Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Danish term or phrase:
baghus
English translation:
back building; rear building; back premises
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Sven Petersson
Jan 17, 2005 08:57
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Foruden et treetages forhus med sidehuse og mellembygning var der også et baghus med facade til Gammel Mønt.
Proposed translations
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| 5 +3 | back building; rear building; back premises |
Sven Petersson
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| 3 +1 | rear building |
Terence Ajbro
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| 3 | see note |
Charlesp
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back building; rear building; back premises
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/
"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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10 mins
Terence Ajbro
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rear building
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.
Maybe "annex" might be more appropriate.
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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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see note
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.
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.
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