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French vocabulary B2: Home, rooms, furniture and everyday objects

B2 Catalogue 71 cards

Around the home: bedding and bathroom items, kitchen gadgets, heating, lighting and meters, the parts of a building and renting a flat, such as “la housse de couette”, “le tire-bouchon”, “le chauffe-eau”, “le volet” and “l’état des lieux”.

71 French words at level B2, with their translation.

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la caisse (de transport) crate (for transport)
le poteau post (pole)
le bidon can (for liquids)
la perche pole (long stick)
expulser (un locataire) to evict (a tenant)
le volet shutter (on a window)
la rampe banister
le palier landing (of stairs)
le syndic managing agent (of a block of flats)
tirer (les rideaux) to draw (curtains)
le store blind (on a window)
la veilleuse night light
le cintre coat hanger
la lunette (des toilettes) toilet seat
le chandelier candlestick
la guirlande garland
équipé equipped
la bobine reel (of thread or film)
la pelote (de laine) ball of wool
spacieux spacious
la gouttière gutter (on a roof)
la véranda conservatory (glass room)
l'escalier de secours fire escape
la buanderie utility room
l'état des lieux inventory (of a rented flat)
le coffre-fort safe (for valuables)
le raccordement (au réseau) connection (to the mains)
le thermostat thermostat
le minuteur timer
le fioul heating oil
le compteur (de gaz ou d'électricité) meter (for gas or electricity)
le relevé de compteur meter reading
le chauffe-eau water heater
la coiffeuse dressing table
le plaid throw (blanket)
le rembourrage stuffing (in a cushion)
le tire-bouchon corkscrew
le luminaire light fitting
les tentures drapery
le porte-manteau coat rack
l'abat-jour lampshade
le couvre-lit bedspread
la tête de lit headboard
la housse de couette duvet cover
le drap-housse fitted sheet
le lit superposé bunk bed
le hochet rattle (baby's toy)
le mitigeur mixer tap
la maison de poupée dolls' house
le cube de construction building block
la pomme de douche shower head
le plan de travail worktop
s'embuer to steam up (of glass)
le sac isotherme cool bag
l'extracteur d'air extractor fan
le décapsuleur bottle opener
le porte-serviettes towel rail
le gant de toilette flannel (for washing)
les articles de toilette toiletries
le coton-tige cotton bud
l'ouvre-boîte tin opener
la manique oven glove
en kit flat-pack (furniture)
mettre en cartons (qqch) to box up (sth)
le destructeur de documents shredder (for paper)
le double vitrage double glazing
la lame de parquet floorboard
le bâton de marche hiking pole
la chambre de bébé nursery (baby's room)
l'appartement en attique penthouse
la loge du gardien porter's lodge

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