Dictionary of French Tools & Materials: English-French/French-English: A bilingual sourcebook for home-owners in France

By Richard Wiles

English-speaking home-owners bent on renovating a property in France may be baffled by the vagaries of the French language when purchasing essential tools, materials and equipment - but there are also anomalies between the countries beyond a disparity of sizes, quantities and terms.With a dash of humour from an established author, the Dictionary of French Tools & Materials demystifies the choice of what's available, exposing the oddities and inconsistencies - and highlights items that don't exist in the UK. A dictionary of more than 10,000 French terms translated into English, including hundreds of technical words you won't find in a standard dictionary.Entries divided into the main categories that cover all aspects of home renovation: Building, Carpentry & Joinery, Decorating, Electricity, Ironmongery & Hardware, Metalwork, and Plumbing & Heating.Ready reference on numbers, fractions, decimals and percentages, a list of the major trades - plus a handy guide to useful words and phrases.This book is the first in the series of La Source! Bilingual Dictionaries.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1526201410
• ISBN13: 9781526201416
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: Platanos Publications
• Length: 318 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.1" x 7.8"