Abbaye = Abbey Abri de jarden = Small shed for garden tools Adoucisseur d’eau = Water sprinkler ADSL = Broadband Aérien = Outside parking Agencement = Organisation Agrément = Charm Alimenter = To supply Appenti = Small shed Arboreé = Woodland Ardoise = Slate L’Arrière = The back Arrière cuisine = Pantry Arrosage = Sprinkler Artisant = Craftworker Assainissement = Drainage Aspiration centralisée = Air conditioning Atelier = Workshop Attenant = Adjacent
B
Bac à sable = Sandpit Baie vitrée = Plate glass window Baignades = swimming Ballon d’eau chaud = Hot-water tank Balnéo = Jacuzzi Bar = Bar Batisse = Building BE = Bon état = Good condition Belle hauteur sous plafond = High ceilings Bergerie = Sheepfold Borie = Stone arch Box = Garage Bourg = Market town / village Branchement = Connection Bricolage = DIY, workshop Buanderie = Linen room Bûcher extérieur = Woodpile / stake Buret = Outbuilding
C
Cabine = Shower Canalisation = Piping Canapé-lit = Sofa-bed Carrelage = Tiled floor Casier à skis = Ski rack Cave = Cellar Cave voutée = Vaulted cellar Citerne de récuperation des eaux de pluie = Rainwater tank Cellier = Storage room Centenaire = One hundred years old Centre équestre = Riding school Centre Station = Main ski resort Chai = Wine cellar Chambre d’amis = Spare room Chambre d’hôte = B&B Champ = Field Champêtre = Rural / country/ village Charpente = Frame Charreterie = Horse carriage Chasse = Hunting Chaudière = Boiler Chauffage central au fuel = Oil central heating Chauffage au sol = Underfloor heating Chaufferie = Boiler room Chaume = Thatch Chaumière = Thatched cottage Cheminée = Fireplace Cheminée insert = Fireplace Chêne = Oak Chenil = Kennel Chien-assis = Dormer window Climatisation = Air conditioning Cloison = Partition Clos / Cloturé = fenced-off / walled-off Cloture = Outer wall Coin bureau = Corner study Coin nuit = Coin nuit (corner with night light) Combles = Attic Compteur = Meter Copropriété = Joint ownership (jointly owned building) Coquette = Charming, nice Couloir = Corridoor Couchage = Mattress / Bedding Cour = Courtyard Courette = Small courtyard Couteau = Hill Couverture = Roof Crepie = Roughcast CU = Permis de construire = Permit to build Cuisine amenagée et équipée = Fully fitted kitchen Cuisinière = Stove Cuve = Water tank
D Dallé = Paved Dalle de béton = Concrete slab ‘Dans son jus’ = Untouched, full of charm Débarras = Storage room Degagé = Clear, open (view) Dégagement = Storage room Denivélé = Difference in height Dependance = Outbuilding Détente = Relaxation Dressing = Dressing room
E
Eau de source = Spring (water) Ecurie = Stable Elément = Unit Emplacement = Space Encastré = Built-in Enduit = Coating En état de marche = In perfect working order Enfilade = Row of, in a row Ensoleillement = Sunshine Estrade = Platform Entrepôt = Warehouse Etable = Shed Etang = Pond Eternit = Material used for roofs, not needed for description Evier = Sink
F
F2 = 1 bedroom Façade = Face / front of the house FAI = Frais d’agence inclus = Agency fees included Ferme = Farmhouse (large) Fermette = Farmhouse (small) Fosse septique = Septic tank Four = Oven Fournil = Bakery Friteuse = Electric fryer Fuel / Fioul = Oil
G
Garagiste = Car mechanic Gite = Gite Goudronnée = With tar Grange = Barn Grangette = Small barn / shed Granit = Granite Gravillonée = Gravelled Grenier = Attic / loft Grillage = Wire fencing
H
Ha = Hectare (1ha/hectare = 10000m2) Haie = Hedge Hameau = Hamlet Hangar = Shed / Warehouse Haut standing = Impressive Hotte = Extractor hood Huisseries = Door frames
Maison de ville = Townhouse Maison de maître = Mansion Maison mitoyenne = Semi-detached house Maison 4 faces = Detached house Manoir = Manor house Mansardé = Sloping (ceiling) Marais = Marshland Mas = House in Provence Masse = Massive, Large Meublé = Furnished Meubles de rangements = Storage cupboards Meulière = Millstone Mobil-home = Campervan Moquette = Carpet Mur Faïence = Ceramic tiled wall
N
Néant = None Noyers = Walnut trees
O
Oliviers = Olive trees
P
PP = Plain Pieds = Single storey house Pallier = Landing Parc naturel = Nature reserve Parpaing = Breeze-block Parquet flottant = Wooden floor Patrimoine culturel / naturel = Cultural / natural heritage Pelouse = Lawn Pêche = Fishing Penderie = Wardrobe Pièce = Room Pièce d’appoint = Spare room Pièce à vivre = Living room Pièce rangement = Storage room A Pied de = Within walking distance Au Pied de = At the foot of Pigeonnier = Pigeon loft Piscinable = Potential for swimming pool Pistes = Ski slopes Placard = Cupboard Placard Penderie = Wardrobe with hanging space only Plafond = Ceiling / roof Plafond lambrissé = Pannelled ceiling Plancher = Wooden floor Plan d’eau = Lake Poêle = Pan / Stove Poêle à bois = Wood-burning stove Pompe en fer = Iron pump Pondérés = Weight, level Portail electrique = Electric gateway Potager = Vegetable patch Poteau éléctrique = Electricity pole Porche = Porch Porcherie = Pigsty (don’t add to description!) Poulailler = Henhouse Poutre = Exposed beams Prairie = Meadow Préau = Covered playground Prestations de qualité = Conditions, quality of property Pressoir = Wine press Puisard = Cesspool / sink Puits = Well
R
Rabattable = Folding Raccordement = Connection Radiateur = Radiator Rafraichir = Redecorate, minor work Rambarde = Guardrail Ramassage scolaire = School bus service Randonnées = Nature walks / hikes Rangements = Storage space Renovation à prévoir = Needs renovation / redecoration Renover = Renovate Réserve = Storeroom Restaurée = Renovated Robinet = Tap (hot/cold) Ruelle = Alleyway Rustique = Rustic style
S
Salle à manger = Dining room Salle d’eau = Bathroom (shower) Salle de bain = Bathroom (bath) Salon = Lounge Sechoir = Tumble dryer / clothes-horse Secteur Minervois = Minervois area Secteur recherché = Popular area Securisé = Secure, safe Séjour = Living room Serre = Greenhouse Sise = Situated Site protégé = Protected site (no building really allowed) Sol carrelage = Tiled floor Souillarde = Outbuilding Sous sol = Basement Sous tôles = Steel roof Spots extérieurs = Outside spotlights Station du ski = Ski resort Studio = Studio (flat) Supprimé = Taken away
T
Tapissé = Wallpaper Taxe foncière = Council tax Taxe d’habitation = Housing tax Télécabine = Cable car Terrain = Land Terrasse = Terrace Terre = Clay Toiture = Roof Tôle = Sheet metal (étamée = tinplate, ondulée = corrugated iron) Tourelle = Small tower Tout à l’égout = Mains drainage Tuile = Tile
Glossary for French housing building terms
