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maison

house

noun meh-ZON Common

Also means

home

Usage Note

Maison stretches from a building to a brand — une maison de couture is a fashion house, and fait maison on a menu means homemade. The phrase à la maison means 'at home', and a publisher is une maison d'édition.

Examples

"Je rentre à la maison."

Natural Translation

I'm going home.

Literal Translation

I return to the house

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