housing

logement

Ensemble des habitations destinées à loger des personnes.

En anglais simple : Homes for people to live in, considered as a group.

• The town needs more housing.
• Housing prices rose sharply last year.
• Students can apply for university housing.

Synonymes : accommodation

Expressions courantes : affordable housing, public housing, housing market

boîtier, carter

Enveloppe qui contient et protège une machine ou l’une de ses pièces.

En anglais simple : A cover or container that holds and protects a machine or one of its parts.

• The motor has a metal housing.
• Remove the housing before replacing the fan.
• Water entered through a crack in the housing.

Synonymes : casing, case, enclosure

Expressions courantes : motor housing, plastic housing, protective housing

hébergement

Fait de fournir un logement à quelqu’un ou de placer quelque chose dans un espace adapté.

En anglais simple : The act of providing someone with a home or putting something inside a suitable space.

• Housing of homeless families is urgent.
• The charity pays for the temporary housing of refugees.
• Safe housing of the equipment required a larger building.

Comment l'utiliser : housing of someone/something (The housing of rescued animals requires careful planning.)

Expressions courantes : housing of families, housing of refugees, housing of equipment