Building a house PAGE 42 Flashcards

1
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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

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a cement mixer

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4
Q

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

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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

20
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une gouttière

21
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les fondations

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the foundations

22
Q

un chantier

A

building site

23
Q

une grue

24
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cimenter

25
la charpente
the framework
26
un marteau piquer
a pneumatic drill
27
un toit en chaume
a thatched roof
28
des briques
bricks
29
un géomètre
a surveyor
30
un charpentier
a carpenter
31
un menuisier
a joiner
32
un serrurier
a locksmith
33
un carreau
a window pane
34
un jardinière
a window box
35
un porche
a porch
36
une poutre
a beam
37
un pignon
a gable
38
un chevron
a rafter
39
une solive
a joist
40
creuser les fondations
to lay the foundations
41
démolir une maison
to pull down a house
42
le seuil, le pas de la porte
the doorstep, the threshold
43
une baie vitrée, une porte fenêtre
a picture window, a French window
44
faire faillite
to go to the wall
45
cet horrible bruit me rend dingue
that awful noise is driving me up the wall
46
être dos au mur
to have your back against the wall
47
les prix ont crevé le plafond
prices have gone through the roof