flooring in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for flooring in the English»French Dictionary

flooring [Brit ˈflɔːrɪŋ, Am ˈflɔrɪŋ] N

flooring

revêtement m de sol

I.floor [Brit flɔː, Am flɔr] N

1. floor (of room):

floor (wooden)

plancher m

floor (wooden)

parquet m

floor (stone)

sol m

floor (of car, lift)

plancher m

to polish the floor

cirer le parquet

to fall/sit/sleep on the floor

tomber/s'asseoir/coucher par terre

to take the floor dancer:

se lancer sur la piste de danse

2. floor (of sea, tunnel, valley):

floor

fond m

the forest floor

le tapis forestier

3. floor:

floor (of Stock Exchange)

parquet m

floor (of debating Chamber)

auditoire m

floor (of factory)

atelier m

questions from the floor

des questions de l'auditoire

to have/hold/take the floor

avoir/garder/prendre la parole

the floor is yours

la parole est à vous

to be elected from the floor

être élu à vote ouvert

4. floor (storey):

floor

étage m

on the first floor Brit

au premier étage

on the first floor Am

au rez-de-chaussée

the top floor

le dernier étage

bottom floor Brit

rez-de-chaussée m

we're six floors up (on the sixth storey)

nous sommes au sixième étage

we're six floors up (six storeys above this storey)

nous sommes six étages plus haut

5. floor FIN (of prices, charges):

floor

plancher m (on sur)

II.floor [Brit flɔː, Am flɔr] VB trans

1. floor:

floor (in cement)

faire le sol de

floor (in wood) room

mettre un plancher dans

an oak-floored room

une pièce avec un parquet de chêne

2. floor (knock over):

floor attacker, boxer

terrasser

3. floor fig:

floor (silence) person, critic

réduire [qn] au silence

floor (stump) question: candidate

décontenancer

the news floored me

la nouvelle m'a laissé sans voix

4. floor Am inf MOTOR:

floor accelerator

appuyer à fond sur

to floor it inf

appuyer sur le champignon inf

III.floor [Brit flɔː, Am flɔr]

to wipe the floor with sb

battre [qn] à plates coutures

to cross the floor

changer de camp

See also ground floor

ground floor N esp Brit

1. ground floor:

ground floor

rez-de-chaussée m

on the ground floor

au rez-de-chaussée

to come in on the ground floor inf fig

commencer en bas de l'échelle

Phrases:

ground-floor attr apartment, room, window

au rez-de-chaussée

at ground-floor level

au rez-de-chaussée

floor space N

floor space

espace m (au sol)

we have 400 m² of floor space to let

nous avons 400 m² à louer

first floor N

1. first floor:

first floor Brit

premier étage m

first floor Am

rez-de-chaussée m

Phrases:

first-floor attr room, apartment Brit

au premier étage

first-floor Am

au rez-de-chaussée

floor polisher N

floor polisher

cireuse f

floor rate N FIN

floor rate

taux m plancher

floor show N

floor show

spectacle m (de cabaret)

forest floor N

forest floor

sol m de la forêt

dance floor N

dance floor

piste f de danse

Translations for flooring in the French»English Dictionary

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parquet

parquet (floor)

le parquet de la Bourse

the floor of the Stock Exchange

parquet à bâtons rompus

herringbone parquet floor

parquet de chauffe NAUT

stokehold floor

parquet damier

chequered woodblock flooring Brit

parquet damier

checkered woodblock flooring Am

parquet flottant

sprung floor

parquet mosaïque

chequered woodblock flooring Brit

parquet mosaïque

checkered woodblock flooring Am

parquet à points de Hongrie

mitred herringbone flooring Brit

flooring in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for flooring in the English»French Dictionary

flooring N

flooring

revêtement m de sol

I.floor [flɔr] N

1. floor (surface):

floor

sol m

floor wooden

plancher m

2. floor (level of a building):

floor

étage m

ground-floor apartment

appartement m de plein pied

first floor

rez-de-chaussée m

3. floor GEO (bottom):

floor of ocean

fond m

floor of forest

sol m

4. floor ECON, POL (place of formal discussion):

the floor

le parquet

to have the floor

avoir la parole

Phrases:

to go through the floor prices

toucher le plancher

to take the floor

prendre la parole

to take the floor (stand up and start dancing)

aller sur la piste de danse

II.floor [flɔr] VB trans

1. floor (make floor out of sth):

to floor a room

poser un revêtement de sol dans une pièce

to floor a room with wood

parqueter une pièce

2. floor (knock down):

floor

terrasser

3. floor (shock):

floor

désarçonner

ground floor N

ground floor

rez-de-chaussée m inv

Phrases:

to go in on the ground floor

être là depuis le début

floor lamp N

floor lamp

lampadaire m

floor show N

floor show

animation f

floor manager N

floor manager

chef m de rayon

shop floor N (factory)

shop floor

atelier m

second floor N (floor above ground)

second floor

premier étage m

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mezzanine (floor)

mezzanine f

Translations for flooring in the French»English Dictionary

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lampadaire

floor lamp