Aihepiiri 5 (Homes and buildings)
Our words
accommodation | a place to live, work or stay in | Hotel accommodation is included in the price of your holiday. | Paikka jossa asua, olla, työskennellä |
alcove | an area in a room that is formed by part of a wall being built further back than the rest of the wall | The bookcase fits neatly into the alcove. | alkovi |
boiler room | a room in a building or ship containing the boiler | go check the boiler room | pannuhuone |
dispossession | the act of taking somebody's property or land away from them | These people suffered colonial conquest and dispossession | riistää omaisuus tai maa |
council flat | a flat rented from the local council | rent us a council flat | vuokrakämppä |
chintz | a type of shiny cotton cloth with a printed design, especially of flowers, used for making curtains, covering furniture, etc. | I loe chintz | kiiltävä vaate johon on printattu jotain |
doorknob | a type of round handle for a door that you turn in order to open the door | doorknob was forzen | ovikahva/pallo |
facade | the front of a building | a classical facade | rakennuksen etuosa |
canopy |
a cover that is fixed or hangs above a bed, seat, etc. as a shelter or decoration
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are you forced o use canopy | päiväpeitto |
hatch | an opening or a door in a ship, aircraft or spacecraft | an escape hatch | Ovi lentokoneessa tai aluksessa |
dilapidated | (of furniture and buildings) old and in very bad condition | The old house was in a somewhat dilapidated condition. | Huonossa kunnossa oleva vanha rakennus tai huonekalu |
apse | a small area in a church, often in the shape of a semicircle and usually at the east end of the building | Does every church have apse? | Piispanistuin |
drawbridge | a bridge that can be pulled up, for example to stop people from entering a castle or to allow ships to pass under it | Dont worry there is a drawbridge | Nostosilta |
cul-de-sac | a street that is closed at one end | We live in a quiet cul-de-sac | umpikuja |
hut |
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You can rent a beach hut for about $10 a night. | Pieni, simppelistti rakennettu talo tai suoja |
high-rise | (of a building) very tall and having a lot of floors | high-rise housing | Korkea talo jossa monta kerrosta |
drywall | a building material made of two sheets of thick paper with plaster set between them, used for inside walls and ceilings | My home walls are made of drywall | kipsilevy |
facing | an outer layer that covers the surface of a wall to make it look more attractive | marble/stone/brick facings | kerros joka peittää seinän pinnan tehdäkseen siitä viehättävämmän |
gargoyle |
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antic gargoyle | gargoili |
drainpipe | drainpipes are important | räystäs |
abondoned | left and no longer wanted, used or needed | The school was abondoned | Hylätty |
aisle | a passage between rows of seats in a church, theatre, train, etc., or between rows of shelves in a supermarket | Coffee and tea are in the next aisle. | käytävä esim hyllyjen välissä |
amphitheatre | a round building without a roof and with rows of seats that rise in steps around an open space. Amphitheatres were used especially in ancient Greece and Rome for public entertainments. | The Roman amphitheatre stands just outside the fortress walls | amfiteatteri |
aspect | a particular part or feature of a situation, an idea, a problem, etc.; a way in which it may be considered | The exhibition will focus on various aspects of life and culture in the Middle East | aspekti |
beam | a line of light, electromagnetic waves or particles | the beam of a torch/flashlight | Valon säde |
bhavan | a building made or used for a special purpose, for example for meetings or concerts | school is bhavan | Rakennus tiettyä tarkoitusta varten |
bulldozer |
a powerful vehicle with a broad steel blade (= cutting edge) in front, used for moving earth or knocking down buildings
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They used a bulldozer to level the ground. | Puskutraktori |
cooling tower | a large high round building used in industry for cooling water before it is used again | Do you know what is cooling tower used for | Korkea rakennus jota käytetään veden viilentämiseen. |
condominium | an apartment building or group of houses in which each apartment/house is owned by the person living in it but the shared areas are owned by everyone together; an apartment/a house in such a building or group of houses | We were staying in a condominium just off of the beach. | Soluasunto |
convert | to change or make something change from one form, purpose, system, etc. to another | The pub is a converted warehouse. | muuttaa käyttötarkoitusta |