Logement – Housing
Types d’habitation – Types of housing
appartement (m) – flat\n\ndeux-pieces (m) [døpjɛs] – two bedrooms flat\n\nduplex (m) – two storeys flat\n\nstudio (m) – one bedroom flat\n\nchalet (m) – small house in mountains\n\nchâteau (m) – castle\n\nHLM Habitation à Loyer Modéré (f/m) – council housing / block of flats\n\nimmeuble (m) – residential building\n\nmaison (f) – house\n\npalais [palɛ] (m) – palace\n
Un immeuble – Residential building/block of flats
en beton – made of concrete\n\nde brique – made of bricks\n\nascenseur – elevator\n\n prendre l’ascenseur – use an elevator/take an elevator\n\nbalcon [balkɔ̃] – balcony\n\nboite aux lettres – mailbox\n\ncave [kav] (f)- cellar\n\nclé – key\n\n fermer à clé – lock (on key)\n\ncloison [klwazɔ̃] (f) – partition between rooms\n\nclôture [klotyʀ] (f) – hedge/fence\n\nconcierge (m/f) / gardien/gardienne – consierge / guard\n\ncouloir (m) – corridor, passage\n\nentrée (f) – entrance, hall, anteroom, antechamber, lobby\n\nescalier (m) – stairs, staircase\n\n dans l’escalier – on staircase\n\n prendre l’escalier – take/use a stairs\n\n descendre/montrer l’escalier – to descend/ascend a staircase\n\nfenêtre (f) – window\n\ngarage (m) – garage\n\ngrenier [gʀənje] (m) – attic\n\ninterphone (m) – intercom\n\njardin [ʒaʀdɛ̃] (m) – garden\n\nmarche (f) – step (of the stairs)/stair\n\nmur (m) – wall\n\npalier (m) – stairwell\n\n sur le palier – at the stairwell\n\npiscine (f) – swimming pool\n\npièce (f) – room\n\nplafond (m) (haut/bas) – ceiling (high/low)\n\nporte (f) – door\n\nrez-de-chaussée [ʀed(ə)ʃose] (m) – ground floor\n\npremier étage (m) – first floor\n\nserrure [seʀyʀ] (f) – key hole / lock\n\nsol (m) / plancher (m) – floor\n\nsonnette (f) – doorbell\n\nsou-sol (m) – basement\n\ntoit [twa] (m) – roof\n
Les pieces – Rooms
bureau (m) – office\n\nchambre (f) – bedroom\n\nchambre d’amis – guest room\n
chambre d’enfants – nursery / brattery (stumbled upon “brattery” in Lingvo dictionary when looking for translation of Russian word “детская” into English, this one absolutely irrelevant/outdated word to be found only in OED or really old texts, but if you are inclined to know more about it you may refer to my question about it at english.stackexchange.com)
cuisine [kɥizin] (f) – kitchen\n\ndébarras (m) – pantry, larder / stockroom, storeroom\n\nsalle à manger – dining room\n\nsalle de bains – bathroom\n\nsalle de séjour – dining room and drawing-room; sitting-room; reception-room\n\nsalon (m) – drawing-room; sitting-room; reception-room\n\ntoilettes [twalɛt] (f, pl) W. -C. (m, pl) [vese]\n
Déménagement – Relocation/move
déménager – to move/relocate
emménager (dans) – move in (to)
prendre la crémaillère – have housewarming party
crémaillère – housewarming party
Vous êtes tous invités à ma crémaillère! – You’re all invited to my house-warming party!
Location, vente – Rent/lease, sell
location [lɔkasjɔ̃] – rent
vente [vɑ̃t] – sell
agence immobilière – an estate agency
caution [kosjɔ̃] (f) – deposit for rental flat
contract de location / bail (m) – lease contract
locataire [lɔkatɛʀ] / propriétaire [pʀɔpʀijetɛʀ] – tenant, lodger / landlord
location (f) d’un logement – property leasing / letting out
acheter / vendre une maison – buy / sell a house
louer (un appartement) – rent/lease (a flat)
payer le loyer [lwaje] – pay rent/rental fee, rental payment, rent-charge
Le loyer – Rental fee
bon marché [bɔmaʀʃe] / pas cher – cheap/inexpensive
cher [ʃɛʀ] – expensive/high
exagéré / exagéré [ɛgzaʒeʀe] – overpriced/exorbitant
modéré / modérée [mɔdeʀe] – moderate
La qualité du logement – Quality of housing
agréable [agʀeabl] | désagréable [dezagʀeabl] à vivre – pleasant/unpleasant for living
ancien, ancienne [ɑ̃sjɛ̃, -jɛn] | moderne [mɔdɛʀn] (m/f) – ancient, old/modern
calme [kalm] (m/f) | bruyant, bruyante [bʀɥijɑ̃, -t] – calm, quiet / noisy
clair, claire / ensoleillé, ensoleillée [ɑ̃sɔleje] | sombre [sɔ̃bʀ] – light/sunny | dark, grim, gloomy, somber/sombre
en bon état | en mauvais état – in good | bad condition
humide [ymid] – humid
lugubre [lygybʀ] – grim, gloomy, somber/sombre
neuf, neuve | vieux, vielle – new | old
propre [pʀɔpʀ] | sale [sal] – clean | dirty
rénové, rénovée | délabré, délabré [delɑbʀe] – renewed / dilapidated
spacieux, spacieuse | minuscule – spacious | small, minuscule
vaste [vast]| étroit, étroite [etʀwa, -t] – huge / cramped
Formules essentielles
A l’agence immobiliere – At the estate agency
– Je voudrais louer [lwe] un deux-pièces. / Je cherche un deux-pièces à louer. – I would like to rent two bedrooms flat.
– Vide [vid] ou meublé [mœble]? – Furnished or unfurnished?
– C’est combien le loyer? / Le loyer est de combien? – How much is rent?
– Le loyer est de 500 (cinq cent) euros, (toutes) chatges comprises. – Rent is 500 euros, All charges included.
– Il fait quelle surface? – What is living space/floor space?
– Il fait 60 (soixante) mètres carrés. – 60 square meters.
– Quelle est la surface de cette pièce? – What is the floor space of this room?
– Elle fait 30 (trente) m2 (mètres carrés). / Elle fait 5 mètres sur 6. – 30 square meters. It is 5 by 6 meters.ci
– Dans cette maison, il n’y a pas de travaux à faire. – There is no need to do a renovation In this house.
– Il y a une réparation a faire. / Il y a quelque chose a réparer. – There is some renovation/repair necessary.
Les fenêtres (l’appartement) donnent sur la cour. – Windows face to the yard/court.
La fênetre / l’appartement a vue sur la mer. – Window / flat with a sea view.
La cuisine est équipée / aménagée. [amenaʒe] – Kitchen is fully fitted.
Parler de son logement – To speak about your house
J’habite au premier étage. – I live on the first floor.
Ma chambre voit rarement [ʀɑʀmɑ̃] le soleil. – There is lack of sun light in my room.
J’habite une jolie maison. – I live in a beautiful house.
J’ai loue une jolie maison au bord de la mer. – I rent a beautiful house on the sea shore.
Je vais transformer cette petite pièce en débarras. – I will transform this small room into pantry/store room.
C’est un trou perdu! (fam.) – This is in the middle of nowhere.
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