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.
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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