Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
PROPRIÉTÉ ACCUEILLANTE
English translation:
A spotless welcome
Added to glossary by
Jane F
Oct 8, 2018 14:10
5 yrs ago
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French term
PROPRIÉTÉ ACCUEILLANTE
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I'm translating a website for a company providing housekeeping/cleaning services. I'm trying to think of a nice, succinct way of translating PROPRIÉTÉ ACCUEILLANTE as the title of a service being offered in the following passage:
"PROPRIÉTÉ ACCUEILLANTE
Nous mettons votre appartement ou votre villa en ordre avec les lits faits, les chambres aérées, le frigidaire rempli, le chauffage réglé, la pelouse tondue… pour que chacun se sente bien chez vous dès son arrivée.
Votre résidence toujours propre et agréable
Grâce un un service de nettoyage professionnel, nous vous accompagne dans la mise en route de votre maison ou de votre appartement pour que tout soit prêt lors de votre arrivée ou celle de vos convives afin de toujours être l’hôte parfait sans les contraintes, ni les contrariétés.
Si vous le souhaitez, nous pouvons également vous apporter notre aide lors de votre départ pour vous assurer que tout soit en ordre pour une longue période de non occupation ou pour accueillir d’autres personnes.
Ménage, aération, mise en route des compteurs, des chauffages ou des climatisations, lessives, dressage des lits, courses faites et rangées, réfrigérateur rempli, pelouse tondue, jardinières fleuries, piscine et spa opérationnels, mise en place du mobilier de jardin… Nous nous chargeons de vous rendre une maison accueillante, propre et conviviale.
Après votre départ, nous gérons également la remise en état de votre résidence pour la laisser dans un état impeccable à tout moment. Aération, blanchisserie, mise en veille des appareils électriques et fermeture de votre bien.
Confiez votre maison à nos équipes et soyez tranquilles avant, pendant et après votre séjour ou celui de vos convives."
My tentative 'working title' is "WELCOME-READY PREPARATION", but that's simply something I invented. I'm wondering if we have a specific term for this kind of service in English.
Any help much appreciated :-)
"PROPRIÉTÉ ACCUEILLANTE
Nous mettons votre appartement ou votre villa en ordre avec les lits faits, les chambres aérées, le frigidaire rempli, le chauffage réglé, la pelouse tondue… pour que chacun se sente bien chez vous dès son arrivée.
Votre résidence toujours propre et agréable
Grâce un un service de nettoyage professionnel, nous vous accompagne dans la mise en route de votre maison ou de votre appartement pour que tout soit prêt lors de votre arrivée ou celle de vos convives afin de toujours être l’hôte parfait sans les contraintes, ni les contrariétés.
Si vous le souhaitez, nous pouvons également vous apporter notre aide lors de votre départ pour vous assurer que tout soit en ordre pour une longue période de non occupation ou pour accueillir d’autres personnes.
Ménage, aération, mise en route des compteurs, des chauffages ou des climatisations, lessives, dressage des lits, courses faites et rangées, réfrigérateur rempli, pelouse tondue, jardinières fleuries, piscine et spa opérationnels, mise en place du mobilier de jardin… Nous nous chargeons de vous rendre une maison accueillante, propre et conviviale.
Après votre départ, nous gérons également la remise en état de votre résidence pour la laisser dans un état impeccable à tout moment. Aération, blanchisserie, mise en veille des appareils électriques et fermeture de votre bien.
Confiez votre maison à nos équipes et soyez tranquilles avant, pendant et après votre séjour ou celui de vos convives."
My tentative 'working title' is "WELCOME-READY PREPARATION", but that's simply something I invented. I'm wondering if we have a specific term for this kind of service in English.
Any help much appreciated :-)
Proposed translations
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Change log
Oct 8, 2018 22:02: Rachel Fell changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Oct 22, 2018 04:37: Jane F Created KOG entry
Votes to reclassify question as PRO/non-PRO:
Non-PRO (3): GILLES MEUNIER, Carol Gullidge, Rachel Fell
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Proposed translations
+6
23 mins
Selected
A spotless welcome
I think the word 'spotless' would be good in this context.
Reference:
Peer comment(s):
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GILLES MEUNIER
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Thanks Gilou!
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Carol Gullidge
2 hrs
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Thanks Carol!
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AllegroTrans
2 hrs
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Thanks AllegroTrans!
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Verginia Ophof
4 hrs
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Thanks Virginia!
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SafeTex
: Spotless is a very clever solution for a cleaning company
7 hrs
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Thanks SafeTex!
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writeaway
7 hrs
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Thanks writeaway!
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Daryo
: what they offer in fact is far more than the usual "cleaning", more a job of a "housekeeper" - so "spotless" is a secondary element. // the key point is in "a pleasant place to stay"
10 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
+1
17 mins
Ana Vozone
Specializes in field
Will do!
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, German to Portuguese, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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8
Homely welcome
Peer comment(s):
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Trevino Translations (X)
: Just a note: In the US, we would say "homey", not "homely". ")
14 mins
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Thank you!
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Tony M
: I don't think the fact the place is spotlessly clean and all neat and tidy necessarily makes it "homely" — that would be more to do with the style of the decoration or the smile of the host/ess.
28 mins
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Yes, but we do not want to confuse this with "propreté accueillante"... https://www.google.pt/search?ei=O2-7W_zhB8y2sQHLrojADg&q="pr...
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+4
45 mins
Gillian Smithers
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Works in field
United Kingdom
15 years experience, business/shipping
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English
(a) welcoming home
Or a literal translation "welcoming property" as this term is used in many property rental ads.
Peer comment(s):
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Adjo Agbossoumonde
1 hr
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Thank you Adjo.
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Nicole Acher
2 hrs
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Thank you Nicole.
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Daryo
: that's more the idea.
9 hrs
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Thank you, Daryo.
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Carol Gullidge
18 hrs
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Thank you, Carol.
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48 mins
An impeccable welcome
Looking at the style of the rest of the text, I can't help feeling this would fit well here — you want the whole place to be 'impeccable' before the guests arrive.
Clearly more viable in EN than 'welcoming impeccableness'! And I think 'impeccable' is a more marketing term — after all, it is hardly a selling point to expect that the palce would be at least 'clean'! And 'impeccable' covers all the other things besides, like the stocked fridge, made beds, and mown lawn.
Clearly more viable in EN than 'welcoming impeccableness'! And I think 'impeccable' is a more marketing term — after all, it is hardly a selling point to expect that the palce would be at least 'clean'! And 'impeccable' covers all the other things besides, like the stocked fridge, made beds, and mown lawn.
Peer comment(s):
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Carol Gullidge
1 hr
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Thanks, Carol!
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Nicole Acher
: I agree with the "welcome" part, but what about the translation for "propriete" which is part of the term?
6 hrs
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I think this is a copywriting exercise rather than word-for-word slavishly literal translation; we can't really use 'property' in the same way in EN, it doesn't at all have the same 'feel' as in FR: tends to imply large / standing (not just a 'bien')
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Daryo
: that's the idea - all small details ironed out to make it pleasant to stay in - far more than just "spotless clean"
9 hrs
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Thanks, Daryo! Yes, I think the use of 'impeccable' emphasizes the 'quality' of the results achieved.
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Lucy Galbraith
: This sounds like appropriate marketing lingo to me — covering the cleaning and comfort aspects, and sounding quite snappy.
20 hrs
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Thanks, Lucy! That's exactly the way I see it too.
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1 day 2 mins
olganet
Works in field
Welcome home!
Based on the description of the services, this is the idea that they want to convey. After the construction or moving mess the property is so well arranged and clean that it becomes appealing again, and you feel at home.
Peer comment(s):
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Alison MacG
: I agree with your suggested answer (although without the exclamation mark) and with the idea of feeling at home, but not with the comments about construction or moving mess in your explanation.
1 day 2 hrs
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1 day 35 mins
Azhar Zafar
Canada
Canada
Specializes in field
Canada
Traducteur URDU EN FR TRANSLATOR
Native in: Urdu (Variant: Pakistan) , Punjabi (Variant: Pakistani)
Works in: English to Urdu, French to Urdu, Urdu to French, and 2 more.
A SPOTLESS HOMESTAY
The entire text explains the services of the housekeeping company. The company is addressing to a landlord.
It also suggests me two main points:
1) "Tidy" of course but also a place to stay (a unit, apartment, a house perhaps) but not a hotel.
For exemple :
".........ou pour accueillir d’autres personnes."
2) and at another point :
"Après votre départ, nous gérons également la remise en état de votre résidence pour la laisser dans un état impeccable à tout moment. Aération, blanchisserie, mise en veille des appareils électriques et fermeture de votre bien."
I wonder who's "Vous" here? A paying guest… No. I think it's not a paying guest.
So I think there must be a solution that should cover Housekeeping, stay, and property all in two words: "spotless homestay".
It also suggests me two main points:
1) "Tidy" of course but also a place to stay (a unit, apartment, a house perhaps) but not a hotel.
For exemple :
".........ou pour accueillir d’autres personnes."
2) and at another point :
"Après votre départ, nous gérons également la remise en état de votre résidence pour la laisser dans un état impeccable à tout moment. Aération, blanchisserie, mise en veille des appareils électriques et fermeture de votre bien."
I wonder who's "Vous" here? A paying guest… No. I think it's not a paying guest.
So I think there must be a solution that should cover Housekeeping, stay, and property all in two words: "spotless homestay".
Peer comment(s):
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Tony M
: My concern here is that it seems to address more the 'cleaning up after leaving' aspect — leaving your home spotless; otherwise, there is an implied opposition to 'come and stay in a dirty hovel'!
2 hrs
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+1
2 days 2 hrs
Alison MacG
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
Patents and related material specialist
Native in: English (Variants: Scottish, UK, British)
Works in: German to English, French to English, Swedish to English, and 4 more.
Related KudoZ points
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8
Welcome home (service/s)
I think this is a service aimed at the owners of holiday or second homes used by themselves and/or guests.
From another part of the website, under the same heading
PROPRIÉTÉ ACCUEILLANTE
Vous prévoyez de séjourner dans votre maison de vacances et rêvez d’un accueil chaleureux ? Nous faisons de votre propriété un vrai nid douillet. Selon vos envies, nous mettons tout en ordre pour votre confort, une ambiance tempérée, les lits faits, les chambres aérées, le frigidaire rempli, la pelouse tondue… Nous faisons tout pour que vous vous sentiez bien dès votre arrivée.
Some English-language examples.
SECOND HOME MANAGEMENT
At Cotswold Tiger we have created a bespoke, high quality service specifically designed to cater for the second home market in and around the Cotswolds.
CORE SERVICES
Housekeeping
Whether you visit your property regularly and would like a scheduled clean or prefer a bespoke housekeeping service planned around your visits we make sure that all the little details are covered.
Key Holding
...
Concierge & Personal Assistant
...
Property Maintenance
...
Gardening
...
Welcome Home
When you arrive at your home-from-home in the Cotswolds, we like to ensure that it is just that – home, with time taken to understand the things that are important to you. A personal meet and greet, the lights, heating and hot water all on, the fire lit, the fridge stocked, the beds turned down, and everything just as you like it. Even a cup of tea, a glass of wine or a home cooked meal ready.
https://www.cotswoldtiger.co.uk/about
Lummi Island Concierge, LLC
Welcome Home Services
Wouldn't it be luxurious to arrive at your Island home and find it aired out, freshened up, and clean? Lummi Island Concierge, LLC offers a Welcome Home Package which will make all of these preparations for your arrival. Additionally we can also supply your home with groceries, flowers, and even have your dinner ready and waiting.
The Welcome Home Package includes:
•House cleaning
•Linens freshly laundered
•Airing or Warming your home
•Turning on the water
Additional services are available and include:
•Groceries purchased and placed in your home
•Stocking or restocking necessary items
•Flowers
•First night meal preparation
•Deck furniture and cushions placed on decks and patios
•Decks, walkways, porches and driveways cleared of debris
•Special requests completed
We offer a full array of concierge services for your home. Our services can include identifying maintenance and repair items in and around your home, arranging for necessary maintenance services, contracting larger tasks, and overseeing contractors.
https://lummiconcierge.com/wp/?page_id=69
The above company also offers an Until You Return Service
With our Departure Package you can enjoy your island experience right up to the very last minute. Let Lummi Island Concierge close up your home for you.
https://lummiconcierge.com/wp/?page_id=859
From another part of the website, under the same heading
PROPRIÉTÉ ACCUEILLANTE
Vous prévoyez de séjourner dans votre maison de vacances et rêvez d’un accueil chaleureux ? Nous faisons de votre propriété un vrai nid douillet. Selon vos envies, nous mettons tout en ordre pour votre confort, une ambiance tempérée, les lits faits, les chambres aérées, le frigidaire rempli, la pelouse tondue… Nous faisons tout pour que vous vous sentiez bien dès votre arrivée.
Some English-language examples.
SECOND HOME MANAGEMENT
At Cotswold Tiger we have created a bespoke, high quality service specifically designed to cater for the second home market in and around the Cotswolds.
CORE SERVICES
Housekeeping
Whether you visit your property regularly and would like a scheduled clean or prefer a bespoke housekeeping service planned around your visits we make sure that all the little details are covered.
Key Holding
...
Concierge & Personal Assistant
...
Property Maintenance
...
Gardening
...
Welcome Home
When you arrive at your home-from-home in the Cotswolds, we like to ensure that it is just that – home, with time taken to understand the things that are important to you. A personal meet and greet, the lights, heating and hot water all on, the fire lit, the fridge stocked, the beds turned down, and everything just as you like it. Even a cup of tea, a glass of wine or a home cooked meal ready.
https://www.cotswoldtiger.co.uk/about
Lummi Island Concierge, LLC
Welcome Home Services
Wouldn't it be luxurious to arrive at your Island home and find it aired out, freshened up, and clean? Lummi Island Concierge, LLC offers a Welcome Home Package which will make all of these preparations for your arrival. Additionally we can also supply your home with groceries, flowers, and even have your dinner ready and waiting.
The Welcome Home Package includes:
•House cleaning
•Linens freshly laundered
•Airing or Warming your home
•Turning on the water
Additional services are available and include:
•Groceries purchased and placed in your home
•Stocking or restocking necessary items
•Flowers
•First night meal preparation
•Deck furniture and cushions placed on decks and patios
•Decks, walkways, porches and driveways cleared of debris
•Special requests completed
We offer a full array of concierge services for your home. Our services can include identifying maintenance and repair items in and around your home, arranging for necessary maintenance services, contracting larger tasks, and overseeing contractors.
https://lummiconcierge.com/wp/?page_id=69
The above company also offers an Until You Return Service
With our Departure Package you can enjoy your island experience right up to the very last minute. Let Lummi Island Concierge close up your home for you.
https://lummiconcierge.com/wp/?page_id=859
Peer comment(s):
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Tony M
: Ah right, now with proper context, we can see which way round this is; so it is absentee owners returning to their "holiday home", in which case, this makes sense.
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Thanks, Tony. Sarah did provide a lot of context, but that additional short paragraph with a DÉCOUVRIR button leading to her quoted page helped.
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Discussion
I was not in fact trying to figure out what was intended by the other error, but merely using it to highlight my point.
OTOH "nous vous accompagne dans la mise en route de votre maison ..." definitely doesn't sound right.
looks like it was initially
"on vous accompagne dans la mise en route de votre maison ..."
then someone decided that "on" is the wrong register and changed it to "nous", but forgot to change the rest.