étage

Definitions of étage
  1. noun
    a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale
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    cave, étage souterrain
    the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage
    rez-de-chaussée
    the floor of a building that is at or nearest to the level of the ground around the building
    grenier, mansarde, étage mansardé
    floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
    entresol, mezzazine
    intermediate floor just above the ground floor
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    construction
    a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
  2. noun
    one of two or more layers one atop another
    synonyms: rangée
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    couche
    single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance
  3. noun
    any one of two or more competitors who tie one another
    synonyms: rangée
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    adversaire, concurrent, rival
    the contestant you hope to defeat
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