 | French  | English |  |
 | haut {adj} [bâtiment, herbe, arbre] | 2 tall [building, grass, tree] |  |
 | immo. classé {adj} {past-p} [bâtiment] | listed |  |
 | croulant {adj} {pres-p} [bâtiment] | crumbling [building] |  |
 | imposant {adj} [bâtiment] | grand [building: imposing] |  |
 | trapu {adj} [bâtiment : peu élevé, homme : râblé] | squat [building : low-built, man : short and stocky] |  |
Verbs |
 | entretenir qn./qc. [famille, bâtiment, relations, etc.] | 5 to maintain sb./sth. [family, building, relations, etc.] |  |
 | constr. abattre qc. [mur, bâtiment, etc.] | to tear sth. down |  |
 | hist. immo. classer qc. [bâtiment] | to list sth. [e.g. historical building] |  |
 | démolir qc. [bâtiment] | to pull sth. down [demolish] |  |
 | constr. ériger qc. [statue, bâtiment] | to construct sth. [build] |  |
 | ériger qc. [statue, bâtiment] | to erect sth. |  |
 | constr. ériger qc. [statue, bâtiment] | to raise sth. [structure] |  |
 | incendier qc. [bâtiment] | to burn down sth. |  |
 | constr. maintenir qc. [bâtiment, mur] | to support sth. |  |
 | constr. mil. pulvériser qc. [bâtiment, ennemi] | to demolish sth. [coll.] |  |
 | constr. mil. pulvériser qc. [solide, bâtiment, ennemi] | to pulverise sth. [Br.] |  |
 | constr. mil. pulvériser qc. [solide, bâtiment, ennemi] | to pulverize sth. |  |
 | immo. quitter qc. [bâtiment] | to move out of sth. |  |
 | constr. meub. rajeunir qc. [bâtiment, fauteuil] | to brighten sth. up [e.g. chair] |  |
 | constr. meub. rajeunir qc. [bâtiment, fauteuil] | to give a new look to sth. |  |
 | constr. raser qc. [bâtiment, quartier] | to demolish sth. |  |
 | constr. ravaler qc. [bâtiment] | to renovate sth. |  |
 | constr. reconvertir qc. [usine, bâtiment] | to convert sth. |  |
 | constr. revêtir qc. [bâtiment, façade, mur] | to face sth. [building, façade, wall] |  |
 | constr. s'ériger [bâtiment] | to be erected |  |
 | saccager qc. [bâtiment, tombe] | to vandalise sth. [Br.] |  |
 | saccager qc. [bâtiment, tombe] | to vandalize sth. |  |
Nouns |
 | attentat {m} [contre un groupe, bâtiment] | 5 attack [against a group, building] |  |
 | remise {f} [bâtiment] | 2 shed |  |
 | appentis {m} [bâtiment] | lean-to (shed) |  |
 | baraquement {m} [bâtiment simple] | shack |  |
 | arch. constr. trains couloir {m} [de bâtiment, train] | corridor |  |
 | arch. constr. couverture {f} [bâtiment] | roofing |  |
 | édification {f} [de bâtiment, pays, théorie] | building [construction] |  |
 | édification {f} [de bâtiment, pays, théorie] | construction |  |
 | adm. ministère {m} [section ou bâtiment du gouvernement] | Ministry |  |
 | parvis {m} [de bâtiment] | forecourt |  |
 | arch. porterie {f} [vieilli] [bâtiment] | gatehouse |  |
 | constr. rajeunissement {m} [de bâtiment] | renovation |  |
 | constr. réfection {f} [de façade, bâtiment] | repairing |  |
 | constr. rénovation {f} [bâtiment, appartement] | refurbishment |  |
 | constr. rénovation {f} [bâtiment, appartement] | renovation |  |
 | rotondité {f} [d'estomac, de bâtiment] | rotundity |  |
 | saccage {m} [de bâtiment] | vandalising [Br.] |  |
 | saccage {m} [de bâtiment] | vandalizing [Am.] |  |
 | agr. zool. stabulation {f} [bâtiment] | stalls |  |
 | arch. tour {f} [bâtiment] | high rise [high-rise building] |  |
 | constr. vétusté {f} [d'un bâtiment] | dilapidation |  |
 | constr. vétusté {f} [d'un bâtiment] | disrepair |  |
2 Words: Verbs |
 | arch. se délabrer [bâtiment] | to go to ruins |  |
 | constr. se détériorer [bâtiment] | to decay |  |
 | se trouver [bâtiment, ville] | to be located |  |
 | se trouver [bâtiment, ville] | to be situated |  |
2 Words: Nouns |
 | constr. aspect {m} extérieur [de bâtiment] | outside [of a building] |  |
 | constr. ingén. occup. ingénieur {m} B.T.P. [ingénieur des Techniques du Bâtiment et des Travaux Publics] | structural engineer |  |
 | constr. ingén. occup. ingénieure {f} B.T.P. [ingénieur des Techniques du Bâtiment et des Travaux Publics] | structural engineer [female] |  |
3 Words: Verbs |
 | auto immo. assurer l'entretien de qc. [voiture, route, bâtiment] | to maintain sth. |  |
 | choquer la vue [fig.] [bâtiment] | to be an eyesore [fig.] |  |
 | choquer la vue [fig.] [bâtiment] | to offend the eye [fig.] |  |
 | constr. subir une transformation [bâtiment] | to be altered |  |
 | tomber en ruine [bâtiment] | to fall into ruin |  |
3 Words: Nouns |
 | constr. occup. ouvrier {m} en construction [can.] [ouvrier du bâtiment] | builder [worker] |  |
 | constr. occup. ouvrier {m} en construction [can.] [ouvrier du bâtiment] | building labourer [Br.] |  |
 | constr. occup. ouvrier {m} en construction [can.] [ouvrier du bâtiment] | building worker |  |
4 Words: Verbs |
 | auto immo. être d'un entretien facile [bâtiment, voiture] | to be easy to maintain |  |
 | immo. être laissé à l'abandon [bâtiment] | to fall into disuse |  |
 | immo. être laissé à l'abandon [bâtiment] | to fall into neglect |  |
 | faire le tour de qc. [bâtiment, champ] | to go round the perimeter of sth. |  |
 | faire le tour de qc. [bâtiment] | to roam through sth. |  |
5+ Words: Verbs |
 | être à la hauteur de qc. [bâtiment] | to be on a level with sth. [building] |  |