| Principales traductions |
WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2026:
| floor n | (indoor ground surface) (dans un bâtiment) | sol nm |
| | (populaire) | parterre nm |
| | (en bois) | plancher, parquet nm |
| | He sweeps the floor of the room once a week. |
| | Il balaie le sol de la pièce une fois par semaine. |
| | Il balaie le parterre de la pièce une fois par semaine. |
| floor n | (flooring: material structure) | plancher, sol nm |
| | The floor was tiled. |
| | Le plancher était carrelé. |
| floor n | (building: storey, level) | étage nm |
| | (UK) | first floor, second floor : premier étage, deuxième étage nm |
| | (US) | first floor, second floor : rez-de-chaussée, premier étage nm |
| Note: In the US, the ground or street level is considered the "first floor," so the "second floor" is one floor up from the street. In the UK, the "first floor" is one floor up from the street, the "second floor" is two floors up from the street, etc. |
| | I live on the first floor of my building. |
| | J'habite au premier (or: au premier étage). |
| floor [sth]⇒ vtr | (install flooring in) | faire le sol de loc v + prép |
| | (en bois) | parqueter⇒ vtr |
| | (technique) | planchéier⇒ vtr |
| | The workers are going to floor our bathroom today. |
| | Les ouvriers vont faire le sol de notre salle de bains aujourd'hui. |
| | Les ouvriers vont parqueter notre salle de bains aujourd'hui. |
| | Les ouvriers vont planchéier notre salle de bains aujourd'hui. |
| floor [sb]⇒ vtr | (knock down) | terrasser⇒ vtr |
| | (Boxe) | envoyer au tapis vtr |
| | | battre à plates coutures vtr |
| | The football player floored his opponent as he went for the ball. |
| | Il terrassa son adversaire en voulant rattraper la balle. |
| | ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. Il envoya son adversaire au tapis. |
| | ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. Ils les ont battus à plates coutures. |
| floor [sb] vtr | figurative, informal, often passive (stun) | déconcerter⇒, dérouter⇒ vtr |
| | | rendre perplexe vtr |
| | He was floored by the news that his boss had quit. |
| | L'annonce du départ de son patron l'a complètement déconcerté (or: dérouté). |
| | L'annonce du départ de son patron l'a rendu perplexe. |
| Formes composées |
WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2026:
| come to the floor v expr | mainly US (be debated in legislative chamber) (Politique américaine) | être discuté au Congrès loc v |
| | (Politique française) | être discuté à l'Assemblée loc v |
| dance floor n | (area of venue for dancing) | piste de danse nf |
| | (anglicisme, familier, jeune) | dancefloor nm |
| | The dance floor was so crowded we could hardly move. |
| | La piste de danse était tellement bondée qu'il était quasiment impossible de bouger. |
| dancing floor n | (venue: area for dancing) | piste de danse nf |
| first floor n | US (floor at ground level) | rez-de-chaussée nm inv |
| | It's a one-storey ranch house so everything's on the first floor. |
| | C'est une maison de plain-pied : tout se trouve au rez-de-chaussée. |
| first floor n | UK (floor above ground level) | premier étage, premier nm |
| | For health reasons he always takes the stairs to the first floor rather than the lift. |
| | Pour des raisons de santé, il prend toujours l'escalier pour aller au premier plutôt que l'ascenseur. |
| floor broker n | (stock market) | agent de parquet, commis de bourse nm |
| floor cleaner n | (machine for cleaning floors) | appareil qui nettoie le sol nm |
| floor cleaner n | (substance used for cleaning floors) | détergent pour sols, produit de nettoyage des sols nm |
| | Mix the floor cleaner with water before use. |
floor cloth,
floorcloth n | UK (cloth for cleaning the floor) | serpillière nf |
| | (Belgique, Canada) | torchon nm |
floor cloth,
floorcloth n | US (light rug) | tapis nm |
| floor covering n | (carpet, tiles, etc. covering the floor) | revêtement de sol nm |
| floor exercise n | (gymnastics) | gymnastique au sol nf |
| | | sol nm |
| floor it v expr | slang (depress the accelerator) (familier) | appuyer sur le champignon loc v |
| | (familier) | écraser le champignon loc v |
| | When the light turned green, he floored it and the car sped away. |
| | Au vert, il appuya sur le champignon et la voiture démarra à toute vitesse. |
| | Au vert, il écrasa le champignon et la voiture démarra à toute vitesse. |
floor lamp (US),
standard lamp (UK) n | (standing lamp) | lampe sur pied nf |
| | | lampadaire nm |
| floor manager n | ([sb] directing production staff) (magasin) | chef de rayon nm |
| floor manager n | (stage manager of TV show) (TV) | régisseur, régisseuse nm, nf |
| | | chef de plateau nm |
| floor mat n | (small carpet or floor covering) | paillasson nm |
| | He wiped his shoes on the floor mat. |
| | Il a essuyé ses chaussures sur le paillasson avant d'entrer. |
| floor pan | (cars) (Automobile) | plancher nm |
| floor plan n | (outline of a room or storey) | plan au sol nm |
| | | plan de niveau nm |
| | The floor plan shows the internal layout of the property. |
| | Le plan au sol montre le plan interne de la propriété. |
| floor plate n | (metal plate for machinery on a floor) (métal) | plaque de fond nf |
| floor plate n | (wooden plate supporting wall studs) | plaque de sol en bois nf |
| | | dalle de plancher nf |
| floor plate n | (part of a gun) (pistolet) | plaquette nf |
| floor price n | (minimum cost) | prix plancher, tarif plancher nm |
| | Occasionally a government will mandate a floor price to protect industries from foreign competition. |
| floor routine n | (gymnastics) (Gymnastique) | enchaînements au sol nmpl |
| floor scrubber n | (machine for cleaning floors) | appareil qui nettoie le sol nm |
| floor show n | (nightclub entertainment) | spectacle de variétés nm |
| floor sink n | (drain in flooring) | siphon de sol nm |
| | A floor sink in the mud room is handy for rinsing mops. |
| floor sweepings npl | (debris swept from the floor) | balayures nfpl |
| | The Jungle by Sinclair tells how the meat packers used to dump the floor sweepings in the sausage vats. |
| floor tile n | (slab: for flooring) | carreau nm |
| | (hexagonal) | tomette, tommette nf |
| forest floor n | (ground layer of a forest) | sol de la forêt, sol forestier, tapis forestier, parterre forestier nm |
| ground floor n | (ground level of a building) | rez-de-chaussée nm inv |
| Note: In US English this level is usually called the first floor, but it is sometimes called the ground floor. |
| | Office buildings often have shops on the ground floor. |
| | Les immeubles de bureau ont souvent des magasins au rez-de-chaussée. |
| ground floor n | US, figurative (entry-level job) | emploi basique, emploi de base nm |
| | (figuré) | bas de l’échelle nm |
| | Harry started on the ground floor and worked his way up. |
| | Harry a commencé en bas de l'échelle et a ensuite gravi les échelons. |
| ground floor n | figurative (early stages of [sth]) | début, commencement nm |
| | This is a great investment opportunity, so you might want to get in on the ground floor. |
| ground-floor n as adj | (storey: at ground level) | en rez-de-chaussée, au rez-de-chaussée loc adv |
| Note: In US English this level is usually called the first floor, but it is sometimes called the ground floor. |
| | Brian lived in a ground-floor flat. |
| | Brian vivait dans un appartement au (or: en) rez-de-chaussée. |
| ground-floor n as adj | US, figurative (job: entry-level) (emploi, poste) | de premier échelon, de débutant loc adj |
| | Alan worked his way up from a ground-floor job in a lawyer's office to become a respected attorney. |
| hardwood floor n | (solid timber flooring) | parquet nm |
| have the floor v expr | (have a turn to speak publicly) | prendre la parole loc v |
| | | avoir la parole loc v |
| | The chairman let him have the floor for ten minutes. |
| | Le président l'a laissé prendre la parole 10 minutes. |
| main floor n | (first floor of building) | rez-de-chaussée nm |
| main floor n | (floor of building used most often) | étage principal nm |
| mezzanine floor n | (intermediate level in a building) | mezzanine nf |
| | The art gallery has a seating area on the mezzanine floor where you can look down over the exhibits. |
| ocean floor n | (sea bed) | fond de l'océan nm |
| | The ocean floor is littered with the remains of shipwrecks. |
| | Le fond de l'océan regorge d'épaves. |
| | | lit de la mer, lit de l'océan nm |
| parquet floor n | (flooring made of inlaid wood) | parquet nm |
| | My sister recently had a parquet floor installed in her kitchen. |
| pelvic floor n | (muscles beneath the pelvis) (Médecine) | plancher pelvien nm |
| price floor n | (minimum charge allowed for [sth]) | prix plancher nm |
| second floor n | US (storey above ground level) | premier étage, premier nm |
| | The fire was on the second floor of the building. |
| | Le feu était au premier étage de l'immeuble. |
| second-floor n as adj | US (on storey above ground level) | du premier étage, du premier loc adj |
| | | au premier étage, au premier loc adv |
| | You can hear less traffic noise from our second-floor office than from the one on the first floor. |
| second floor n | UK (storey: second above ground level) | deuxième étage, deuxième nm |
| | My offices are on the second floor. |
| | Mes bureaux se trouvent au deuxième étage. |
| second-floor n as adj | UK (on second storey above ground level) | du deuxième étage, du deuxième loc adj |
| | | au deuxième étage, au deuxième loc adv |
| | I wouldn't mind living in a second-floor flat if the building had a lift! |
shop floor,
production floor n | (factory: production area) (lieu) | atelier nm |
shop floor,
production floor n | figurative (staff in production area) (personnel) | atelier nm |
| | The manager asked the shop floor to stop work while he made an announcement. |
| take the floor v expr | (speak publicly) | prendre la parole loc v |
| threshing floor n | (what grain is threshed against) (grain) | aire de battage nf |
| tiled floor n | (flooring made of slabs) | sol carrelé nm |
| | | carrelage nm |
| | Tiled floors can be quite cold underfoot in winter. |
| | Les sols carrelés peuvent être froids aux pieds en hiver. |
| top floor n | (highest storey of a building) | dernier étage nm |
| | | étage supérieur nm |
| | From the top floor of the building you can see the whole city. |
| | Du dernier étage du bâtiment, on peut voir toute la ville. |
| trading floor n | (stock exchange: room where trading is done) | salle des marchés, corbeille nf |
| | They're saying on the trading floor that the stock market is going to crash. |
| | The trading floor at the New York Stock Exchange is a madhouse all day long. |
| | On entend dans la salle des marchés que le marché boursier va s'effondrer. // La salle des marchés de la Bourse de New York est une vraie volière toute la journée. |
| wet floor n | (slippery floor surface) | sol glissant nm |
| wet floor n | (computer graphics: reflection effect) (Graphisme) | effet reflet au sol, effet miroir nm |
wipe the floor with [sb],
mop the floor with [sb] v expr | figurative, informal (easily defeat) (figuré : vaincre) | écraser⇒ vtr |
| | | battre [qqn] à plate couture, battre [qqn] à plates coutures loc v |
| | (figuré) | infliger une sévère correction à [qqn] loc v |
| | (figuré) | ne faire qu'une bouchée de [qqn] loc v |
| wooden floor n | (floor boards) | parquet nm |
| | Wooden floors, especially made of fine hard woods, are very popular again. |
| | Les parquets, surtout ceux en bois fin, sont de nouveau très populaires. |