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chap 15
| French | English |
|---|---|
| cabane(f) | shed |
| cyclone(m) | hurricane |
| fauteuil(m)roulant | wheelchair |
| investissement(m) | investment |
| lagon(m) | lagoon |
| pelouse(f) | lawn |
| réanimation(f) | resuscitation, intensive care |
| approprié(e) | suitable |
| diétetique | dietetic |
| diligent(e) | speedy |
| distingué(e) | refined |
| se contenter de | to content onself with |
| déprimer | to depress, to have a depression |
| se développer | to grow |
| nécessiter | to require |
| supporter | to bear |
| accès(m) en pente | ramp |
| à fond de verre | with a glass bottom |
| alentour | all around |
| amarrer | to moor |
| à moins de | unless |
| au point où | considering the situation where |
| avenant(e) | attractive |
| céder | to part with |
| colonie(f) de vacances | summer camp |
| confort(m) moderne | modern conveniences |
| creuser | to dig |
| dépendances(f.pl) | outbuildings |
| encadré(e) | surrounded |
| être d'une rentabilité | to yield a profit |
| justement | precisely, in fact |
| kinésthérapeute (m ou f), kinési, kiné | physical therapist |
| kiosque(m) | pavillon |
| mettre des sous de côté | to save money |
| monter | to set up |
| nid(m) | nest |
| pivoine(f) | peony |
| plein air(m) | out door |
| profond(e) | deep |
| rendre(+nom,+adj) | to make someone something |
| rentrer dans son argent | to get one's investment back |
| scier | to saw |
| sonner bien | to have a nice sound |
| tel qu'il est | as it is |
| terrain(m) | plot |
| valide | able bodied |
| auberge(f) de jeunesse | youth hostel |
| B&B | bed and breakfast |
| cabanon(m) | cottage, cabin |
| camping(m) à la ferme | camping at a farm |
| caravane(f) | trailer |
| châlet(m) | mountain cabin |
| chambre(f)d'hôte | bed and breakfast |
| château(m) | castle |
| gîte(m) rural | self-catering cottage |
| logis(m) de france | elegant hotel |
| péniche(f) | barge |
| pension(f) de famille | boarding house |
| roulotte(F) | trailer(where gypsies live) |
| village(m) de vancances | club mediteranéeé type village |
| allée(f) | path |
| arbrue (m) fruitier | fruit tree |
| arroser | to water |
| biner | to hoe |
| binette(f) | hoe |
| cabane(f) à outils | toolshed |
| décorateur(-trice) | decorator |
| désherber | to weed |
| faire pousser | to grow |
| jardin(m)potager | vegetable garden |
| massif(m) | clump of shrubbery |
| paysagiste(m ou f) | landscaper |
| pelle(f) | shouvel |
| plate-bande(F) | flowerbed |
| râteau(m) | rake |
| tondeuse(f)à gazon | lawn mower |
| tonnelle(f) | gazebo, arbor |
| tuyau(m) d'arrosage | garden hose |
| verger(m) | orchard |
| entrepreneur(m) | contractor |
| placement(m) | investment |
| promoteur(m) | developer |
| retraper(une maison) | to fix up |
| terrain (m) vague | vacant lot |
| fair vivre | to support (financially) |
| je ne supporte pas le lait, la chaleur | I can't stand heat, milk |
| soutenir | to support (as ia beam supports a roof) |