Towns and Buildings Flashcards

1
Q

l’agglomération

A

(fem.) town, conglomeration, built-up area

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2
Q

la ville champignon

A

boom toun

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3
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les faubourgs

A

(masc.) suburbs

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4
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le hameau

A

hamlet

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5
Q

la cité-dortoir

A

dormitory town

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6
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le chantier

A

work-site

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7
Q

le rempart

A

rampart

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8
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la mairie

A

town hall

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9
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l’hotel de ville

A

(masc.) city hall

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10
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le syndicat d’initiative

A

tourist information office

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11
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le commissariat de police

A

police station

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12
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la caserne

A

barracks

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13
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la bourse

A

stock exchange

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14
Q

le jardin d’acclimatation

A

zoo

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15
Q

le jardin d’agrément

A

pleasure garden

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16
Q

le magasin à succursales multiples

A

chain store

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17
Q

la boutique

A

shop

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18
Q

l’échoppe

A

(fem.) stall, booth

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19
Q

l’étalage

A

(masc.) display

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20
Q

les tréteaux

A

(masc.) trestles

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21
Q

le pressing, la teinturerie

A

dry cleaner’s

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22
Q

la mercerie

A

haberdasher’s

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22
Q

la cordonnerie

A

cobbler’s

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23
Q

la laverie automatique

A

launderette

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24
Q

le tabac-journaux

A

tabacconist’s

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25
Q

la papeterie

A

stationer’s

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26
Q

la librairie d’occasion

A

second-hand bookshop

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27
Q

le caddie, le chariot

A

trolley

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28
Q

la nocturne

A

late opening

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29
Q

la gouvernante

A

housekeeper

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30
Q

loger, héberger, recevoir

A

to house, put up

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31
Q

le loyer

A

rent

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32
Q

l’immeuble

A

(masc.) block of flats

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33
Q

le pâté de maisons

A

block of houses

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34
Q

le lotissement, la cité

A

housing estate

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35
Q

les dépendances

A

(fem.) outbuildings

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36
Q

le pavillon

A

detached house

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37
Q

la garçonnière

A

bachelor pad/flat

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38
Q

le terrain à bâtir

A

building plot

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39
Q

le ménagement

A

conversion

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40
Q

aménager

A

to convert

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41
Q

la péniche aménagée

A

houseboat

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42
Q

la maison jumelée

A

semi-detached

43
Q

attenant, contigu

A

adjoining

44
Q

la terrasse

A

patio

45
Q

l’avant-cour

A

(fem.) forecourt

46
Q

l’allée

A

(fem.) drive, path

47
Q

l’abri-bus

A

(masc.) bus-shelter

48
Q

la bouche de métro

A

metro entrance

49
Q

la chaussée

A

road, roadway

50
Q

la chaussée goudronnée

A

tarmacadamed road

51
Q

le pavé

A

cobble

52
Q

le boulevard périphérique

A

ring road

53
Q

la rocade

A

by-pass

54
Q

le ruisseau, le caniveau

A

gutter

55
Q

le passage clouté

A

pedestrian crossing

56
Q

la ruelle, la venelle

A

alley

57
Q

le monument aux morts

A

war memorial

58
Q

le rebord de fenêtre

A

window ledge

59
Q

le soupirail

A

basement window

60
Q

la lucarne

A

dormer

61
Q

la tabatière

A

skylight

62
Q

le linteau

A

lintel

63
Q

le carreau

A

pane

64
Q

le châssis

A

frame

65
Q

le contrevent, le volet

A

shutter

66
Q

la porte coulissante

A

sliding door

67
Q

la sortie de secours

A

emergency exit

68
Q

l’escalier de secours

A

(masc.) fire escape

69
Q

le portier électronique, l’interphone (masc.)

A

intercom

70
Q

la main courante

A

hand rail (on wall)

71
Q

la rampe

A

bannister, rail (on stair)

72
Q

la cage d’escalier

A

stairwell

73
Q

la volée

A

flight (gasp) of stairs

74
Q

la palière

A

landing

75
Q

la cloison

A

partition wall

76
Q

la plinthe

A

skirting board

77
Q

le gond

A

hinge

78
Q

le tuyau d’écoulement

A

downpipe

79
Q

l’office

A

(masc.) the foque-ing pantry, not the fucking office

80
Q

le coin repas

A

dining area

81
Q

le débarras

A

box-room

82
Q

l’espace de rangement

A

storage space

83
Q

le grenier

A

loft

84
Q

la mansarde

A

attic

85
Q

le mitron

A

chimney pot

86
Q

la souche

A

chimney stack

87
Q

la cheminée à foyer overt

A

open fire

88
Q

le poêle à bois

A

wood burning stove

89
Q

la tuyauterie

A

plumbing

90
Q

l’installation électrique

A

(fem.) wiring

91
Q

la climatisation

A

air-conditioning

92
Q

le double-vitrage

A

double-glazing

93
Q

les installations

A

(fem.) fixtures and fittings

94
Q

les prestations

A

(fem.) amenities

95
Q

la flèche

A

spire

96
Q

le clocher

A

bell-tower

97
Q

la voûte

A

vault

98
Q

le perron

A

stone steps

99
Q

le parvis

A

square (in front of a church)

100
Q

le vitrail

A

stained-glass window

101
Q

la rosace

A

rose window

102
Q

crépi

A

(adj.) pebble-dashed

103
Q

chaulé

A

(adj.) whitewashed

104
Q

le mouchetis

A

roughcast

105
Q

le revêtement

A

facing

106
Q
A