Dictionary of French Tools & Materials: English-French/French-English: A bilingual sourcebook for home-owners in France (La Source! Bilingual Dictionaries) (Volume 1)

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.