Chapter 18- Housing (Phrases) Flashcards by Emi A.C. | Brainscape

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to have a house built

A

se faire construire une maison

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a detached house

A

un particulier

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a semi-detached house

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une maison jumelée

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a well-groomed garden

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un jardin bien entretenu

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a second home, a country home, a house in the country

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une résidence secondaire

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a holiday home

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une résidence de vacances

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terraced houses

A

maisons attenantes et toutes identiques

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council houses, council flats

A

logements sociaux

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a block of flats

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un immeuble d’habitation

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a tower block, a highrise block

A

une tour

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a two-storey(ed) house

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une maison à un étage

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to have nowhere to live

A

ne pas avoir de toit

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the housing policy

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la politique du logement

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a four-roomed flat

A

un F4

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to be cramped for space

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être à l’étroit

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a suburban house

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une maison de banlieue

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a peasant’s cottage

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une maison paysanne

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a village hall

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une salle des fêtes (salle polyvalente)

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to move into a house

A

emménager

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to set up house together

A

se mettre en ménage

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to be in good repair

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être en bon état

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the national heritage

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le patrimoine national

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to look after a house

A

entretenir une maison

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to fall into decay

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se délabrer

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to go to rack and ruin

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tomber en ruines

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an unkempt garden

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un jardin mal entretenu

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unfit for occupation

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impropre à l’habitation

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a structural defect

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un vice de construction

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a damp patch

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une tache d’humidité

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home cooking

A

la cuisine familiale

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a fully-fitted kitchen

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une cuisine équipée

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household expenses

A

les dépenses du ménage

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modern conveniences

A

le confort moderne

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household waste

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les ordures ménagères

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garbage collection

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le ramassage des ordures

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the house next door

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la maison d’à côté

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the house opposite

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la maison d’en face

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to have a visit

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avoir de la visite

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to ring the bell

A

sonner

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to knock at the door

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frapper à la porte

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to give a party

A

organiser une fête

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to have a house-warming party

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pendre la crémaillère

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to give a dinner party

A

donner un dîner

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to entertain someone to dinner

A

recevoir quelqu’un à dîner

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a children’s party

A

un goûter d’enfants

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to keep up with the Joneses

A

ne pas être en reste avec les voisins

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to be sitting around the fire

A

être assis au coin du feu

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to break into a house

A

pénétrer par effraction

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a neighborhood watch

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un système de co-surveillance

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a gated estate

A

un lotissement protégé

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to do the housework

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faire le ménage

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to trim the hedge

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tailler la vaie

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to mow the lawn

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tondre la pelouse

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to be house-proud

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être soucieux de la propreté de sa maison

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to do the washing-up

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faire la vaisselle

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to do the cooking

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faire la cuisine

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to lay the table

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mettre la table

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to make the bed

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faire le lit

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to take (to have) a shower

A

aller se coucher

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to take (to have) a bath

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prendre une douche

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to wash one’s hair

A

prendre un bain

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to brush one’s teeth

A

se laver les cheveux

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to dry one’s hair

A

se laver les dents

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to flush the toilet

A

se sécher les cheveux