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immeuble nordique

English translation: Buildings in Northern Canada

12:29 Nov 22, 2013
French to English translations [PRO]
Human Resources / Job title in Canada (Quebec)
French term or phrase: immeuble nordique
"Préposé à l'entretien général d'immeubles nordiques"

In a job title.

Do they mean what we call a chalet?

This is all you get on Google Canada:

https://www.google.ca/#q="immeuble nordique"
Conor McAuley
France
Local time: 05:17
English translation:Buildings in Northern Canada
Explanation:
1. It is not a 'chalet' ...
2. Google is not always right!

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Note added at 1 jour4 heures (2013-11-23 16:51:19 GMT)
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But what make the buildings special/difficult for cleaners? (Asker)
1. In a northern climate, the stores are far away ... so one needs to foresee months in advance about supplies ...
2. You can't leave the windows open to air out the rooms ...
3. When you are on the permafrost, you can't get rid of
the dirty water (full of chemicals) like down South ...


Selected response from:

Jean-Claude Gouin
Canada
Local time: 23:17
Grading comment
Selected automatically based on peer agreement.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2Buildings in Northern Canada
Jean-Claude Gouin
Summary of reference entries provided
Alison MacG

  

Answers


52 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Buildings in Northern Canada


Explanation:
1. It is not a 'chalet' ...
2. Google is not always right!

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Note added at 1 jour4 heures (2013-11-23 16:51:19 GMT)
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But what make the buildings special/difficult for cleaners? (Asker)
1. In a northern climate, the stores are far away ... so one needs to foresee months in advance about supplies ...
2. You can't leave the windows open to air out the rooms ...
3. When you are on the permafrost, you can't get rid of
the dirty water (full of chemicals) like down South ...




Jean-Claude Gouin
Canada
Local time: 23:17
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Selected automatically based on peer agreement.
Notes to answerer
Asker: I know Google is not always right! ;-) But what make the buildings special/difficult for cleaners?


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lorraine Dubuc
10 mins
  -> Merci Lorraine ...
neutral  philgoddard: I don't understand your explanation.
27 mins
  -> In my neck of the woods, 'chalet' is a cottage; who, in their right mind, would want to have a cottage in a northern climate? In a northern climate, the stores are far away ... so one needs to foresee months in advance about supplies ...
agree  Sheri P: This seems likely, considering Alison's reference.
6 hrs
  -> Merci Sheri ...
neutral  Daryo: Préposé à l'entretien général d'immeubles. Personne qui exécute diverses tâches d'entretien et de réparation à l'extérieur et à l'intérieur d'un édifice ... = a cleaner?
1 day 22 hrs
  -> The asker wanted to translate 'immeuble nordique' only ...
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Reference comments


2 hrs peer agreement (net): +2
Reference

Reference information:
Le programme Entretien de bâtiments nordiques, conduisant au diplôme d'études professionnelles, prépare à l'exercice du métier de
PRÉPOSÉE ET PRÉPOSÉ À L'ENTRETIEN DE BÂTIMENTS NORDIQUES
...
lui faire connaître le marché du travail, en général, et le contexte particulier du métier de préposé ou préposée à l'entretien de bâtiments nordiques, notamment l'éloignement et le climat.
http://collections.banq.qc.ca/ark:/52327/bs1561517

The Northern Building Maintenance Program leads to the Diploma of Vocational Studies (DVS) and prepares the student to practise the occupation of
NORTHERN BUILDING MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN
...
To familiarize students with the job market in general, as well as the occupation of northern building maintenance technician, especially the isolation and the climate.
http://collections.banq.qc.ca/ark:/52327/bs1562511

Alison MacG
United Kingdom
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  Sheri P
18 mins
  -> Thanks, Sheri
agree  Daryo
1 day 17 hrs
  -> Thanks, Daryo
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