Location is what we would call in French un
faux-ami, a false friend: it looks like an English word but has a completely
different meaning. In fact, location means rental!
The corresponding verb, louer, is used like
in English: je loue un appartement can be used by both the landlord and the
tenant. Here is a short vocabulary list associated with renting:
louer to rent
le(s) locataire(s) the tenant(s)
un(e) colocataire a flatmate
une colocation a shared apartment
le(s) propriétaire(s) the landlord(s) (lit. the owner(s))
le loyer the rent
le (contrat de)
bail the lease (agreement)
voiture de location rental car
la caution the deposit
And finally, to
train further, a kids’ newspaper seasonal article (6th grade level) about
a very special leasing: here!
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