ANIL(Agance Nationale pour l'Information sur le Logement) = a national agency for information about accommodation appart = shorter world for an apartment or flat APL (Aide Personnalisée au Logement) = one of state financial assistance for accommodation APS (Allocation de Logement Sociale) = one of state financial assistance for accommodation ascenseur = lift assurance d'habitation = household insurance bail = leasehold (the) CAF (Caisses d'Allocations Familiale) = state assistance fund for families caution = deposit cave = cellar chambre = usually refers to a bedroom charges = community and utility expenses, which are not be included in the monthly rent chauffage central = central heating cheminée = fireplace CHRS = Social Readjustment Centres (emergency housing) claire = bright, well-lighted climatisation = air conditioning concierge = man or woman who takes care of the building coquette = cute, or very small cuisine americaine = breakfast counter kitchen or integrated kitchen (generally in salon) cuisine équipée = fitted kitchen DDE (Direction départementale de l'équipement) = French administration body responsable for accommodation dépôt de garantie = deposit double vitrage = double-glazed windows durée du contrat = rental period ensoleillé = sunny entrée = entrance étage = floor état des lieux = Initial and final inventories exposition = light exposure FUAJ (Fédération Unie des Auberges de Jeunesse) = the French branch of IYHF, International Youth Hostel Federation gare = railway station haut standing = high quality HLM (Hébergement à loyer modéré) = state social housing immeuble = building immobilier = property ISMH (Inventaire Supplémentaire des Monuments Historiques) = a historically classified building IYHF = International Youth Hostel Federation jardin = garden kitchenette = little kitchen lavabo = sink lettre recommandée avec accusé de réception = registered letter with acknowledgement of reception LFAJ (Ligue Française pour les Auberges de Jeunesse) = French Youth Hostel Association locateur = tenant location = renting, rent loyer = rent maison = house mansarde = usually a small under-roof service room meublé = furnished niveaux = levels pièce = room placard = cupboard porte blandée = armour plated door proche, prox = close to propriétaires = landlord rafraicheissement = repairs rez-de-chaussée = ground floor rénové = renovated responsabilité civile = third-party liability salle à manger = dinning room salon = living room à vendre = to sell/for sale sous-sol = basement studette = little studio or a service room sud = oriented to South taxe d'habitation = local taxes UFJT (Union Nationale des Foyers pour Jeunes Travailleurs) = the Association of Hostels for Young Workers véranda = veranda, terrace vide = empty , unfurnished voisinage = neighborhood
Most common abbreviations in announces
The indicated number of rooms (pièces) in an advert includes bedrooms, living & dining rooms, salons and studies, but excludes kitchen, hallways and bathrooms. 4 pieces could be, for example, two bedrooms, a living room and dining room abbreviated as T4 or F4. A studio is usually one-room flat with a kitchen area.
amén. (aménagement) = usually improvement, transformation
appt (appartement) = apartment, flat arr (arrondissement) = expression for quarter in Paris (there are 20) asc (asanseur) = lift bns (salle de bains) = bathroom box = garage bur (bureau) = office CC (charge comprise) = rent including community and utility expenses CC (commission comprise) = including commission fees ch, chbr (chambre) = bedroom cuis (cuisine) = kitchen cuis amén (cuisine aménagé) = fitted kitchen cuis. amér (cuisine americaine) = breakfast counter kitchen ent. (entrée) = entrance ét (étage) = floor FAI (Frais d'agence inclus) = includes agency expenses gge (garage) = covered parking HSP (hauteur sous plafond) = high ceiling imm (immeuble) = building jard. (jardin) = garden larg. (largeur) = length ling (lingerie) = linen room nbx (nombreux) = many p (pièce) = room park, pkg = parking PdT (pierre de taille) = free stone building pisc. (piscine) = swiming pool prof. (profondeur) = depth pte (porte) = door px (prix) = price, rent quart (quartier) = quarter, suburb rdc, RdC (rez-de-chaussée) = ground floor rés (résidence) = residence s. d'eau (salle d'eau) = shower room sdb, SdB (salle de bains) = bathroom sdd, SdD (salle de douche) = a small bathroom without toilet séj (séjour) = living room sép. (séparé) = separate, usually for WC or kitchen SH (Surface habitable) = surface of living space in metres sq. s/terrain (sous terrain) = under ground ss, s/s (salle de séjour) = living room TBE (très bon état) = good condition vd, vds (vends) = selling voit (voiture) = car