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baghus

English translation: back building; rear building; back premises

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Danish term or phrase:baghus
English translation:back building; rear building; back premises
Entered by: Sven Petersson

08:57 Jan 17, 2005
Danish to English translations [PRO]
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Danish term or phrase: baghus
Foruden et treetages forhus med sidehuse og mellembygning var der også et baghus med facade til Gammel Mønt.
stephen mewes
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:53
back building; rear building; back premises
Explanation:
From V&B:
"baghus sb. back building, rear building, back premises pl."

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Note added at 14 mins (2005-01-17 09:12:03 GMT)
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Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 02:53
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Summary of answers provided
5 +3back building; rear building; back premises
Sven Petersson
3 +1rear building
Terence Ajbro
3see note
Charlesp


  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
rear building


Explanation:
Usually a small building situated in a courtyard away from the main street. I once shared a flat where there was a "baghus", it was a very small building which you could use for afternoon coffee while looking out at the garden opposite.

Maybe "annex" might be more appropriate.

Terence Ajbro
Sweden
Local time: 02:53
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 28

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agree  Eva Harbo Andersen (X): I would not go for annex - After industrialisation when people moved into town it was not uncommon to build multi-storey tenement houses with 1 (occasionally 2-4 backyards). The buildings in these yards were also termed baghuse.
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
back building; rear building; back premises


Explanation:
From V&B:
"baghus sb. back building, rear building, back premises pl."

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Note added at 14 mins (2005-01-17 09:12:03 GMT)
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http://danish.nigilist.ru/


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Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 02:53
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
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agree  Anna Haxen
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agree  lone (X): rear building
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agree  Roald Toskedal
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
see note


Explanation:
I know very well what a "baghus" is (presuming it is same in Norway as in Denmark), however I don't think that there is a clearly understandable English translation for this.

In some places in the US the term "carriage house" would refer to a simular building, as they are used today (carrage houses being converted into small dwellings), but to say "rear building" doesn't really give the flavor of a baghus, especially if it is located in a courtyard.

Charlesp
Sweden
Local time: 02:53
Native speaker of: English
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