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How to say "house" in French

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maison
(n.) (fem.) (sing.) house; home
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La maison est belle .
The house is beautiful.
Il a acheté une maison .
He bought a house.
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My Brother Is a Pain in the Neck
Aïsha habite dans une maison au centre-ville de Montréal .
Aïsha lives in a house in the centre of the city of Montreal.
The Three Pigs Sing to the Tune of Gaga
Je cours maintenant à ma maison !
I'm running now to my house!
What Do Sports Mean to You?
il faut pas juste ne pas bouger et être à la maison
you can't just not move and be at home
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se...loger
(pronominal v.) (Infinitive) (il/elle / ils/elles / on) to find accommodation; to house oneself
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On n' a pas d' endroit pour se loger .
We don't have a place to house ourselves.
Il est difficile de se loger ici .
It's difficult to find accommodation here.
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Anne Hidalgo's Dream for Paris
Je sais que Paris peut être dure , quand on manque de moyens pour se loger ,
I know that Paris can be hard, when you lack the means to find accommodation,
Silicon Valley's Tent City Dismantled
a de plus en plus de mal à se loger .
has more and more difficulty finding accommodation.
Silicon Valley's Tent City Dismantled
la classe moyenne a du mal à se loger , évidemment les plus faibles sont encore plus marginalisés .
the middle class struggles to find accommodation, obviously the weakest are even more marginalized.
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maison
(adj.) (fem./masc.) homemade; in-house
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C' est une recette maison .
It's a homemade recipe.
C' est de la confiture maison .
It's homemade jam.
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The Modern Bistro
La fameuse béarnaise maison du Bistrot Moderne .
The famous house béarnaise of the Bistrot Moderne.
It's Waffle Time!
Salée , faite maison ou sucrée , vous ne résisterez pas longtemps aux gaufres .
Savoury, homemade or sweet, you won't be able to resist waffles for long.
Homemade Brioche Recipe
Alors Olivier , moi j' aimerais pouvoir faire des brioches de goûter très connues , version maison .
So Olivier, I'd like to be able to make well-known snack brioches, but homemade.
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foyer
(n.) (masc.) (sing.) home; house; household
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Je suis seul dans le foyer .
I am alone in the house.
Je travaille au foyer .
I work at home.
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The Birth of the Department Store
qui se devaient pour leur sécurité de rester cloîtrées dans leur foyer
who had a duty to, for their safety, remain cloistered in their houses
Black Friday Comes to France
L' an passé chaque foyer Américain avait dépensé en moyenne 407 dollars ,
Last year each American household spent on average 407 dollars,
Coronavirus: Macron's Address to the Nation
Il s' agit de limiter au maximum ses contacts au-delà du foyer .
It is about limiting as much as possible one's contacts beyond the household.
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maison
(n.) (fem.) (sing.) firm; company; (publishing) house
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On ferme toujours la maison pendant les vacances .
We always close the firm during the vacation.
Je cherche une bonne maison d' édition .
I'm searching for a good publishing house.
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The History of Maison Cartier
Son fils Alfred , ainsi que ses petits-fils Louis , Pierre et Jacques à leur tour à la tête de la maison ,
His son Alfred, as well as his grandsons Louis, Pierre and Jacques at their turn in charge of the company,
The History of Maison Cartier
des personnalités hors du commun qui trouvent chez Cartier un esprit d' excellence qui depuis toujours anime la maison .
extraordinary personalities who find at Cartier a spirit of excellence which always keeps the company going.
The History of Maison Cartier
La maison initie alors une relation inspirante avec l' Inde
The company thus initiates an inspirational relationship with India
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