Building a house PAGE 42 Flashcards

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1
Q

creuser

A

to dig / to excavate

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2
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une pelleteuse

A

an excavator

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3
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une bétonnière

A

a cement mixer

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4
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du bois de charpente

A

timber / lumber

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5
Q

de la tôle ondulée

A

corrugated iron

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6
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des tuiles

A

roof tiles

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7
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de l’ardoise

A

slate

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8
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du plâtre

A

plaster

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9
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un échafaudage

A

scaffolding

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10
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un entrepreneur

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a contractor

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11
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un maçon

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a (stone)mason / a bricklayer

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12
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un électricien

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an electrician

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13
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un couvreur

A

a tiler / a slater

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14
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un rebord/appui de fenêtre

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a windowsill / a window ledge

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15
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une lucarne

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a skylight / a dormer

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16
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une véranda

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a veranda

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17
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un balcon

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a balcony

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18
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une terrasse

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a terrace / a patio

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19
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une cheminée

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a chimney

20
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une gouttière

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a gutter

21
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les fondations

A

the foundations

22
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un chantier

A

building site

23
Q

une grue

A

a crane

24
Q

cimenter

A

to cement

25
Q

la charpente

A

the framework

26
Q

un marteau piquer

A

a pneumatic drill

27
Q

un toit en chaume

A

a thatched roof

28
Q

des briques

A

bricks

29
Q

un géomètre

A

a surveyor

30
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un charpentier

A

a carpenter

31
Q

un menuisier

A

a joiner

32
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un serrurier

A

a locksmith

33
Q

un carreau

A

a window pane

34
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un jardinière

A

a window box

35
Q

un porche

A

a porch

36
Q

une poutre

A

a beam

37
Q

un pignon

A

a gable

38
Q

un chevron

A

a rafter

39
Q

une solive

A

a joist

40
Q

creuser les fondations

A

to lay the foundations

41
Q

démolir une maison

A

to pull down a house

42
Q

le seuil, le pas de la porte

A

the doorstep, the threshold

43
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une baie vitrée, une porte fenêtre

A

a picture window, a French window

44
Q

faire faillite

A

to go to the wall

45
Q

cet horrible bruit me rend dingue

A

that awful noise is driving me up the wall

46
Q

être dos au mur

A

to have your back against the wall

47
Q

les prix ont crevé le plafond

A

prices have gone through the roof