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Floors of building in french.
The numbering system of the floors in a building may be difficult for american english speakers.
French translation of floor the official collins english french dictionary online.
Note that quitter must be followed by a direct object usually a room or building.
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American english british english rez de chaussée first floor ground floor.
When we say that a building has n floors it s the number of floors without ground floor so it would be n 1 in other languages.
When talking about a building that has only ground floor we say bâtiment maison appartement de plain pied.
It defines a floor simply as the space between two literal floors in a building so in france the space between the ground level literal floor and the next level literal floor is one floor therefore the next level is one floor of elevation or the first floor premier étage.
Chantier building site chaudière water heater chauffage heating chauffage central central heating chauffage collectif communal or shared heating chauffe eau hot water tank chauffage par le sol under floor heating chaume thatch chaumière thatched cottage chaux carbonate of lime cheminée chimney chêne oak.
The french dictionary complicates this distinction.
Where do you live i live in paris ils habitent à la ville mais nous habitons à la campagne.
Habiter a bi te meaning to inhabit to dwell or to reside is used to say in what city or area you live.