Glossary

injured : blessé

– to wound or offend.

checked : contrôlé

– to inspect or test the condition, safety, etc.

latter : dernier

– being the second mentioned of two.

front window : façade

– the front of a building.

stable : écurie

– a building with stalls where horses, cattle, etc., are kept and fed.

later : plus tard

-afterwards; subsequently.

unfortunately : malheureusement

– regrettable; unsuitable; not appropriate.

golden : doré

– made or consisting of gold.

however : cependant

– nevertheless; yet; on the other hand; in spite of that.

scaffolding : échaffaudage

– a scaffold or system of scaffolds.

demonstration : manifestation

– an act of manifesting; the state of being manifested.

corrugated : ondulé

– bent into folds and ridges; wrinkled.

bank : rive, berge

– the slope of land that borders a stream, river, or lake.

tip-up : basculant

– able to be turned upwards around a hinge or pivot.

tile : carreau, tuile

– a piece of baked clay, used for various purposes, as in forming a roof covering, etc.

girder : poutre

– a large beam, as of steel, reinforced concrete, or timber, used for supporting buildings, structures, etc.

furthermore : de plus

– moreover; besides; in addition.

estate : domaine

– a piece of land as property, esp. one of large extent with a large house on it.

atypical : atypique

centrepiece : pièce centrale

– a piece of land as property

forecourt : parvis

-a courtyard before the entrance to a building or group of buildings

worst : le plus grave

– most faulty, unsatisfactory, or objectionable

crowded : surpeuplé

-uncomfortably close together

framework : charpente

-a skeletal structure designed to support or enclose something

hub : plaque tournante

-center of activity

warehouse : entrepot

-a building for the goods

stable : étable

-a building with horse

frieze : frise

-a decorative

boilerwork : chaudronnerie

layout : mise en plan

-an arrangement or plan

rod : tige

-stick of metal

stand : tribune

-raised platform

overhang : surplomber

-something that sticks out over something below, such as an upper part of a building, a roof, or a balcony

patio door : baie vitré

-windows

courtyard : cour

-a court open to the sky

row : rangée

-a number of people or things in a line

pediment : fronton

-it’s a classical Greek architecture, a low gable, typically triangular with a horizontal cornice