La cloison
Example: La cloison sépare la cuisine du salon dans cet appartement.
Definition
"La cloison" refers to a partition or dividing wall within a building that separates different rooms or areas. It is commonly used to describe non-load-bearing walls that provide privacy and define spaces, such as in the phrase 'La cloison sépare la cuisine du salon dans cet appartement.'
Etymology
The word "la cloison" comes from Old French 'cloison,' meaning a partition or division, which itself derives from the Latin 'clausio,' meaning closure or barrier. Did you know? This term originally described fencing or barriers before being used in construction to mean interior walls.
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"La cloison" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - Construction - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 110 commonly used words.
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