penthouse

appartement de dernier étage, penthouse

Appartement au sommet d’un immeuble élevé, souvent spacieux, cher et offrant une très belle vue.

En anglais simple : An apartment at the top of a tall building, often large, expensive, and offering excellent views.

• They live in a penthouse.
• The penthouse has a terrace overlooking the city.
• Two penthouses on the top floor are for sale.

Expressions courantes : luxury penthouse, penthouse apartment, penthouse suite

toit incliné du court

Toit incliné longeant un côté du terrain du jeu traditionnel appelé real tennis.

En anglais simple : A sloping roof along the side of a court used for the traditional game called real tennis.

• The ball struck the penthouse.
• Her serve bounced off the penthouse into the court.
• The old court’s penthouses needed repair.

Expressions courantes : court penthouse, sloping penthouse, hit the penthouse

abriter par un appentis

Protéger quelque chose par un petit toit incliné qui part d’un mur.

En anglais simple : To shelter something with a small roof that slopes down from a wall.

• They penthoused the entrance against the rain.
• The builder will penthouse the doorway.
• The wall had been penthoused with timber.

Synonymes : shelter, roof over

Expressions courantes : penthouse an entrance, penthouse a doorway