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French vocabulary B2: The home and objects
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The home: rooms and parts of a house, renting, building and repairs, lighting, furniture and basic tools, with words such as “le grenier”, “le bail”, “l’ampoule”, “le marteau” and “rénover”.
101 French words at level B2, with their translation.
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les affaires (ce qu'on possède)
belongingsalso: things, stuff
entretenir (un bâtiment ou une machine)
to maintain (a building or machine)also: to service
loger (qqn)also: héberger
to house (sb)also: to accommodate
l'entretien (d'un bâtiment ou d'une machine)also: la maintenance
maintenance (of a building or machine)also: upkeep
restaurer (un vieux bâtiment)
to restore (an old building)
la structure
structure
fuir (un tuyau)
to leak
la colonne
column (pillar)
la fuite (d'eau)also: la fuite d'eau
leak
la paroi
wall (inner or side)also: partition
démoliralso: abattre
to demolishalso: to pull down, to knock down, to tear down
résider
to residealso: to dwell
la ménagèrealso: la femme au foyer
housewifealso: homemaker
assembler (qqch)
to put together (sth)also: to assemble
la planche
board (of wood)also: plank
la brique (de construction)
brick
le béton
concrete (building material)
la balance
scales (for weighing)also: weighing scales
le support (pour ranger ou accrocher)
rack (for holding things)also: stand, holder
le crochet
hook
le propriétaire (qui loue son logement)also: la propriétaire
landlord (of a rented home)also: landlady
stocker (qqch)also: conserver
to store (sth)also: to stock
la possession
possessionalso: ownership
le bail
leasealso: tenancy agreement, rental agreement, tenancy
l'ampoule (électrique)
bulb (for a lamp)also: light bulb
la cheminée (conduit de fumée)
chimneyalso: smokestack, chimney stack
la lame
blade
la hache
axealso: ax
le marteau
hammer
la grille
iron gatealso: railings, grille
le hall
lobby (of a building)also: foyer
la clôture
fence (around a property)
la villa
villa
la pelouse
lawn
boucher (un tuyau)
to clog (a pipe)
la baraque
shack (crude building)also: shanty
l'immobilier
real estatealso: property
la barre (de métal)
bar (of metal)
la poignée (pour tenir)also: une poignée de
handle (of a door or bag)
le clou
nail (metal)
l'aiguille (à coudre)
needle (for sewing)
l'accessoire (d'un appareil)
attachment (for a machine)also: accessory
le verrou
bolt (on a door)
essuyeralso: enlever en essuyant
to wipealso: to wipe up, to wipe away, to wipe off
le corridoralso: le couloir
corridoralso: hallway, passage
le manoir
manoralso: manor house
balayer (un sol)
to sweep (a floor)
la torche
torch (flaming)also: flaming torch
le résidentalso: la résidente
resident (of a building)
les combles
roof spacealso: attic space, loft space
le grenier
atticalso: loft
le flacon
small bottlealso: flask, vial
le chiffon (pour nettoyer)
cloth (for cleaning)also: rag, cleaning cloth
le récipient
container (a pot or jar)also: vessel
le sachet
sachetalso: small bag, pouch
la ficelle
string (thin cord)also: twine
le fil de fer
wire (metal)
rénover (un bâtiment)also: remettre à neuf
to do up (a building)also: to renovate, to refurbish
la clochette
small bellalso: little bell
l'argenterie
silverwarealso: silver, silver cutlery
l'allumette
match (for lighting a fire)
scier
to saw
marteler
to hammer (with a hammer)
le bois de chauffagealso: le bois de chauffe
firewood
l'arrière-cour
backyardalso: back yard
le porche
porch
l'abri de jardin
shed
le rasoir
razor
le confort
comfort (physical ease)
décoratifalso: décorative
decorative
le papier peint
wallpaper
l'ours en peluche
teddy bearalso: teddy
aménager (un lieu)
to fit out (a place)also: to lay out, to convert
aérer (une pièce)
to air (a room)also: to air out, to ventilate
sous-louer
to subletalso: to sublease
le moule
mould (for shaping)also: mold
la moisissure
mould (fungus)also: mold
câbler (un bâtiment)
to wire (a building)
le bien immobilier
property (a building or plot)also: real estate property, piece of real estate
la chandelle
candle (traditional)
le rangement
storage (space at home)also: storage space
la lampe de poche
torch (battery-powered)also: flashlight
la canalisation
pipeworkalso: pipeline, water main
l'ossature
frame (of a structure)also: framework
la pendule
clock (for a room)
le mobilieralso: les meubles
furniturealso: furnishings
le tabouret
stool
le téléviseuralso: la télévision, le poste de télévision
television setalso: TV set, TV, television
pliantalso: pliante
foldingalso: collapsible, fold-up
la patère
peg (for hanging coats)also: coat hook, coat peg
le meuble de rangement
cabinet (piece of furniture)also: storage unit
résidentielalso: résidentielle
residential
le sous-sol
basement
le vestibulealso: l'entrée
entrance hallalso: hallway, hall, vestibule
inoccupéalso: inoccupée
vacant (not occupied)also: unoccupied
la maison de plain-pied
bungalow
le déménagement
house movealso: moving house, removal
le lit de camp
camp bedalso: folding bed
les effets personnels
personal belongingsalso: personal effects
la lame de rasoir
razor blade
passer un coup de chiffon (sur qqch)
to wipe over (sth)also: to wipe down
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