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à l'étage

upstairs

abri (m)

shed (small)

appentis (m)

lean-to (building) / sloping roof

ardoise (f)

slate

atelier (m)

workshop

attenant(e)

adjoining

baignoire (f)

bath

balcon (m)

balcony

bâtiment (m)

building

béton (m)

concrete

brique (f)

brick

cage (f) d'escalier

stairwell

calcaire (m)

limestone

carreau (m)

(wall, floor) tile

cave (f)

cellar

cellier (m)

storeroom (wine, food etc.)

chambre (f)

bedroom

charpente (f)

woodwork / structure

chauffage (m) central

central heating

chaufferie (f)

boiler room

chaume (m)

thatch

chaumière (f)

thatched cottage

cheminée (f)

chimney / chimney stack / fireplace

citerne (f)

(water) tank

clos

enclosed

clôture (f)

fence

comble (m)

roof timbers

combles (mp)

attic

cour (f)

courtyard

cuisine (f)

kitchen

cuisine (f) aménagée

fitted kitchen

cuve (f)

(oil) tank

débarras (m)

junk room / glory hole

dépendance (f)

outbuilding

douche (f)

shower

eau (f) courante

running water

écurie (f)

stable

en bon état

in good condition

en colombage

half-timbered

en pierre

stone-built

en pisé

cob

entrée (f)

hall

escalier (m)

stair(-case)

étable (f)

cowshed

étang (m)

lake

ferme (f)

farm / farmhouse

fermette (f)

(small) farmhouse

fonctionner sur secteur

to work off the mains

fosse (f) septique

septic tank

four (m)

oven

four (m) à pain

bread oven

fuel (m)

heating oil

garage (m)

garage

grange (f)

barn

grenier (m)

attic / loft

grès (m)

sandstone

haie (f)

hedge

hameau (m)

hamlet

hangar (m)

shed

isolation (f) (laine de verre)

(glass fibre) insulation

jardin (m)

garden

lavabo (m)

washbasin

mare (f)

pond

mazout (m)

central heating oil

mur (m)

wall

niveau (m)

level

palier (m)

landing

parquet (m)

wood / parquet flooring

pavé de terre cuite

quarry-tiled

pierre (f)

stone

placard (m)

cupboard

plaque (f)

hob

poêle (m)

stove

poêle (m) à bois

wood-burning stove

poulailler (m)

henhouse

poutres (fp) (apparentes)

(exposed) beams

puisard (m)

cesspool

puits (m)

well

remise (f)

shed (large)

réseau (m) de distribution

mains (water, electricity)

réseau (m) d'évacuation

mains drainage

restaurer

to restore

rez de chaussée

ground floor

salle (f) à manger

dining room

salle (f) de bains

bathroom

salle (f) d'eau

shower room

séjour (m)

living room

silex (m)

flint

sol (m) carrelé

quarry-tiled floor

sous-sol (m)

basement

surface (f)

area

taxe (f) d'habitation

housing tax

taxe (f) foncière

land tax

terrain (m)

plot (of land)

terrasse (f)

terrace

toiture (f)

roof / roofing

toiture (f) en terrasse

flat roof

tommette (f)

hexagonal floor tile

tuile (f)

(roof) tile

verger (m)

orchard

volets (mp)

shutters

wc (m)

toilet