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French to English Architecture Translation Glossary

French term		English translation
immeuble-pont		leave it in French with an explanation
Immeubles du service du 1er ministre		buildings (property) used by the prime minister\'s department (or office)
impacts		dents
industrie en logement		converting an industrial building into residential accommodation
innervation		dense railway network
inscription		establishment / integration
inscrit à l'inventaire supplémentaire		listed on the supplementary Inventory	Yolanda Broad
Entered by: Yolanda Broad
intervenir à partir – ou à l’encontre -		build on...or go against
IPN		RSJ
irriguer		to suffuse / to feed into
iwan		iwan
jardin de poche		pocket garden
jeu de plein et de vide		interplay of solids and voids
jeux de ressauts		sets of projections
joint vif		butt joint	Elizabeth Slaney
Entered by: Elizabeth Slaney
joue de parcelles		interplay of units/plots
jouissance		pleasure/enjoyment
joyaux d’invention plastique		jewels of architectural ingenuity
L'architecte pays		in-country architect
l'état annuel des certificats reçus (imprimé DC7) / les certificats fiscaux		the annual state of the received certificates (printed form DC7)/tax and social centificates	Assimina Vavoula
Entered by: Assimina Vavoula
l'honneur dûment		affidavit	Huw Watkins
Entered by: Huw Watkins
la disposition des masses		massing	Sasha Barral-Robinson
Entered by: Sasha Barral-Robinson
la maison étendue		a broad-based house
la piece pour l'ensemble decrit		PER part (i.e. column?) for the works referred to
La retombée des ogives bandées		the springing of the ogives that were later stretched/joined?
la structure porteuse		the load bearing structure
laboratoires banalisé		general purpose / ordinary laboratory	Andrea Capuselli
Entered by: Andrea Capuselli
lanternon		(small) lantern
l’arête		arris	Carol Gullidge
Entered by: Carol Gullidge
le coeur d\'îlot		the heart of the urban block	Sasha Barral-Robinson
Entered by: Sasha Barral-Robinson
le départ		the eaves of the roof
le dîwân		The Diwan
Le design entre en jeu, en réalité dans son processus		It is actually through its process that design comes into play
le même détachement		similar disregard
Le plan compact monté sur piles		compact plan (layout?) mounted on piles (pillars?)
Le recul imposé devient indispensable		setback	Mark Nathan
Entered by: Mark Nathan
lecture		directed reading/narrative
lecture séquentielle		sequential approach
Les vitrages attachés par des tréfilés		glass windows fastened (secured) by drawn wires
lignes de gabarit relativement bas		relatively low profile

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