French Conversation · Level 146
30 words
French word
immobilier
Pronunciation
IPA/imobilje/
Meaning
- masculine nounreal estate
Example
Je travaille dans l'immobilier.
I work in real estate.
More examples
Les prix de l'immobilier ont augmenté.
Real estate prices have increased.
Core concept
Land and buildings held in place as assets, together with the market that handles them.
Common phrases
les prix de l'immobilier
real estate prices
investissement dans l'immobilier
investment in real estate
Similar words
logement: A home or room used for living.
maison: A detached house serving as a private family home.
immeuble: A building with several floors or separate housing units.
terrain: Land intended for building or other use.
Definition in French
Ensemble des biens fixes (terrains, maisons, immeubles) et, par extension, le secteur professionnel et commercial lié à ces biens.
Word origin
French immobilier developed from immobile with the suffix -ier and ultimately comes from Latin immobilis, meaning motionless.
Usage tips
- Immobilier is masculine as a noun in l'immobilier, but its feminine adjective form is immobilière, as in agence immobilière.