Inside the house Flashcards

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1
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a hall = a lobby

A

une entrée = un vestibule

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2
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a sitting room = a drawing room

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un salon

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3
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a living room

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une salle de séjour

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4
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a dining room

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une salle à manger

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5
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a bedroom

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une chambre

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6
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a bathroom

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une salle de bains

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7
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a kitchen

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une cuisine

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8
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the toilet = the lavatory

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les toilettes

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9
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a spare room

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une chambre d’amis

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10
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a nursery

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une chambre d’enfant

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11
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a study

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un bureau

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12
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an attic = a loft

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un grenier

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13
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a larder = a pantry

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un cellier, un garde-manger

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14
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a corridor = a hall = a hallway

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un couloir

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15
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a box-room = a junk room

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un débarras, un cagibi

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16
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a closet

A

un placard

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17
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a basement

A

un sous-sol

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18
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a (wine) cellar

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une cave (à vin)

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19
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a piece of furniture

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un meuble

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20
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a table

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une table

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21
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a bedside table

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une table de chevet

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22
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a coffee table

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une table basse

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23
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a seat

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un siège

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24
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a stool

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un tabouret

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25
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a chair

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une chaise, un fauteuil

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26
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an armchair

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un fauteuil

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27
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a sofa / a settee = a couch

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un sofa, un canapé

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28
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a cushion

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un coussin

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29
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a sideboard

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un buffet, un bahut

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30
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a drawer

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un tiroir

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31
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a chest of drawers

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une commode

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32
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a desk

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un bureau

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33
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a shelf

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une étagère

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34
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a bookcase

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une bibliothèque (meuble)

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35
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bookshelves

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une bibliothèque (étagères)

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36
Q

a bed

A

un lit

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37
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a cot = a crib US

A

un lit d’enfant

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38
Q

a mattress

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un matelas

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39
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a dressing-table = a dresser US

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une coiffeuse

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40
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a wardrobe

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une armoire

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41
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a cupboard

A

un placard

42
Q

a coat stand = a coat rack

A

un portemanteau

43
Q

a carpet = a rug

A

un tapis

44
Q

wall-to-wall carpeting

A

la moquette

45
Q

a tile, tiling

A

un carreau, le carrelage

46
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a curtain

A

un rideau

47
Q

paint

A

la peinture

48
Q

a (paint) brush

A

un pinceau

49
Q

a roller

A

un rouleau

50
Q

wallpaper

A

le papier peint

51
Q

to furnish

A

meubler

52
Q

bedclothes

A

les draps et couverture

53
Q

a bedspread

A

un dessus-de-lit

54
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a sheet

A

un drap

55
Q

a blanket

A

une courverture

56
Q

a duvet

A

une couette

57
Q

an eiderdown = a comforter / a quilt US

A

un édredon

58
Q

a bolster

A

un traversin

59
Q

a pillow

A

un oreiller

60
Q

a pillowcase = a pillowslip

A

une taie d’oreiller

61
Q

power

A

le courant

62
Q

a wire

A

un fil électrique

63
Q

a plug

A

une prise mâle

64
Q

a socket

A

une prise femelle

65
Q

an adaptor

A

une prise multiple

66
Q

a fuse

A

un fusible, un plomb

67
Q

lighting

A

l’éclairage

68
Q

a lamp

A

une lampe

69
Q

a switch

A

un interrupteur

70
Q

a (light) bulb

A

une ampoule

71
Q

a lampshade

A

un abat-jour

72
Q

running water

A

l’eau courante

73
Q

a tap GB = a faucet US

A

un robinet

74
Q

(central) heating

A

le chauffage (central)

75
Q

a boiler

A

une chaudière

76
Q

a fan

A

un ventilateur

77
Q

air conditioning

A

la climatisation

78
Q

the gas meter

A

le compteur à gaz

79
Q

to leak

A

fuir, avoir une fuite

80
Q

the fireplace

A

la cheminée

81
Q

the mantelpiece

A

le manteau / dessus de la cheminée

82
Q

the hearth

A

le foyer

83
Q

a spark

A

une étincelle

84
Q

a flame

A

une flamme

85
Q

smoke

A

la fumée

86
Q

a poker

A

un tisonnier

87
Q

a log

A

une bûche

88
Q

embers

A

les braises

89
Q

ash

A

la cendre

90
Q

Make yourself at home.

A

Mets-toi à l’aise.

91
Q

There is no place like home.

A

On n’est jamais si bien que chez soi.

92
Q

Charity begins at home.

A

Charité bien ordonnée commence par soi-même.

93
Q

It’s nothing to write home about!

A

Il n’y a là rien d’extraordinaire !

94
Q

As you make your bed, so you must lie in it.

A

Comme on fait son lit, on se couche.

95
Q

He got up on the wrong side of the bed.

A

Il s’est levé du pied gauche.

96
Q

To pull the plug on something

A

Mettre fin à quelque chose

97
Q

To be as snug as a bug in a rug

A

Etre bien au chaud

98
Q

His story kept us on the edge of our seat.

A

Son histoire nous a tenus en haleine.

99
Q

There is a skeleton in the cupboard.

A

Il y a un cadavre dans le placard.

100
Q

There is no smoke without fire.

A

Il n’y a pas de fumée sans feu.

101
Q

To be in the hot seat

A

Etre en première ligne / en mauvaise posture