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bâtiment

Definitions of bâtiment
  1. noun
    a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
    synonyms: construction, édifice
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    types:
    abattoir
    a building where animals are butchered
    gratte-ciel, immeuble, tour
    a building that is divided into apartments
    architectonique, architecture
    an architectural product or work
    centre, foyer
    a building dedicated to a particular activity
    club, pavillon
    a building that is occupied by a social club
    dortoire
    a college or university building containing living quarters for students
    dépendances
    a building on a farm
    casino, galerie de jeux, maison de jeu, tripot
    a public building in which a variety of games of chance can be played (operated as a business)
    pavillon
    a small roofed building affording shade and rest
    serre, serre chaude
    a building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions
    hall
    a large building for meetings or entertainment
    hôtel
    a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
    habitation, maison
    a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
    bâtiment médical
    building where medicine is practiced
    morgue
    a building (or room) where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation
    immeuble de bureaux
    a building containing offices where work is done
    bâtiment extérieur, dépendances
    a building that is subordinate to and separate from a main building
    maison de Dieu
    any building where congregations gather for prayer
    sanctuaire
    building reserved for the officiating clergy
    restaurant
    a building where people go to eat
    patinoire
    building that contains a surface for ice skating or roller skating
    ruine
    a ruined building
    école
    a building where young people receive education
    gratte-ciel
    a very tall building with many stories
    taverne
    a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks
    théâtre
    a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
    bordel, maison de prostitution
    a building where prostitutes are available
    grange
    an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
    bistro, petit restaurant
    a small informal restaurant; serves wine
    pension
    a private house that provides accommodations and meals for paying guests
    bungalow, maison de campagne
    a small house with a single story
    café, cafétéria
    a small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold
    cafétéria
    a restaurant where you serve yourself and pay a cashier
    casino, maison de jeu
    a public building for gambling and entertainment
    chancellerie
    a government building housing the office of a chancellor
    chapelle
    a place of worship that has its own altar
    poulailler
    a farm building for housing poultry
    église
    a place for public (especially Christian) worship
    cinéma
    a theater where films are shown
    mairie
    a building that houses administrative offices of a municipal government
    serre chaude
    a greenhouse in which plants are arranged in a pleasing manner
    conservatoire
    a schoolhouse with special facilities for fine arts
    basilique, cathédrale, chapelle, maison de Dieu, mosquée
    a building for religious assembly (especially Nonconformists, e.g., Quakers)
    maison de campagne, propriété
    a house (usually large and impressive) on an estate in the country
    crématorium
    a mortuary where corpses are cremated
    maison indépendante
    a house that stands alone
    petit restaurant
    a restaurant that resembles a dining car
    ambassade
    government building in which diplomats live or work
    pompes funèbres
    a mortuary where those who knew the deceased can come to pay their last respects
    garage
    an outbuilding (or part of a building) for housing automobiles
    chambre d'ami
    a house separate from the main house; for housing guests
    hôpital, infirmerie
    a health facility where patients receive treatment
    auberge, hôtel, hôtellerie
    a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
    patinoire
    a rink with a floor of ice for ice hockey or ice skating
    niche
    outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog
    abri
    a small (rustic) house used as a temporary shelter
    auberge
    a house where rooms are rented
    manoir, résidence
    a large and imposing house
    mosquée
    (Islam) a Muslim place of worship that usually has a minaret
    opéra
    a building where musical dramas are performed
    bistro, bistrot
    tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms; often provides light meals
    propriété, résidence
    the official house or establishment of an important person (as a sovereign or president)
    maison mitoyenne, maison unifamiliale mitoyenne
    a house that is one of a row of identical houses situated side by side and sharing common walls
    écurie
    a farm building for housing horses or other livestock
    synagogue
    (Judaism) the place of worship for a Jewish congregation
    salon de thé
    a restaurant where tea and light meals are available
    mairie
    a government building that houses administrative offices of a town government
    type of:
    construction
    a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
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