 | French  | English | |
 | immo. classé {adj} {past-p} [bâtiment] | listed | |
| croulant {adj} {pres-p} [bâtiment] | crumbling [building] | |
| haut {adj} [bâtiment, herbe, arbre] | tall [building, grass, tree] | |
| trapu {adj} [bâtiment : peu élevé, homme : râblé] | squat [building : low-built, man : short and stocky] | |
| Verbs |
| entretenir qn./qc. [famille, bâtiment, relations, etc.] | 2 to maintain sb./sth. [family, building, relations, etc.] | |
| constr. abattre qc. [mur, bâtiment, etc.] | to tear sth. down | |
| hist. immo. classer qc. [bâtiment] | to list sth. [e.g. historical building] | |
| démolir qc. [bâtiment] | to pull sth. down [demolish] | |
| ériger qc. [statue, bâtiment] | to erect sth. | |
| incendier qc. [bâtiment] | to burn down sth. | |
| constr. maintenir qc. [bâtiment, mur] | to support sth. | |
| constr. mil. pulvériser qc. [bâtiment, ennemi] | to demolish sth. [coll.] | |
| constr. mil. pulvériser qc. [solide, bâtiment, ennemi] | to pulverise sth. [Br.] | |
| constr. mil. pulvériser qc. [solide, bâtiment, ennemi] | to pulverize sth. [Am.] [Can.] | |
| immo. quitter qc. [bâtiment] | to move out of sth. | |
| constr. meub. rajeunir qc. [bâtiment, fauteuil] | to brighten sth. up [e.g. chair] | |
| constr. meub. rajeunir qc. [bâtiment, fauteuil] | to give a new look to sth. | |
| constr. ravaler qc. [bâtiment] | to renovate sth. | |
| constr. reconvertir qc. [usine, bâtiment] | to convert sth. | |
| constr. revêtir qc. [bâtiment, façade, mur] | to face sth. [building, façade, wall] | |
| constr. s'ériger [bâtiment] | to be erected | |
| saccager qc. [bâtiment, tombe] | to vandalise sth. [Br.] | |
| saccager qc. [bâtiment, tombe] | to vandalize sth. [Am.] [Can.] | |
| Nouns |
| attentat {m} [contre un groupe, bâtiment] | 5 attack [against a group, building] | |
| appentis {m} [bâtiment] | lean-to (shed) | |
| arch. constr. couverture {f} [bâtiment] | roofing | |
| édification {f} [de bâtiment, pays, théorie] | building [construction] | |
| édification {f} [de bâtiment, pays, théorie] | construction | |
| adm. ministère {f} [section ou bâtiment du gouvernement] | Ministry | |
| parvis {m} [de bâtiment] | forecourt | |
| arch. porterie {f} [vieilli] [bâtiment] | gatehouse | |
| constr. rajeunissement {m} [de bâtiment] | renovation | |
| constr. réfection {f} [de façade, bâtiment] | repairing | |
| remise {f} [bâtiment] | shed | |
| constr. rénovation {f} [bâtiment, appartement] | refurbishment | |
| constr. rénovation {f} [bâtiment, appartement] | renovation | |
| rotondité {f} [d'estomac, de bâtiment] | rotundity | |
| saccage {m} [de bâtiment] | vandalising [Br.] | |
| saccage {m} [de bâtiment] | vandalizing [Am.] | |
| arch. tour {f} [bâtiment] | high rise [high-rise building] | |
| 2 Words: Verbs |
| se trouver [bâtiment, ville] | to be located | |
| se trouver [bâtiment, ville] | to be situated | |
| 3 Words: Verbs |
| auto immo. assurer l'entretien de qc. [voiture, route, bâtiment] | to maintain sth. | |
| choquer la vue [fig.] [bâtiment] | to be an eyesore [fig.] | |
| choquer la vue [fig.] [bâtiment] | to offend the eye [fig.] | |
| constr. subir une transformation [bâtiment] | to be altered | |
| 3 Words: Nouns |
| constr. occup. ouvrier {m} en construction [can.] [ouvrier du bâtiment] | builder [worker] | |
| constr. occup. ouvrier {m} en construction [can.] [ouvrier du bâtiment] | building labourer [Br.] | |
| constr. occup. ouvrier {m} en construction [can.] [ouvrier du bâtiment] | building worker | |
| 4 Words: Verbs |
| auto immo. être d'un entretien facile [bâtiment, voiture] | to be easy to maintain | |
| faire le tour de qc. [bâtiment, champ] | to go round the perimeter of sth. | |
| faire le tour de qc. [bâtiment] | to roam through sth. | |
