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Buying a home in France
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French Property Renovation Glossary |
Living and working in France
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alignement |
– building line; boundary |
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alimentation en eau |
- water supply |
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aménagement |
- renovation; renovating |
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amiante |
- asbestos |
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ancrage |
- cramping |
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antenne |
- aerial |
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appareil d’éclairage |
- light fitting |
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appareils sanitaires |
- sanitary fittings |
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appentis |
- lean-to |
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appui |
support |
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ardoise |
- slate |
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arreté municipal |
– municipal decree |
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arrière |
– back; rear |
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assainissement |
– drainage |
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assurance |
- insurance |
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avant-toit |
- eaves |
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bardage |
- curtain wall |
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béton |
- concrete |
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béton armé |
- reinforced concrete |
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bien |
- property |
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biens immobiliers |
– property, real estate |
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bois |
- wood |
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boursoufflure |
- bulging (of a wall or plaster) |
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carreaux |
- window panes; wall tiles |
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chatière |
- vent; cat-flap |
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cadastre |
– land survey |
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calage |
- wedging |
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canalisation |
- pipes |
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carrelage |
- tiling |
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carte de séjour |
– permit allowing residency |
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carte professionelle |
– estate agent’s registration card |
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certificat d’urbanisme |
– land zoning certificate |
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chantier |
- building site |
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chape d’échanchéité |
- damp-proof course |
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charpente |
- frame |
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charpentier |
- carpenter |
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chassis |
- frame |
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chevron |
- rafter |
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ciment |
- cement |
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conduit |
- pipe |
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conduit de fumée |
- flue |
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conduit de ventilation |
- ventilation shaft |
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contrat |
- contract |
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contre-marche |
- riser (on stairs) |
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copropriétaire |
– co-owner |
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copropriété |
– co-ownership |
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corniche |
- cornice |
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couche |
- layer |
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couverture |
– roofing |
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cuve à mazout |
- oil tank |
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dallage |
- paving |
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demande de permis de
construire |
– building permit application; planning permission application |
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démolition |
- demolition |
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démontage |
- dismantling |
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dépendance |
- outbuilding |
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déposer |
- to take down |
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descente |
- down pipe |
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doublage |
- lining |
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dresser |
- to dress (stone) |
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eaux usées |
– waste water |
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échaufadage |
- scaffolding |
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éclairage |
- lighting |
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élévation |
- elevation |
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enduit |
- coating; rendering |
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entretien |
- maintenance |
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épaisseur |
- thickness |
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étanchéité |
- waterproofness |
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étayage |
– supporting |
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étayer |
- to support; to prop up |
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évier |
- kitchen sink |
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fissuré |
- cracked |
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fondation |
- foundation |
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fosse |
- trench |
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fosse septique |
- septic tank |
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fouille |
- excavation |
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fournir |
– to supply |
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fourniture |
– supply |
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fournisseur |
- supplier |
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foyer |
- hearth |
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fermature |
- fastening |
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frotter |
- to sand down |
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garde-corps |
- balustrade |
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géomètre |
- surveyor |
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gouttière |
- guttering |
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gravier |
- gravel |
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grenier à foin |
- granary |
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grès |
- sandstone |
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hotte de cheminée |
- hood |
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humidité |
- dampness |
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hydrofuger |
- to waterproof |
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isolant |
- insulating |
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isolation |
- insulation |
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imposition |
- taxation |
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impôt |
- tax |
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jambage |
- jamb |
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jointoyer |
- to point |
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jointoiement |
- pointing |
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linteau |
- lintel |
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laine de verre |
- glass wool |
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location |
- rental |
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lame |
- slat |
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maçonnage |
– masonary work |
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mitigueur |
- mixer tap |
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monocouche |
– single-layer |
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mur |
– wall |
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mur de refend |
- load-bearing wall; supporting wall |
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mur pignon |
- gable wall |
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mur porteur |
- bearing wall |
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mortier |
- mortar |
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main courante |
- handrail |
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nettoyage |
- cleaning |
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niveau |
- level |
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nivellement |
- levelling |
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noeud |
- knot (in timber) |
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occupant |
- occupier |
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occupation |
- occupancy |
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ouverture |
- opening |
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palier |
- landing |
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panne |
- purlin |
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papier de verre |
- sand paper |
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parcelle |
– plot (of land) |
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parpaing |
- breeze-block; concrete block |
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parquet |
- flooring |
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peinture |
- paint |
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permis de construire |
– building permit; planning permission |
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pierre |
- stone |
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pignon |
- gable |
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pilastre |
- newel post |
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plaque de plâtre |
- plaster board |
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plafond |
- ceiling |
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plan cadastral |
– plan of an area |
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plancher |
- floor |
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plinthe |
- skirting |
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poêle |
- stove |
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porte fenêtre |
- French window |
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poteau |
- post |
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poutre |
- beam |
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prise de courant |
- power point |
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puits |
- well |
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raccordement |
- connecting; connection |
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rainuré |
- grooved |
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ramoner |
- to sweep the chimney |
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rampant |
- pitch; slope |
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réalisation |
– completion |
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reboucher |
- to block up again |
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receveur de douche |
- shower tray |
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récupération |
- salvage; saving |
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réfection |
- repairing |
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rehausser |
- raise |
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remise |
- shed |
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remise à neuf |
- restoration |
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remontage |
- putting back |
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remplacer |
- replace |
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renforcement |
- reinforcement; strengthening |
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rez de chaussée |
– ground floor |
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sabliere |
- wall-plate |
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semelle |
- sole-piece |
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serre |
- greenhouse |
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serrure |
- lock |
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serrure encastrée |
- mortise lock |
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seuil |
- doorstep; sill |
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socle |
- plinth |
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sol |
– ground; floor |
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solin |
- space between two joists or rafters |
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solive |
- joist |
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soubassement |
- base |
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souche |
- chimney stack; |
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soudage |
- soldering |
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soudure |
- solder |
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sous-couche |
- underlay |
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surface |
- surface; area |
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tableau |
- reveal of an opening |
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tapis |
- carpet |
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taxe d’habitation |
– tax payable by occupants of a property |
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taxe foncière |
– land or property tax |
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terrain d’agrément |
– garden |
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toit |
- roof |
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toiture |
- roofing |
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tôle ondulée |
- corrugated iron |
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tondeuse à gazon |
- lawn mower |
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trou |
- hole |
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tuile |
– roof tile |
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tuile faitière |
- ridge tile |
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tuyau |
- pipe |
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tuyauterie |
– pipe work |
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urbanisme |
– town planning |
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usage d’habitation |
– residential use |
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vasque |
- basin |
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verser |
– to pay |
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versement |
– payment |
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vis |
- screw |
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vantail |
- light of a window |
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vernis |
- varnish |
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vitre |
- window pane |
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volet |
- shutter |
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vue |
- view |
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This glossary is a working document. It will regularly be up-dated and
amended. If you have any suggestions or contributions please email the editor beth@french4u.com
The terms included are often found in builder’s quotations and
specifications relating to house renovation and have been taken from actual
documents.
Copyright B. Birch
French Property Renvation Glossary ã B.Birch 2000