UNIT 2 – Architecture and towns

UNIT 2 – Architecture and towns

Teacher: Camila ROJAS

1. Translate the following words into English.                                                            (10 points)

Animé                        busy

Appartement                a flat

Ardoise                        slate

Arrondissement        district

Banlieue                suburbs

Béton                        concrete

Bois                        wood

Brique                        brick

Calme                        quiet

Campagne                the countryside

Centre ville                city-center

Chic                        upmarket

Commerces                shops

Construire                to build

Démolir                to pull down

Dernier étage                the last floor

Entrepôt                a warehouse

Etages                        floors

Etroit                        narrow

Faire la navette                to commute

HLM                        council flats

Immeuble                a block of flats

Large                        broad

Lotissement                a development

Métro                        subway

Murs                        walls

Pavillon                        a detached house

Pierre                        stone

Pierre de taille                broadstone

Piéton                        pedestrian

Piste                        a lane

Pratique                convenient

Quartier                neighbourhood

RdC                        first floor

Rue                        street

Taudis                        slums

Toit                        roof

Transports                public transportation

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