| à partir du |
beginning, starting, from |
| achat |
purchase |
| agence immobilière |
estate agency (realtor) |
| agent immobilier |
estate agent (realtor) |
| an |
year |
| année |
year |
| annonce |
advertisement |
| appartement |
flat (UK) apartment (US) |
| ascenseur |
lift (UK) elevator (US) |
| atélier |
workroom |
| attenant |
adjoining |
| avec |
with, including |
| avenue (av) |
avenue |
| bail |
letting (lease) |
| balcon |
balcony |
| baraque |
shed, hut |
| bâtiment |
building |
| beau |
beautiful |
| beau(x) volume(s) |
spacious |
| belle |
beautiful |
| béton |
concrete |
| boulevard (bd) |
boulevard |
| box |
lock-up garage |
| buanderie |
laundry room |
| bureau |
literally:
"study". In reality: a bedroom either too small to be called a
bedroom or without windows or in the basement etc. Also see "coin
bureau"
|
| cabane |
hut, cabin, shed
|
| cabanon |
cottage, small house
|
| calme |
calm
|
| caractère |
see "maison de caractère"
|
| carrelage |
tiled floor |
| cave |
basement |
| cellier |
storeroom for wine and food |
| centre commercial |
shopping centre (UK) shopping mall (US) |
| chambre (ch) |
bedroom |
| chambre à coucher |
bedroom |
| chambre de bonne |
maid's room |
| charges |
expenses
paid in addition to the rent to cover cleaning of common areas,
refuse/garbage collection etc. and sometimes heating and water
|
| charme de la campagne |
Literally:
"charm of the countryside". In reality: "Don't complain if
the farm next door keeps a pile of dung next to your kitchen window"
|
| chaudière |
boiler
|
| chauffage |
heating |
| cheminée |
fireplace |
| cheminée avec insert |
glass-fronted/enclosed fireplace |
| clôturé |
fenced |
| coin |
corner |
| coin bureau |
Literally: "corner study". In reality: "In a
corner of a landing, you can fit a foldable chair and a laptop". See
also "bureau" |
| commerces |
shops |
| comprenant |
including |
| compris |
included |
| concierge |
gardian |
| congélateur |
freezer |
| contrat de bail |
tenancy agreement (lease) |
| convecteur |
convector (heater) |
| corps |
(main) body. Corps de ferme: Principal farm building |
| couloir |
corridor |
| cour |
yard, courtyard |
| cuisine |
kitchen
(means simply the room used as kitchen - not any inventory. If nothing
else is specified, then the kitchen may be a bare room without any
built-in cupboards or electric units)
|
| cuisine aménagée |
kitchen equipped with built-in cupboards but without electric units |
| cuisine américaine |
Literally: "American kitchen". Means: Open-plan
kitchen |
| cuisine équipée |
kitchen equipped with built-in cupboards and some electric units |
|
|
| cuisine indépendante |
Literally: "Independent kitchen". Means: Not
open-plan kitchen; kitchen separate from lounge or dining room. |
| cuisine séparée |
see "cuisine indépendante" |
| cuisinière |
cooker |
| de |
of |
| débarras |
junk room, boxroom, junk cupboard, junk closet |
| dépendence |
outbuilding, outhouse |
| dépot de garantie |
deposit (maximum deposit is 1 month's rent according to the law) |
| dernier |
last |
| disponible |
available |
| double vitrage |
double glazing |
| douche |
shower |
| dressing |
dressing room |
| école |
school |
| électroménager |
white goods |
| entièrement |
completely |
| entièrement renové |
Literally:
"entirely renovated". In reality: "Most of the property has
been repainted and all visible faults covered under a layer of paint"
|
| entrée |
hallway |
| escalier |
staircase |
| est |
east |
| étage |
floor |
| état des lieux |
inventory (taken very seriously in France) |
| étendage |
washing line(s) |
| évier |
kitchen sink |
| exclusivité |
Literally:
"a scoop". In reality: "This property would have been much
more expensive if it had been in a good state of repair"
|
| F1, F2, F3 etc. |
short way of denoting a 1-pièce flat/apartment/house, 2-pièce etc.
See "pièce" |
| fa |
short for frais d'agence |
| fenêtre |
window |
| ferme |
farm |
| fermé |
closed |
| fioul, fuel |
heating oil |
| four |
oven |
| frais d'agence |
estate agent's (realtor's) fee |
| frigidaire (frigo) |
fridge |
| fuel, fioul |
heating oil |
| garage |
garage |
| gaz |
gas (not gasoline!) |
| gazinière |
gas cooker |
| grand |
large |
| grange |
barn |
| grenier |
loft, attic |
| habitation |
dwelling |
| habité |
inhabited |
| honoraires |
estate agent's (realtor's) fee |
| hors |
excluding |
| hotte |
extractor |
| immeuble |
block of flats (UK) apartment building (US) |
| insert |
see "cheminée avec insert" |
| jamais |
never |
| jardin |
garden |
| lavabo |
bathroom sink |
| lave linge |
washing machine |
| lave vaisselle |
dish washing machine |
| libre |
free, available |
| living |
living room |
| location |
letting (lease) |
| lot |
short for lotissement |
| lotissement (lot) |
housing estate |
| loft |
converted living space in a loft |
| louer |
(to) rent, (to) let |
| loyer |
(the) rent (that you pay) |
| maçonnerie |
masonry, stonework, brickwork |
| maison |
house |
| maison de campagne |
house in the country |
| maison de caractère |
Literally: "House of character". In reality:
"No significant maintenance has been done since this house was built
more than 100 years ago, and modern facilities have been kept at a strict
minimum" |
| maison de maître |
mansion |
| maison de village |
house in a village |
| maison de ville |
town house |
| maison individuelle |
detached house |
| maisonette |
small house |
| mas |
farm house in Provence |
| mazet, maset |
Occitan
word for a small house in southern France, built of stone or brick,
originally intended for temporary accommodation for family weekends or
farm workers. Due to its original purpose, a mazet may not be
insulated. |
| MdV |
short for maison de village or maison de ville |
| mer |
sea |
| meuble |
furniture |
| meublé |
furnished |
| meubles bas |
lower kitchen cupboards with work surface |
| meubles hauts |
upper kitchen cupboards |
| mitoyenneté |
semi-detached |
| mois |
month |
| mur |
wall |
| neuf |
new |
| neuve |
new |
| niveau(x) |
level(s) |
| nombre (nb) |
number |
| nombreux |
numerous |
| non |
not, no |
| non meublé |
unfurnished |
| nord |
north |
| ouest |
west |
| oui |
yes |
| ouvert |
open |
| parlophone |
interphone |
| pavillon |
detached house |
| petit |
small |
| pièce (p) |
room. Each lounge or bedroom counts for 1 pièce. Large rooms count for 2
pièces. Example: A 3-bedroom house with standard lounge has 4 pièces. A
3-bedroom house with a large lounge has 5 pièces. |
|
|
| pied-à-terre |
pied-à-terre (Literally: "foot on earth") |
| pierre |
stone |
| piscine |
swimming pool |
| placard |
cupboard or wardrobe |
| plafond |
ceiling |
| plein-pied |
Literally: "full foot". What it means: "at street level" |
| poêle (à bois) |
(wood-burning) stove |
| porte |
door |
| potager |
vegetable garden |
| premier |
first |
| prêt immobilier |
mortgage |
| proche |
near |
| proximité |
near by |
| radiateur |
radiator (heater) |
| rafraichi(e) |
Literally: "refreshed". In reality: "We have
sprayed some air freshener to cover the bad smell" |
| rangement |
storage space |
| refait à neuf |
Literally:
"renovated to appear as new". In reality: "Repainted to
cover visible faults"
|
| renouvelable |
renewable |
| renové |
Literally:
"renovated". In reality: "The dirtiest rooms have been
repainted and the most serious faults covered under a layer of paint"
|
| renseignement |
information |
| restauré |
Literally:
"restored". In reality: "The dirtiest rooms have been
repainted and the most serious faults covered under a layer of paint" |
| rez-de-chausse (rdc) |
ground floor |
| rez-de-jardin |
ground floor with direct exit to a garden |
| salle à manger |
dining room |
| salle de bains (SdB) |
bathroom |
| salle d'eau |
shower-room |
| salon |
lounge, living room |
| sans |
without |
| sèche linge |
tumble dryer |
| séjour |
lounge, living room |
| situé à |
situated at |
| sous |
under |
| sous-sol |
underground, basement |
| standing |
luxury |
| stationnement |
parking |
| sud |
south |
| sur |
on |
| surface |
area, surface |
| T1, T2, T3 etc. |
Type 1, Type 2 etc. See "F1" |
| taxe foncière |
Real
estate tax that the owner pays on the value of the property. In fiscal
terms, it is a wealth tax for funding the spending habits of local
authorities. Waste collection is often billed together with this tax. If
the owner lives in his/her house, the taxe d'habitation is paid in
addition to the taxe foncière.
|
| taxe d'habitation |
dwelling
tax due for a year for any property you occupy the 1st January whether you
are owner or tenant. It is a tax for funding the spending habits of local
authorities.
|
| terrasse |
terrace
|
| terrain |
ground, terrain
|
| toilettes |
toilet (plural even if there is only one) |
| toit |
roof |
| toujours |
always, still |
| tout |
all |
| toutes |
all |
| transport en commun |
public transport |
| travaux à prévoir |
Literally:
"maintenance work to be expected". In reality: "the
property is in a miserable state and we are hoping to find someone else to
refurbish the property so we don't have to pay for it"
|
| véhicule |
vehicle
|
| vente |
sale |
| véranda |
veranda |
| verdure |
green area |
| verger |
orchard |
| vide |
unfurnished |
| vielle |
old |
| vieux |
old |
| villa |
bungalow, detached house |
| village |
village |
| ville |
town, city |
| voiture |
car |
| vue |
view |
| WC |
water closet |