About this project
Why this site exists
Architects who move between French and English soon find that a dictionary is not enough. The same word can name different things, and many terms describe a role or a procedure that has no exact counterpart in the other system. This site collects the vocabulary, technical terms and colloquialisms that architects actually use, with the nuances a dictionary leaves out.
How it was made
The entries are drafted with the help of AI. Each one is then checked, corrected and approved by a team of bilingual architects before it is published. The diagrams are simple line drawings, made with AI assistance and reviewed in the same way.
Nothing on this site is generated while you use it. The search tool and the text analyzer only retrieve entries that have already been reviewed. They never invent a translation: a word that is not in the database is reported as missing, not guessed.
A Page approved seal means that the French entry, its English equivalents, the example sentences and the diagram have been approved. Where the French and English-speaking systems differ, the equivalents are approximate. Regulations change: always check the current texts.
Your texts stay private
Words, sentences and emails that you type or paste into the search bar or the text analyzer are processed in your browser. They are never sent to a server and never stored by this site: the code that handles them runs only on your device. You can paste a project email without exposing its content.
Support the site
This site is free to use. Donations only help cover hosting and the domain name. Support this site
Who made it
Created by Raphaël B., architect, who also teaches French to architects. Visit frenchforarchitect.com.
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