chap 1 Flashcards

1
Q

a house of one’s own

A

une maison à soi

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2
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a flat, an apartment

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un appartement

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3
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to own sth

A

posséder qqch

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4
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the owner

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le possesseur

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5
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to live in a house

A

habiter une maison

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6
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to rent from s.o.

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louer (au propriétaire)

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7
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to belong to s.o.

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appartenir à qqn

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8
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the landlord, landlady

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le (la) propriétaire

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9
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a council flat

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un H.L.M (aprox)

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10
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to rent to s.o., to let to s.o.

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louer (au locataire)

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11
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the lease

A

le bail

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12
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rent

A

le loyer

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13
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the tenant

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le locataire

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14
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quarter-day

A

le jour du terme

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15
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to turn out s.o.

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expulser qqn

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16
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to give notice

A

donner congé

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17
Q

furnished apartments, rooms

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appartement meublé

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18
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a lodger, a roomer

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un locataire

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19
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a paying-guest

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un pensionnaire

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20
Q

to stay

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rester, demeurer

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21
Q

a removal

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un déménagement

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22
Q

to have a house built

A

faire bâtir une maison

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23
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an estate agent, a realtor

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un agent immobilier

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24
Q

a house for sale

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une maison à vendre

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25
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an architect

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un architecte

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26
Q

a site

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un emplacement

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27
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to draw the plan, to design

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tracer le plan

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28
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a (property) developer

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un promoteur

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29
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the contractor

A

l’entrepreneur

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30
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a yard

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un chantier

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31
Q

a pick

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une pioche

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32
Q

a shovel

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une pelle

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33
Q

to dig the foundations

A

creuser les fondations

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34
Q

a pneumatic drill

A

un marteau piqueur

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35
Q

an excavator

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une pelleteuse

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36
Q

cement

A

le ciment

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37
Q

the walls

A

les murs

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38
Q

a builder, a stone-mason, a bricklayer

A

un maçon

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39
Q

stone

A

la pierre

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40
Q

minerals

A

> 98/13

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41
Q

brick

A

la brique

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42
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mortar

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le mortier

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43
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scaffolding

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un échaufaudage

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44
Q

a tower block

A

une tour

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45
Q

a skyscraper, a high rise

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un gratte-ciel

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46
Q

concrete

A

le béton

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47
Q

reinforced concrete

A

un béton armé

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48
Q

a steel frame

A

une armature d’acier

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49
Q

laminated glass

A

le verre feuilleté

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50
Q

a panel

A

un panneau

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51
Q

a crane

A

une grue

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52
Q

a concrete mixer

A

une bétonnière

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53
Q

le bois

A

wood

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54
Q

le bois de construction

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timber, lumber

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55
Q

un charpentier

A

a carpenter

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56
Q

la charpente

A

the framework

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57
Q

le toit

A

the roof

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58
Q

une poutre

A

a beam

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59
Q

un chevron

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a rafter

60
Q

une tuile

A

a tile

61
Q

une ardoise

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a slate

62
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un couvreur

A

a tiler, a slater

63
Q

un menuisier

A

a joiner

64
Q

le plancher

A

the floor

65
Q

un encadrement, un cadre

A

a frame

66
Q

scier une planche

A

to saw a plank, a board

67
Q

un rabot

A

a plane

68
Q

les copeaux

A

shavings

69
Q

un marteau

A

a hammer

70
Q

enfoncer un clou

A

to drive in a nail

71
Q

une vis

A

a screw

72
Q

un tourne-vis

A

a screwdriver

73
Q

forcer, percer un trou

A

to bore a hole

74
Q

une perceuse

A

a drill

75
Q

être raccordé au réseau

A

to be on the mains

76
Q

fourniture, approvisionnement

A

supply

77
Q

un plombier

A

a plumber

78
Q

un tuyeau

A

a pipe

79
Q

un serrurier

A

a locksmith

80
Q

une serrure

A

a lock

81
Q

ajuster

A

to fit

82
Q

une lime

A

a file

83
Q

un éteau

A

a vice

84
Q

plâtrer

A

to plaster

85
Q

peindre

A

to paint

86
Q

blanchir à la chaux

A

to whitewash

87
Q

une peintre

A

a painter

88
Q

la peinture

A

paint

89
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un seau

A

a pail, a bucket

90
Q

un pinceau

A

a brush

91
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une échelle

A

a ladder

92
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tapisser

A

to paper

93
Q

un vitrier

A

a glazier

94
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une vitre, un carreau

A

a window-pane

95
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un électricien

A

an electrician

96
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l’installation électrique

A

the electrical wiring

97
Q

une prise femelle

A

a socket

98
Q

repeindre, retapisser

A

to redecorate

99
Q

un marchand de meubles

A

a furniture dealer

100
Q

des meubles

A

furniture

101
Q

s’installer

A

to settle

102
Q

emménager

A

to move in

103
Q

une pendaison de crémaillère

A

a house-warming party

104
Q

une clôture

A

a fence

105
Q

clos

A

fenced in

106
Q

le jardin de devant

A

the front garden

107
Q

le jardin de derrière

A

the back garden

108
Q

un garage

A

a garage

109
Q

la cave

A

the cellar

110
Q

le sous-sol

A

the basement

111
Q

un cour de contrebas

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an area

112
Q

une grille

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a railing

113
Q

un grenier

A

a loft

114
Q

une mansarde

A

an attic, a garret

115
Q

une cheminée

A

a chimney-pot

116
Q

une antenne

A

an aerial

117
Q

une pièce, une chambre

A

a room

118
Q

une cloison

A

a partition

119
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petit

A

small

120
Q

minuscule

A

tiny

121
Q

le plafond

A

the ceiling

122
Q

bas

A

low

123
Q

être à l’étroit

A

to be cramped

124
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vaste

A

large

125
Q

vaste, spacieux

A

roomy, commodious

126
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haut

A

high

127
Q

une fenêtre

A

a window

128
Q

une fenêtre en saillie

A

a bow_window

129
Q

donner sur

A

to look, to open on to

130
Q

clair

A

light

131
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mal éclairé

A

dimly light

132
Q

sombre, obscur

A

dark

133
Q

sombre, lugubre

A

gloomy

134
Q

le rebord de la fenêtre

A

the window-sill

135
Q

un volet, un contrevent

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a shutter

136
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un store

A

a blind, a shade

137
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une porte

A

a door

138
Q

entrebâillé

A

ajar

139
Q

un courant d’air

A

draft

140
Q

claquer

A

to slam

141
Q

une fenêtre à guillotine

A

a sash-window

142
Q

glisser, coulisser

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to slide

143
Q

commode

A

convénient

144
Q

une porte-fenêtre

A

a french-window

145
Q

the housing problem

A

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