sorry! Baaad examples ... I added these links without taking a closer look. But to be sure, we're talking about converted warehouse space. Normally in these parts, a loft conversion is partitioned warehouse space made into living quarters /studios, what-have-you.
Peer comment(s):
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BirgitBerlin
: In Deutschland ist ein Loft aber nicht immer ein Dachgeschoss. Das kann auch eine Fabriketage sein. Das ist mal wieder ein Fall von falscher Verwendung eines englischen Wortes in der Deutschen Sprache.
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Wieso, hatte jemand "Dachgeschoss" gesagt? Nicht in meiner Antwort!
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disagree |
Hilary Davies Shelby
: In the UK, a "loft conversion" is specifically the conversion of a "loft" (UK word for "attic") into living space. It doesn't refer to warehouse space. "Warehouse conversion" is quite different.
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loft-style dwelling
Then they built a loft-style dwelling with commercial materials, concrete and metal, inside and out. ...
seattletimes.nwsource.com/pacificnw/2003/1012/cover04.html
Type, Loft style Dwelling.
www.immobilien-fuerte.de/LP02/EnDescr.htm
Hendler was also involved in the construction of a loft-style dwelling that was featured in a DWELL Magazine cover story ...
www.artsandarchitecture.psu.edu/news/newsletter/sp04/p12.ht...
What we end up is an open loft-style dwelling, that is both affordable, and architecturally compelling.
www.chrcatlanta.org/designbuild_feaprojects.html
seattletimes.nwsource.com/pacificnw/2003/1012/cover04.html
Type, Loft style Dwelling.
www.immobilien-fuerte.de/LP02/EnDescr.htm
Hendler was also involved in the construction of a loft-style dwelling that was featured in a DWELL Magazine cover story ...
www.artsandarchitecture.psu.edu/news/newsletter/sp04/p12.ht...
What we end up is an open loft-style dwelling, that is both affordable, and architecturally compelling.
www.chrcatlanta.org/designbuild_feaprojects.html
Discussion
Seems to be a bit like a warehouse conversion..?