Groupe 11 : Le Logement Flashcards

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1
Q

Une propriété

A

An estate

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Un agent immobilier

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An estate agent UK

A realtor US

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3
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Un promoteur

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A property developer

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Un entrepreneur

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A contractor

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5
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Dessiner un plan

A

To draw a plan

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Un chantier

A

A (building-)site

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Un échafaudage

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A scaffolding

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8
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Les matériaux de construction

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Building materials

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9
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La brique

A

Brick

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10
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Mur de brique

A

Brickwork

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11
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Le carrelage

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Tile

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12
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Le ciment

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Cement

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13
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Le béton

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Concrete

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14
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Le béton armé

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Ferroconcrete

= reinforced concrete

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15
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Le mortier

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Mortar

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16
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Plâtrer

A

To plaster

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17
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Le polystyrène

A

Polystyrene

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18
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La crise du logement

A

The housing shortage

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19
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Un projet immobilier

A

A housing project/ scheme

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20
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Une allocation logement

A

A housing benefit

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21
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L’immobilier

A

Real estate US

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22
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Une agence immobilière

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A real estate office US

An estate agency UK

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23
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Les droits de succession

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Estate duty UK

Estate tax US

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24
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Une cité, un lotissement

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A housing estate

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25
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À vendre

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For sale

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26
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À louer

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To rent

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27
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Les lieux/ les locaux

A

The premises

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28
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Un prêt immobilier/ une hypothèque

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A mortgage

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29
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Hypothéquer

A

To mortgage

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30
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Vivre dans un endroit

A

To dwell

= to live in a place

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31
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Un logement

A

A dwelling

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32
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Le propriétaire (par droit)

A

The owner

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33
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Le/ la propriétaire (qui donne en location)

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The landlord

The landlady

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34
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Le locataire

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The tenant

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35
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Le loyer

A

The rent

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36
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Louer (=être locataire)

A

To rent

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37
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Une caution

A

A deposit
= a guarantee
= a security

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38
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Le jour du terme

A

Quarter-day

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39
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Un meublé

A

Furnished apartments/ rooms

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40
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L’hôte (qui reçoit)

A

The host

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41
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Recevoir/ organiser

A

To host

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42
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Un invité/ un hôte

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A guest

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43
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Un hôte payant

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A paying-guest

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44
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Déménager (changer de logement)

A

To move

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45
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Un déménagement

A

A removal

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46
Q

Expulser quelqu’un

A

To evict sb

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47
Q

L’expulsion

A

Eviction

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48
Q

Exproprié quelqu’un

A

To expropriate sb

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49
Q

Loger

A

To house

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50
Q

Reloger quelqu’un

A

To rehouse sb

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51
Q

Le taux de crédit immobilier

A

The mortgage rate

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52
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Faire payer le loyer / payer le loyer

A

To charge the rent / to pay the rent

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53
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Encaisser le loyer

A

To collect the rent

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54
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Augmenter le loyer

A

To raise the rent

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55
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Avoir du loyer en retard

A

To be behind with the rent

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56
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Recevoir des invités / présenter une émission

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To host part

= a gathering / a TV show

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57
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Un déménageur/ une camionette de déménagement/ une société de déménagement

A

A removal man/ van/ firm

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58
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Louer une maison à quelqu’un (=donner en location)

A

To let a house to sb

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59
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Louer une maison/ un appartement à quelqu’un (=prendre en location)

A

To rent a house/ flat from sb

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60
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Donner congé à un locataire

A

To give notice to a tenant / to turn a tenant out

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61
Q

Renouveler un bail

A

To renew a lease

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62
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Dresser l’état des lieux

A

To draw up the inventory (of fixtures)

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63
Q

Sous-louer un logement

A

To sublet a place

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64
Q

Un colocataire

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A joint tenant= co-tenant

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65
Q

Louer un appartement/ une maison à la semaine/ au mois

A

To rent a flat / house by the week/ by the month

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66
Q

Habiter chez quelqu’un

A

To stay with sb

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67
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Emménager/ s’installer dans un nouveau logement

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To move/ to settle into a new place

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68
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Emménager chez quelqu’un

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To move in with sb

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69
Q

Partager un appartement avec quelqu’un

A

To share a flat with sb

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70
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Déménager= quitter un logement

A

To move out of a place

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71
Q

Chambre avec pension

A

Board and lodging

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72
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Demi-pension

A

Half board

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73
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Pension complète

A

Full board

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74
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Une maison

A

A house

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75
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Un appartement

A

A flat UK

An apartment US

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76
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Un immeuble (d’habitation)

A

A block of flats UK

An apartment building

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77
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Une tour

A

A tower block/ a highrise (building)

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78
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Un gratte-ciel

A

A skyscraper

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79
Q

1- un atelier d’artiste

2- un studio

A

A studio

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80
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Un chateau/ un manoir/ un hôte particulier

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A mansion= a manor-house

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81
Q

1- un pavillon/ chalet/ une maison de gardien

2- une loge

A

A lodge

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82
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Un château-fort

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A castle

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83
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Un palais

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A palace

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84
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Une maison de plain-pied (=sans étage)

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A bungalow

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85
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Une cabane

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A cabin

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86
Q

Une maison sur pilotis

A

A pile dwelling

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87
Q

Une masure

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A hovel

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88
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Un petit studio/ une chambre de bonne

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A bedsitter

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89
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Une tente (habitation/ camping)

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A tent

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90
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Un case/ hutte

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A hut

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91
Q

Une maison de bois

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A wooden house

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92
Q

Un lotissement de maisons mitoyennes

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Terraced houses

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93
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Une maison non mitoyenne / mitoyenne

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A detached/ semi detached house

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94
Q

Meubler/ repeindre/ rénover une maison

A

To furnish/ redecorate / renovate a house

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95
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Un appartement de 2 pièces

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A two-room flat

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96
Q

Un appartement meublé

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A furnished flat

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97
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Un studio

A

A studio flat/ apartment

= a one-room flat

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98
Q

Une maison de campagne

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A weekend cottage

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99
Q

Se faire construire une maison

A

To have a house built

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100
Q

Posséder une maison bien à soi

A

To own/ have a house of one’s own

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101
Q

S’entendre à merveille

A

To get on like a house on fire

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102
Q

Mettre de l’ordre dans ses affaires

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To put one’s house in order

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103
Q

Habiter au 10

A

To live at number 10

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104
Q

La maison aurait besoin d’être ravalée

A

The house could do with a facelift

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105
Q

Louer un appartement à quelqu’un

A

To let a flat to sb

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106
Q

Qu’on est bien chez soi !

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Home, sweet home !

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107
Q

Les fondations

A

The foundations

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108
Q

Un mur

A

A wall

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109
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Une cloison

A

A partition (wall)

110
Q

L’arrière/ le devant de la maison

A

The back / the front of the house

111
Q

La façade

A

= the façade (comme France)

112
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Un pignon

A

A gable

113
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Une fenêtre

A

A window

114
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Un carreau (fenetre)

A

A window-pane

115
Q

Un rebord de fenêtre

A

A windowsill

= window ledge

116
Q

Un balcon

A

A balcony

117
Q

Une porte

A

A door

118
Q

L’embrasure de la porte

A

The doorway

119
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Le seuil= le pas de la porte

A

The doorstep

= the threshold

120
Q

Un porche

A

A porch

121
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Une lucarne

A

A skylight

122
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Un vélux/ une fenêtre tabatière

A

A roof light

= roof window

123
Q

Une terrasse

A

A terrace

124
Q

Une véranda

A

A veranda

125
Q

Une marche

A

Step

126
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L’escalier

A

The stairs

= the staircase

127
Q

La cage d’escalier

A

The stairwell

= stairway

128
Q

En haut (= à l’étage supérieur)

A

Upstairs

129
Q

En bas (=à l’étage inférieur / au rez-de-chaussée

A

Downstairs

130
Q

Un plafon

A

A ceiling

131
Q

Le plancher

A

The floor

132
Q

Un étage

A

A floor= a storey UK

A story US

133
Q

Un palier

A

A landing

134
Q

Un mur porteur

A

Load-bearing wall

135
Q

Un mur mitoyen

A

Party wall

136
Q

Une fenêtre à guillotine

A

A sash-window

137
Q

Une baie vitrée

A

A picture window

138
Q

Les murs ont des oreilles

A

Walls have ears

139
Q

Autant parler à un mur

A

It’s like talking to

= banging one’s head against a brick wall

140
Q

La catastrophe est imminente

A

The writing is on the wall

141
Q

Ils ont le dos au mur

A

They’ve got their backs to the wall

142
Q

Ça m’exaspère

A

It’s driving me up the wall

143
Q

Tous mes projets sont tombés à l’eau

A

My plans all went out of the window

144
Q

Se tenir dans l’embrasure de la porte

A

To stand in the doorway

145
Q

En haut/ en bas de l’escalier

A

At the top / bottom of the stairs

146
Q

Ils vivent au deuxième (uk) / premier étage (us)

A

They live on the second floor

147
Q

Une maison de deux étages

A

A two-storey house

148
Q

Le rez-de-chaussée

A

The ground floor UK

The first floor US

149
Q

Le premier étage

A

The first floor UK

The second floor US

150
Q

La toiture

A

Roofing

151
Q

Une tuile

A

A roof tile

152
Q

À ciel ouvert

A

Roofless

153
Q

La charpente

A

The framework

154
Q

Une poutre

A

A beam

155
Q

Une poutre en fer

A

A girder

156
Q

Une cheminée (toit)

A

A chimney UK

A smokestack US

157
Q

Un toit d’ardoise

A

A slate roof

158
Q

Sortir de ses gonds

A

To hit the roof

159
Q

Les prix se sont envolés

A

Prices have gone through the roof

160
Q

Il fume comme un pompier

A

He smokes like a chimney

161
Q

Une pièce

A

A room

162
Q

La salle à manger

A

The dining room

163
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Le salon

A

The sitting room = drawing room

164
Q

La salle de séjour

A

The living room

165
Q

La salle de bain

A

The bathroom

166
Q

Une chambre

A

A bedroom

167
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Un dressing/ vestiaire

A

A dressing room

168
Q

Une chambre d’amis

A

A spare room

= a guest room

169
Q

Un cellier

A
A store(room)
= a larder 
= a pantry
170
Q

Une buanderie

A

A utility room

A wash-house

171
Q

La salle de jeux

A

The playroom UK

The rumpus room US

172
Q

Un débarras

A

= a box-room UK

A storage room US

173
Q

Le vestibule

= l’entrée

A

The (entrance) hall

= the lobby

174
Q

La cuisine

A

The kitchen

175
Q

Le petit coin, les toilettes

A

The toilet

/ the lavatory

176
Q

La chambre d’’enfants

A

The nursery

177
Q

La bibliothèque

A

The library

178
Q

Le bureau

A

The study

179
Q

Un couloir/ passage

A

A corridor
= a passage
= a passageway

180
Q

Un sous-sol

A

A basement

181
Q

Une cave

A

A cellar

182
Q

Un grenier

A

An attic

= a loft

183
Q

Entrée

A

Way in

184
Q

Sortie

A

Way out

185
Q

Y a-t-il de la place pour…?

A

Is there room for?

186
Q

Nous sommes à l’étroit

A

We are cramped for room

187
Q

Tirer la chasse d’eau

A

To flush the toilet

188
Q

Une sonnette

A

A doorbell

189
Q

Une poignée de porte

A

A doorhandle

190
Q

Un bouton de porte

A

A doorknob

191
Q

Une serrure

A

A lock

192
Q

Fermer à clé / ouvrir

A

To lock / to unlock

193
Q

Une clé

A

A key

194
Q

Un porte-clés

A

A keyring

195
Q

Un trou de serrure

A

A keyhole

196
Q

Un loquet

A

A latch

197
Q

Un verrou

A

A bolt

198
Q

Verrouiller

A

To bolt

199
Q

Frapper (à la porte)

A

To knock (at the door)

200
Q

Une charnière

A

A hinge

201
Q

Une alarme

A

A burglar alarm

202
Q

Une porte d’entrée / de derrière

A

A front/ back door

203
Q

Une porte battante

A

A swing door

204
Q

Une porte coulissante

A

A sliding door

205
Q

Une porte vitrée

A

A glass door

206
Q

Défoncer une porte

A

To break down a door

207
Q

Claquer une porte

A

To slam a door

208
Q

Un double des clés

A

A duplicate key

209
Q

Un passe-partout

A

A skeleton key

= a master key

210
Q

Un trousseau de clés

A

A bunch of keys

211
Q

Mettre quelqu’un à la porte

A

To show sb the door

212
Q

Une journée portes ouvertes

A

An open day UK

An open house US

213
Q

(Pas)confortable

A

(Un)comfortable

214
Q

Douillet

A

Cosy UK

Cozy= snug US

215
Q

Fonctionnel

A

Functional

216
Q

Bien conçu

A

Well-planned

217
Q

Commode/ pratique

A

Convenient

218
Q

Vaste/ spacieux

A

Roomy= spacious

219
Q

Le luxe

A

Luxury

220
Q

Luxueux

A

Luxurious

221
Q

Miteux = en mauvais état

A

Shabby = in poor condition

222
Q

Délabré/ vétuste

A

Dilapidated

= ramshackle

223
Q

Un courant d’air

A

Draught UK

Draft US

224
Q

Un interphone

A

An intercom

= a buzzer

225
Q

Un placard

A

A cupboard

226
Q

Une étagère

A

A shelf

227
Q

Des étagères

A

Shelves

228
Q

La plomberie

A

The plumbing

229
Q

Une citerne

A

A tank

230
Q

Un ballon d’eau chaud

A

A hot-water tank

231
Q

Un tuyau

A

A pipe

232
Q

Un robinet

A

A tap UK

A faucet US

233
Q

Un plancher

A

A floor

234
Q

Une latte (plancher)

A

A floorboard

235
Q

Un parquet

A

A parquet floor

236
Q

Une rampe (d’escalier)

A

A banister

237
Q

Un volet

A

A shutter

238
Q

Un store

A

A blind

239
Q

Le double vitrage

A

Double-glazing

240
Q

Une fenêtre à double vitrage

A

A double-glazed window

241
Q

Un miroir

A

A mirror

= looking-glass

242
Q

Un évier

A

A (kitchen) sink

243
Q

Un plan de travail

A

A worktop

244
Q

Un lavabo

A

A (wash)basin UK

A sink US

245
Q

Un lave-mains

A

A handbasin

246
Q

1) un bain

2) une baignoire

A

A bath

247
Q

Un tapis de bain

A

A bathmat

248
Q

Une douche

A

A shower

249
Q

Une cabine de douche

A

A shower cubicle

250
Q

Un porte-serviette

A

A towel rail

251
Q

La cuvette des toilettes

A

The toilet bowl = the pan

252
Q

Une armoire à pharmacie

A

A medecine chest/ cabinet

253
Q

Installer une étagère

A

To put up a shelf

254
Q

Ouvrir / fermer un robinet

A

To turn on/ off a faucet

255
Q

Les caisses sont vides

A

The cupboard is bare

256
Q

Avoir un cadavre dans le placard = avoir un secret honteux

A

To have a skeleton in the cupboard

257
Q

Être raccordé au réseau (eau, gaz, électricité)

A

To be on the mains supply

258
Q

L’énergie, le courant

A

Power

259
Q

Un fil électrique

A

A wire

260
Q

Un fil électrique (d’appareil)

A

A flex UK

A cord US

261
Q

Brancher qqch

A

To plug in sth

262
Q

Une prise multiple

A

An adaptor

263
Q

Un fusible/ un plomb

A

A fuse UK

A fuse US

264
Q

Le combustible

A

Fuel

265
Q

Le gaz

A

Gas

266
Q

Le compteur à gaz

A

The gas meter

267
Q

Une chaudière

A

A boiler

268
Q

Un radiateur

A

A radiator

269
Q

Un poêle

A

A stove

270
Q

Un feu

A

A fire

271
Q

La cheminée

A

The fireplace