alleinige Wohnung

English translation: sole residence

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German term or phrase:alleinige Wohnung
English translation:sole residence
Entered by: seehand

10:39 Jun 12, 2007
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German term or phrase: alleinige Wohnung
steht in einer Urkunde (Aufenthaltsbestätigung), und ich stehe im Moment auf dem Schlauch und wäre für jede Hilfe dankbar. Vielen Dank schon einmal.
seehand
Germany
Local time: 15:19
sole residence
Explanation:
seems likely to me - I can't see that it relevant whether the person lives in a house or a flat, so you need a term that covers both.

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Armorel Young
Local time: 14:19
Grading comment
Vielen Dank, Armorel, Dank auch an David, so hatte ich es mittlerweile auch übersetzt.
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Summary of answers provided
3 +5sole residence
Armorel Young
3sole apartment
David Hollywood


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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
sole residence


Explanation:
seems likely to me - I can't see that it relevant whether the person lives in a house or a flat, so you need a term that covers both.



Armorel Young
Local time: 14:19
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 71
Grading comment
Vielen Dank, Armorel, Dank auch an David, so hatte ich es mittlerweile auch übersetzt.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Edith Kelly
19 mins

agree  David Hollywood: this covers it better :)
36 mins

agree  Kim Metzger
1 hr

agree  AllegroTrans
1 hr

agree  Adam Galamaga: "dwelling" is a neutral term as well
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
sole apartment


Explanation:
without more context ...maybe ...

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Note added at 2 hrs (2007-06-12 12:41:03 GMT)
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how about "sole domicile"??

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Note added at 2 hrs (2007-06-12 12:41:54 GMT)
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relatives occupying my sole domicile, that the total combined net worth and the total combined. income from all sources does not exceed the limits as ...
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Note added at 2 hrs (2007-06-12 12:43:26 GMT)
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a) The dwelling unit shall be the sole domicile of the resident household. (b) The resident shall have the right to exclusive use and occupancy of the ...
www.thecha.org/transformplan/files/FY2005_acop_residential_... - Similar pages

David Hollywood
Local time: 10:19
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 52
Notes to answerer
Asker: David, es heißt, dass die Person keinen Zweitwohnsitz hat, das im Unterschied zum Hauptwohnsitz bzw. Hauptwohnung, so wie Jonathan schon sagte.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Brandis (X): sole tenant or lives singly / solely in that given apartment.
7 mins
  -> thanks Brandis and maybe "sole domicile"

disagree  AllegroTrans: common misunderstanding I'm afraid - "Wohnung" equally means residence and apartment - in this context it is obviously residence
2 hrs
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