Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
1 étage à rez
English translation:
2-storey (i.e. ground floor + 1 storey)
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ACOZ (X)
Feb 12, 2013 11:45
11 yrs ago
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French term
Multilingual academic lawyer
Native in: English (Variant: Scottish) 
, Italian
Works in: Italian to English, German to English, French to English, and 3 more.
étage à rez
French to English
Bus/Financial
Real Estate
document concerning the sale of land for development (Swiss)
Document concerning the sale of land for development; client to buy land and develop it, though seller has drawn up detailed plans for the development which may be used.
Les bâtiments projetés sont de gabarit rez + 1 étage à rez + 2 étages + attique, pour une surface brute de planchers utile (hors-sol) allant de 1000 m2 à 2000 m2.
Les bâtiments projetés sont de gabarit rez + 1 étage à rez + 2 étages + attique, pour une surface brute de planchers utile (hors-sol) allant de 1000 m2 à 2000 m2.
Proposed translations
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| 5 +4 | See explanation |
ACOZ (X)
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| 4 +3 | ground floor |
Catherine De Crignis
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Change log
Feb 12, 2013 12:41: writeaway changed "Field" from "Law/Patents" to "Bus/Financial"
Feb 17, 2013 23:59: ACOZ (X) Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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See explanation
You're misreading the sentence. "Etage" goes with the number before and indicates an upper storey; "rez" is just a shortcut for "rez-de-chaussée". So the seller wants a development ranging from two-storey buildings (= ground floor + 1 upper floor) to three-storey buildings plus attic (= ground floor + 2 upper floors + attic). Hope this solves the problem for you.
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David Goward
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Marie-Helene Dubois
: I agree.
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papier
: absolutely right. It means a range.
2 days 4 hrs
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Catherine De Crignis
: Thanks for making this clearer Acoz
2 days 14 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Many thanks for clarifying"
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Catherine De Crignis
France
France
Native in French
France
EN to FR trans. & interp. MITI, ISO
Native in: French (Variant: Standard-France) 
Works in: English to French, French
Related KudoZ points
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4
ground floor
With regard to my discussion entry, I'm assuming that "rez + étage à rez" is a way to specify that there is no basement.
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Velizara Koleva
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Merci !
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Adrian MM. (X)
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Merci !
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AllegroTrans
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Merci !
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David Goward
: Although your suggested answer is essentially correct, your explanation is somewhat misleading. See the entry from ACOZ.
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Of course you're right, the way I put it was pretty lousy!
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papier
: gabarit en Français can imply on ranges and not just limits.
2 days 15 hrs
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