French Conversation · Level 129
42 words
French word
façade
Pronunciation
IPA/fasad/
Meaning
- feminine nounfront
Example
La façade de la maison est peinte en blanc.
The front of the house is painted white.
More examples
La façade du magasin donne sur la rue principale.
The storefront faces the main street.
Core concept
The visible front through which a building or a person presents an outer image.
Common phrases
la façade de la maison
facade of the house
la façade du magasin
storefront
la façade principale
main facade
Similar words
apparence: The visible look or impression presented from the outside.
extérieur: The outside part of a building or object.
aspect: The visible appearance and features of something.
devanture: The front of a shop, including its displays and signs.
Definition in French
Aspect extérieur ou apparence qu'une personne, un groupe ou une chose présente au public; au sens concret, face extérieure d'un bâtiment.
Word origin
The building sense of French façade comes through Italian facciata from Latin facies, while the figurative sense extends the idea of an outer face.
Usage tips
- The cedilla in façade keeps c pronounced like s before a, giving a pronunciation close to fa-sad.
Other meanings
- exteriornoun
- facadenoun
Opposites
- arrièrerearnoun