French word

mobilier

Pronunciation

IPA/mobilje/

Meaning

  • masculine nounfurniture

Example

Nous devons acheter du mobilier pour le salon.

We need to buy furniture for the living room.

Illustration for mobilier (furniture)

More examples

Nous avons installé du mobilier de jardin sur la terrasse.

We installed garden furniture on the terrace.

Core concept

The movable furnishings that make a home, office, or other space usable.

Common phrases

  • mobilier de jardin

    garden furniture

  • vendre du mobilier

    sell furniture

Similar words

meuble: One movable item of furniture intended for a room.
ameublement: The furniture provided and arranged for a home or room.

Definition in French

Terme désignant l'ensemble des meubles et équipements amovibles qui servent à aménager une maison, un bureau ou un local.

Word origin

The noun mobilier developed from Latin mobilia, a substantivized plural of mobilis, meaning movable, and retained the idea of movable possessions.

Usage tips

  • The usual partitive forms are du mobilier and beaucoup de mobilier, not des mobiliers, when referring to furnishings collectively.

Other meanings

  • movable propertynoun
  • equipmentnoun

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