30 - Housing ♥ Flashcards

1
Q

l’immobilier

A

real estate

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2
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un promoteur immobilier, US/GB

A

a property developer 5GB)
a real-estate develper US

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3
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un entrepreneur, 2

A

a contractor
a builder

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4
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un chantier, 2

A

a building-site
a construction site

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5
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un échaufaudage

A

scaffolding

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6
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les fondations

A

foundations

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7
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la charpente, 2

A

the framework
the timber frame

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8
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les matériaux de construction

A

building materials

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9
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une brique

A

a brick

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10
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l’ardoise

A

slate

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11
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une tuile

A

a roofing tile

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12
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le ciment

A

cement

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13
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le béton

A

concrete

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14
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le béton armé

A

reinforced concrete

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15
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la pierre

A

stone

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16
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le marbre

A

marble

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17
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le plâtre

A

plaster

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18
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le mortier

A

mortar

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19
Q

le bois de construction

A

timber

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20
Q

une planche

A

a plank

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21
Q

dessiner

A

to design

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22
Q

ériger

A

to erect

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23
Q

le bâtiment

A

building

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24
Q

les logements

A

dwellings

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25
Q

une maison

A

a house

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26
Q

un appartement US/GB

A

a flat (GB)
an apartment (US)

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27
Q

un immeuble US/GB

A

a block of flats (GB)
an apartment building (US)

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28
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une tour, 2

A

a tower
a high-rise

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29
Q

un gratte-ciel

A

a skyscraper

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30
Q

le logement social GB/US

A

council housing (flat = HLM) (GB)
public housing (unit = HLM) (US)

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31
Q

une résidence secondaire

A

a second home

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32
Q

une petite maison à la campagne

A

a cottage

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33
Q

un pavillon

A

a detached house

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34
Q

une maison jumelée

A

a semi-detached house

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35
Q

une maison de plain-pied

A

a bungalow

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36
Q

un studio GB/US

A

a bedsit(ter) GB
a studio apartment US

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37
Q

une cabane /un chalet

A

a cabin

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38
Q

un meublé

A

furnished rooms

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39
Q

le propriétaire

A

the owner

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40
Q

le/la propriétaire (bailleur)

A

the landlord
the landlady

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41
Q

le locataire

A

the tenant

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42
Q

le loyer

A

the rent

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43
Q

un déménagement

A

a reomval

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44
Q

une caution, 2

A

a deposit
a guarantee

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45
Q

vivre, habiter

A

to live
to dwell

46
Q

le toit

47
Q

une cloison

A

a partition (wall)

48
Q

des lambris

A

(wood) panelling

49
Q

le plafond

A

the ceiling

50
Q

le plancher

51
Q

la façade, 2

A

the facade
the front of the house

52
Q

une lucarne

A

a skylight

53
Q

un volet

54
Q

un store

55
Q

un balcon

56
Q

une terrasse

57
Q

un paillasson

58
Q

une serrure

59
Q

un loquet

60
Q

un verrou

61
Q

un gond / une charnière

62
Q

un trousseau de clés

A

a bunch of keys

63
Q

un interphone

A

an intercom
a buzzer

64
Q

une marche

65
Q

le perron, GB / US

A

the (front) steps
the stoop (US)

66
Q

une rampe

A

a banister

67
Q

un étage, 2

A

a floor
a stor(e)y

68
Q

un palier

69
Q

une poutre

70
Q

une cheminée (sur le toit)

71
Q

verrouiller une porte

A

to bolt a door

72
Q

à vendre
à louer

A

for sale
to let

73
Q

louer une maison à qqun (donner en location)
vs.
louer une maison à qqun (être locataire)

A

(donner en location) = to let a house TO sbdy
(être locataire) = to rent a house FROM sbdy

74
Q

donenr congé à un locataire

A

to give notice to a tenant

75
Q

il y a une crise du logement dans le pays

A

there’s a housing shortage in the country

76
Q

le taux du crédit immobilier

A

the mortgage rate

77
Q

miteuse

78
Q

délabrée

A

dilapidated

79
Q

vétuste

A

ramshackle

80
Q

spacieuse

81
Q

entrouverte (porte)

82
Q

la maison a besoin d’être ravalée

A

the house needs a facelift

83
Q

une maison pleine de courants d’air (US/UK)

A

a draughty (GB)
drafty (US)

84
Q

douillette

85
Q

fonctionnelle

A

functunial

86
Q

vaste

87
Q

Elle a piqué une crise, 2

A

She went through the roof
She hit the roof

88
Q

les prix se sont envolés

A

prices have gone through the roof

89
Q

nos projets sont tombés à l’eau

A

our plans have gone out (of) the window

90
Q

ils se sont mis en ménage

A

they set up a house together

91
Q

commence donc par balayer devant ta porte

A

put your house in order first

92
Q

J’aimerais bien être une petite souris

A

I wish I were a fly on the wall

93
Q

L’entreprise était au bord du gouffre

A

the company was up against the wall

94
Q

Les murs ont des oreilles

A

Walls have ears

95
Q

Louer un appartement au moins, à la semaine

A

to rent a flat BY the month, BY the week

96
Q

Vivre au deuxième étage

A

to live ON the second floor

97
Q

une alarme anti-cambriolage

A

a burglar alarm

98
Q

une paroi de verre

A

a glass wall

99
Q

un camion de déménagement

A

a removal van

100
Q

une entreprise de construction

A

a building firm

101
Q

un porte-clés

A

a keyrings

102
Q

un trou de serrure

103
Q

un seuil

A

a doorstep

104
Q

un bouton de porte

A

a doorknob

105
Q

une sonnette

A

a doorbell

106
Q

une porte de derrière
vs.
une porte d’entrée

A

a front door
vs.
a back door

107
Q

un rebord de fenêtre

A

a windowsill

108
Q

une baie vitrée

A

a picture window

109
Q

un carreau, une vitre

A

a window-pane

110
Q

une fenêtre en saillie, 2

A

a bow window
a bay window

111
Q

une porte-fenêtre

A

a French window