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French to English Architecture Translation Glossary

French term		English translation
Charolais		It's a region, located in the N-E of the massif central
Charpente à chevron portant ferme		Common rafters (without purlins)
charpente à colonnes		Traditional frame construction
chassé-croisé		By a curious twist of fate
chassis d'armures		assembly frame	daniel gwire
Entered by: daniel gwire
chassis menuise		(window) frames themselves	daniel gwire
Entered by: daniel gwire
chêne capé		oak clad
chœur accosté de deux chapelles		choir/chancel flanked by two chapels
choeur à sept pans rayonnants		seven-faceted choir
cible très performante		target performance (performant/very performant)
cintre		[within this context] the "centering" or "formwork", usually of wood, in the construction of a vault or cupola
circuits de déchets		waste (disposal) circuits
circulation ménagée en façade		walkway in the wall
clarté de présentation		clarity in presentation	liz askew
Entered by: liz askew
clé de voûte		Keystone
clocher-chœur voûté		choir tower
Coefficient d’Emprise au Sol		Land-Use Ratio	Tony M
Entered by: Tony M
Collaborateur d’architecte		architect's assistant	Assimina Vavoula
Entered by: Assimina Vavoula
colonne sèche		dry standpipe ou dry pipe
commissaire d'exposition		exhibition organizer
Commission Permanente des Liants Hydrauliques et des Adjuvants de Béton		COPLA (concrete admixture & hydraulic binders standing committee)
composition plastique		raised/textured/sculptural/three-dimensional composition
comptabilité publique		public finance	Huw Watkins
Entered by: Huw Watkins
confiseur		sugar baker style/wedding-cake style
congélations		frosted/congelated work	Angie Taylor
Entered by: Angie Taylor
console		(wall) bracket
construisaient...en dur		in stone or brick
consultation internationale d’urbanisme		international urban planning consultation
contraintes de densification		densification constraints
Contre-coeurs		inlay
contre-forts		Buttresses
Contrefiche		Strut
contrefort		counterfort
corps de logis		main building/central building
coté dans les trois dimensions		fully-dimensioned
couche végétale		topsoil
coup de frais		refresh your interior/your home (look)
coupole (à surface) de révolution		revolution surface cupola/dome	Diane de Cicco
Entered by: Diane de Cicco
Coupole russe ou oignon du poulailler		Onion dome
courée		courée (small houses built around enclosed courtyard)

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