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1
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une penderie, une armoire, un placard

A

a closet, a closet/armoire, a cupboard/closet

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baies-vitrées

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Bay windows

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3
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Balcone/terrace

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balcony/terrace (room for 2-person/4-person table)

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4
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ça puait le moisi

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it smelled of mold

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5
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une canalisation, les tuyaux

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a pipe, the pipes, tubes

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6
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Construction en hauteur et étroite

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Une tour

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7
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déménager

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To move out or relocate

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8
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des petites graviers

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pebbles

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9
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des poutres apparentes

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exposed beams

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10
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des toits en ardoise

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slate roofs

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11
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Donne sur la cour

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Views of the street/neighorhood

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12
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furnished

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meublé

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13
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goudronner

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to tar / surface with tar

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14
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Island (kitchen)

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un ilot de cuisine

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15
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la chaudière

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the boiler / furnace

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16
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le cuivre

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copper

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17
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le grenier

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attic

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18
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le plâtre

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plaster

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19
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le portail

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the gate

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20
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le volet

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shutter

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21
Q

l’enduit des murs

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wall covering / coating

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22
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les appareils électroménagers

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appliances

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23
Q

les carreaux de céramique

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ceramic tiles

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24
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les nymphéas

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water lilies

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25
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les travaux

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construction work

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26
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matélas

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Mattress

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27
Q

on a tout cassé l’interieur

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we completely renovated the inside

(lit. we broke everything inside)

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28
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Oreiller

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Pillow

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29
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plusieurs couches de lino collées les unes sur les autres

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layers of linoleum stuck together

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30
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puits de lumière

la lucarne

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skylights

skylight / louvre

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31
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se contenter (de quelque chose)

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to make do with

32
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un coup de jeune

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a fresh look / renovation

33
Q

un débarras

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storage room

34
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un mur porteur

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a load bearing wall

35
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un ilot de cuisine

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Island (kitchen)

36
Q

Underground storage, ie, for wine

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Une cave

37
Q

une fuite

A

a leak

38
Q

une pelouse

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a lawn / grass

39
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une plate-bande

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flower bed

40
Q

un robinet

un joint du robinet

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a faucet

a (faucet) washer

41
Q

un clé a molette

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adjustable wrench

42
Q

ruban Teflon

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Teflon tape (used to seal pipe connections)

43
Q

étancher

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to make waterproof

44
Q

un escalier en colimaçon

A

a spiral staircase

45
Q

la perceuse

Utilise la perceuse pour percer les trous.

A

a drill (tool)

46
Q

la moisissure

A

mold

47
Q

des arrhes

A

Deposit / down payment

48
Q

résiliation

A

termination

49
Q

à votre convenance

A

at your convenience

50
Q

une étagère / un rayon / une tablette

A

a shelf

a shelf / a radius, spoke, shelf, dept. section / shelving, set of shelves / shelf, block, slab, tablet computer

also:

un rayon: a radius, spoke, department, section rayonnage: shelving, a set of shelves
une tablette: block, slab, tablet computer

51
Q

teinture et vernis pour bois

A

Stain & varnish for wood

52
Q

contreplaqué

A

plywood

53
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Dimensionner

A

to size, calculate the dimensions of

54
Q

dégriver

A

to defrost/ de-ice

55
Q

stores de fenêtres thermiques

A

thermal window blinds/shades

56
Q

moustiquaires de fenêtres

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window screens

57
Q

volets

les volets intérieurs

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shutters

Interior shutters

58
Q

double-vitrage

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double glazing

59
Q

les toiles d’araignée

A

cobwebs

60
Q

il y a un drain très lent dans la salle de bain

A

There’s a very slow drain in the bathroom

61
Q

les brûleurs ne marchent plus

A

the burners no longer work

62
Q

une verrière

L’allée principale de ce centre commercial est couverte par une verrière.

Les serres froides comprennent souvent une verrière pour les plantes.

A

glass roof, glass wall, canopy (of a plane)

the main aisle of this shopping center is covered by a glass roof.

Unheated greenhouses often have a glass wall for the plants.

63
Q

soutenable

A

tenable, sustainable, defensible

64
Q

Nous recherchons un entrepreneur/consultant ou une entreprise capable d’adopter une approche global pour rendre l’ensemble de la propriété plus économe en énergie et plus confortable, tout en minimisant les émissions.

A

We are looking for a contractor/consultant or company who can take a comprehensive approach to making the entire building more energy efficient and comfortable, while minimizing emissions.

65
Q

super isolant

A

super insulating

66
Q

en vrac

A

in bulk

67
Q

mèches de maçonnerie percutantes

A

percussion drill bits for masonry

68
Q

protection des yeux

A

eye protection

69
Q

sur mesure

A

custom-made

70
Q

adoucisseur d’eau

A

Water Softener

71
Q

foret pour tuile ceramique

A

drill bit for ceramic tile

72
Q

un goutte à goutte

A

a drop by drop (drip/leak)

73
Q

un mince filet d’eau

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a thin stream/trickle of water

74
Q

la fuite de chasse d’eau

A

a toilet flush leak

75
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