Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

en l’état

English translation:

as is

Added to glossary by NathalieVVT (X)
May 15, 2005 17:14
19 yrs ago
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French term

en l’état

French to English Other Real Estate
Lorsque vous achetez une maison ancienne, vous la prenez souvent « en l’état », et à moins d’être un expert dans tous les corps de métiers, vous n’êtes pas à l’abri des mauvaises surprises qui apparaîtront au fil des mois ou des années.
Proposed translations (English)
3 +16 as is

Proposed translations

+16
1 min
French term (edited): en l��tat
Selected

as is

The meaning is this one, maybe there is something more specific in english. Jean-Marie
Peer comment(s):

agree Julia Bogdan Rollo (X)
8 mins
agree swisstell : or ¨wysywyig¨ - what you see is what you get
11 mins
Hi Swiss Tell, generally "wysiwig" is used for IT, but I don't thinks so for real estate :-) J-M
agree Bourth (X) : But disagree with "wysiwyg": often you get (landed with) what you did NOT see! (dry rot, subsidence, ancient electrics , French plumbing, ...)
27 mins
agree roneill : as is
33 mins
agree Hepburn
40 mins
agree Aisha Maniar
44 mins
agree Clare Macnamara
57 mins
agree Can Altinbay : Definitely "as is". WYWIWIG is for computers.
58 mins
agree sarahl (X)
1 hr
agree Sandra C.
1 hr
agree Alicia Casal
1 hr
agree Tony M : 'as is'
2 hrs
agree Isabel Hohneck
2 hrs
agree Jorge Rodrigues
3 hrs
agree nikki demol : Could it also be "as viewed" ??
4 hrs
agree ACOZ (X)
6 hrs
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