French word

loft

Pronunciation

IPA/lɔft/

Meaning

  • masculine nounloft

Example

Ils ont transformé un ancien entrepôt en loft.

They converted an old warehouse into a loft.

Illustration for loft (loft)

More examples

Ils ont aménagé leur loft pour recevoir des amis.

They renovated their loft to have friends over.

Core concept

A former industrial space opened into one large home, with high ceilings, few partitions, and often large windows.

Common phrases

  • loft industriel

    industrial loft

  • aménager un loft

    renovate a loft

  • louer un loft

    rent a loft

Similar words

appartement: A separate residential unit in a building, divided into rooms for living.
studio: A small home where sleeping, cooking, and living take place in one room.
logement: A general term for a place used as a home, without specifying its form.

Definition in French

Appartement vaste et ouvert, souvent aménagé dans un ancien entrepôt ou local industriel, caractérisé par de hauts plafonds et peu de cloisons.

Word origin

French loft is borrowed from English loft, which comes from Old Norse lopt, meaning air or an upper room.

Usage tips

  • Loft is masculine in French, so the usual form is un loft and the plural is des lofts.

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