hors d'eau et hors d'air
English translation: roofing and glazing
| 10:29 Feb 9, 2004 |
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|  Selected response from: Peter Chambers Local time: 16:14 | ||||
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| 5 | roofing and glazing |
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| 4 | without water or air management |
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| 2 | excluding water and air supply |
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excluding water and air supply Explanation: Some communication between the vendor and the builder that does not include the question of water and air supply (that the builder must have on site to get on with the job). A few more words from the original text might have helped fill in the context... |
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26 mins confidence:
roofing and glazing Explanation: This has already come up in ProZ. "Mise hors d'eau" is roofing. "Hors d'air" has nothing to do with being "airtight". |
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2 hrs confidence:
without water or air management Explanation: would be my guess for apartment building applications |
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