le bricolage
Looing to do some work around the house in French? This page offers a table with French words for DIY (le bricolage). The vocabulary list includes common nouns as well as some useful verbs.
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| TOOLS | |
| un marteau | hammer |
| un tournevis | screwdriver |
| une pince | pliers |
| une scie | saw |
| un mètre ruban | tape measure |
| un pinceau | paint brush |
| un rouleau | roller |
| une perceuse | drill |
| PEOPLE | |
| un bricoleur, une bricoleuse | somebody who does DIY |
| un électricien, une électricienne | electrician |
| un plombier | plumber |
| un peintre | painter |
| un menuisier | carpenter |
| VERBS | |
| refaire l’éléctricite | to re-do the electricity |
| installer un tuyau | to install a pipe |
| repeindre une pièce | to repaint a room |
| réparer un meuble | to repair a piece of furniture |
| décorer une pièce | to decorate a room |
| cirer un meuble | to polish a piece of furniture |
| vernir un meuble | to varnish a piece of furniture |
| poncer, décaper un meuble | to sand a piece of furniture |
| tapisser | to wallpaper, upholster |
| enlever la peinture | to remove the paint |
| peindre une pièce | to paint a room |
| installer un lavabo | to install a sink |
| réparer un robinet | to repair a faucet, tap |
| fixer un miroir | to put a miror into place |
| poser un planchet | to lay flooring |
| coller | to stick, glue |
| clouer | to nail |
| visser | to screw |
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Bonjour! My name is David Issokson. I'm based in Victor, Idaho (near Jackson, Wyoming) and have helped hundreds of students to learn French online since 2013.
