I'm a future interior designer. It is my third year in this program. This glossary is going to be for myself. It will help me when I have to communicate in English with coworkers.
I choose my future job as my topic because it is important to be able to say what you want to say with the right words while your working. On a construction site, if I want to solve a problem correctly and transfer the right information to everyone, a good glossary will help me to use the correct word.
My glossary contains twenty words referring to the field of construction and decoration.
Batten
noun
A strip of wood that's attached to a wall to provide supports for fixing fabric or paneling.
Example: We have to put batten above the bed to fix the panel.
fr: Bande de bois fixée à un mur pour fournir des supports pour fixer le tissu ou les panneaux.
Burl
noun
Wood cut from a large rounded growth on a tree. Burl is characterized by a strong distinctive grain and is often used as a special veneer or inlay.
Example: This coffee table was made with a burl.
fr: une ronce, bois coupé à partir d’une grande croissance arrondie sur un arbre. Elle est caractérisé par un grain distinctif fort et est souvent utilisé comme un placage spécial ou incrustation.
Casing
noun
An enclosing frame around a door or window opening.
Example: The casing of this window will need to be paint in white.
fr: Cadre entourant une porte ou une ouverture de fenêtre.
Caulking
noun
A flexible, rubbery type of material that is used to seal gaps in a joint.
Example: The caulking gun is preferably made entirely from plastic.
fr: Calfeutrage
Ceiling lowering
noun
It is a part of a ceiling that is lower and it creates an architectural detail in a room.
Example: These lights will be placed on the contour of the ceiling lowering.
fr: Abaissement de plafond
Edge band
noun
Two narrow strips of veneer arranged in opposite diamonds.
Example: We have to put edge bands on the corner of this table.
fr: Deux bandes étroites de placage disposées en losanges opposés.
Egress
noun
A way of exiting a structure, such as a window or door. Laws require a certain number of egress windows in certain parts of a home.
Example: The egress openings include baffles.
fr: sortie, évacuation
Frame
verb
To place (a picture or photograph) in a frame.
Example: He had the photo framed.
fr: cadrer
Framework
noun
An essential supporting structure of a building, vehicle, or object.
Example: The framework of the house will be in wood.
fr: Ossature
Hue
noun
a gradation or variety of a color
Example: The hue of blue doesn't match the one chosen yesterday.
fr: la gradation ou la variation d'une couleur
Joist
noun
The location where the surfaces of two components are joined.
Example: The couple couples a joist to the wall panel.
fr: solive
Nail
noun
A small metal spike with a broadened flat head, driven typically into wood with a hammer to join things together or to serve as a peg or hook.
Example: We need three nails to fix this shelf to the wall.
fr: un clou
Piping
noun
Lengths of pipe, or a network of pipes, made of metal, plastic, or other materials.
Example: Pay attention to the piping behind the wall.
fr: tuyauterie
Punch list
A document listing construction work that does not meet the customer’s specifications. It is made at the end of the project as the contractor needs to complete the job to receive the payment.
Example: The contractor has to finish the punch list before leaving.
fr: Un document énumérant les travaux de construction qui ne répondent pas aux spécifications du client. Il est effectué à la fin du projet, car l’entrepreneur doit terminer le travail pour recevoir le paiement.
Rafter
noun
One of several internal beams extending from the eaves to the peak of a roof and constituting its framework.
Example: The installation of rafters is an important step in the construction of a house roof.
fr: Chevron
Sconces
noun
A bracket for candles or other lights, placed on a wall, mirror, picture frame, etc.
Example: The scone is really higher than expected.
fr: une applique murale
Skirting
noun
Material that covers up the joint between the floor and a wall in the interior of a building, for aesthetic purposes.
Example: This moulding is easy to cut.
fr: Plinthe
Staining
noun
The step in the finishing process where coloring (stain) is applied to a piece of wood furniture.
Example: This wall is ready for the staining.
fr: la coloration
Symmetrical
adjective
A formal, mirror-image balance in design or decorating.
Example: The right side of the layout has to by symmetrical to the left side
fr: Un équilibre formel, miroir-image dans la conception ou la décoration.
Upholstery
noun
The cushioning and padding found on furniture pieces.
Example: We need to put more upholstery in this cushion.
