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Floors of building in french.
The numbering system of the floors in a building may be difficult for american english speakers.
French translation of floor the official collins english french dictionary online.
Ground floor in france refers to floor zero.
American english british english rez de chaussée first floor ground floor.
It defines a floor simply as the space between two literal floors in a building so in france the space between the ground level literal floor and the next level literal floor is one floor therefore the next level is one floor of elevation or the first floor premier étage.
Where do you live i live in paris ils habitent à la ville mais nous habitons à la campagne.
Habiter a bi te meaning to inhabit to dwell or to reside is used to say in what city or area you live.
Note that quitter must be followed by a direct object usually a room or building.
French translation of first floor the official collins english french dictionary online.
When we say that a building has n floors it s the number of floors without ground floor so it would be n 1 in other languages.
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Usage notes to reside habiter.