French term
jardin/terrasse
Would this be a garden partially laid to terrace, or a fully hard-landscaped garden?
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RHELLER
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Sheila Wilson
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Proposed translations
garden/terrace (or patio)
and a backyard composed of a garden and terrace (or patio)
we use both terrace and patio to mean a paved area, usually for a table and chairs
I lived in France for 10 yrs and have seen this type of property.
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Trudy Peters
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thanks, Trudy :-)
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David Goward
: Sounds like the back "garden" at the house we used to rent in Montaigu! About 100 sq yards of lawn with a tree in the middle and 10 sq yards of "patio" in front of the French windows!
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thanks, David :-)
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Spain
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partly-paved garden
There are many possible words for terrasse - terrace, patio, sitting-out area etc - and I believe it's often better to use "paved area" and let the reader substitute their own preferred word. I realise that sometimes it's concrete etc rather than paving but I personally think it suits all "hard" surfaces even if it's not always correct.
Discussion
I think that I need to know what a French estate agent or property developer would understand by the French original.