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French to English Architecture Translation Glossary

French term		English translation
La particularité de la construction réside dans la forme des six arches des deux sauts de ski, situés de part et d'autre		the specificity of the building lies in the shape of the six arches and the two sluices on either side	Yolanda Broad
Entered by: Yolanda Broad
faille végétale		planting break
l’économie du catalogue		the conventional structure/order/organization of the materials
lignes de forces en présence		existing lines of force
rampants cintrés		curved/arched raking cornice	Zonia Clissold
Entered by: Zonia Clissold
un blanc à fort pouvoir couvrant		high-opacity white
"pièce de jour" vs. "salon" vs. "salle de séjour"		living room/lounge/sitting room
"sur un socle d’activités"		built over/atop a retail/office pedestal/space
(un perron à deux ) volées droites convergentes		two converging sets/flights of straight steps
(un pignon) partie aveugle		blind gable
a opéré un renversement		worked backwards
A.T.C.		Arts, Techniques, Civilisations
abside		apse
ACMH		archtecte en chef de monuments historiques
acteurs		stakeholders
adoucit		rounding/bullnosing (of step end)	Carol Gullidge
Entered by: Carol Gullidge
aire d'évolution		wheelchair usable playground
ancelle		shingle
Ancienne place forte		former stronghold / stonghold from very early times	Yolanda Broad
Entered by: Yolanda Broad
antéglise		antechurch
appareillage en bossage à rainures		rustic work; rusticated masonry; rustication	Carol Gullidge
Entered by: Carol Gullidge
appartement mono-orienté		single aspect apartment/flat	Sasha Barral-Robinson
Entered by: Sasha Barral-Robinson
appelle à l'accueil		make a welcoming gesture
apposé de façon apparente sur les paliers		clearly marked on the landings ...	EirTranslations
Entered by: EirTranslations
appuis mouluré à pans coupé		moulded (decorated) window ledges with chamfered corners
arc en plein cintre		semi-circular arch	Carol Gullidge
Entered by: Carol Gullidge
architecte mandataire		commissioned architect
architecte/BE		architect/engineer
architecture d\'auteur		signature architecture
architecture habitée (architectural theory)		lived-in architecture
arcs à paraphe		intricate arches
armoire colonne		built-in recess	daniel gwire
Entered by: daniel gwire
arrêté de classement		order approving the listing of protected buildings	Angie Taylor
Entered by: Angie Taylor
arrêté de péril		dangerous building ordinance (order UK)
art rocaille		rocaille art
associatif		associative [design]
assommoir		murder hole
attention périphérique		wider approach
attracteurs		draw/pull/lure
au droit des allèges		at the breast walls or sills

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