🇨🇦 French (Canada) from 🇬🇧 English All Words
maison
A1 noun Lieux
🇬🇧 English: home
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Définition

🇨🇦 French (Canada)
noun

maison

Definition

🇬🇧 English

The place where you live or feel you belong. 'Home' is more emotional than 'house' — it suggests comfort, family, and belonging.

Grammar Notes

🇬🇧 English

Noun and adverb. As a noun: 'my home'. As an adverb (no 'to' needed): 'I went home' (not 'I went to home'). Common collocations: home town, home-made, at home, feel at home, homesick.

Cultural Notes

🇬🇧 English

'Home is where the heart is' is a famous English saying meaning that home is wherever the people you love are. 'An Englishman's home is his castle' means a person's home is a private space where they can do as they wish.

Exemples

Ils étaient excités d'emménager dans leur nouvelle maison.

"Ils étaient excités d'emménager dans leur nouvelle maison."

🇬🇧 "They were excited to move into their new home."

Le vieil homme les a accueillis chez lui.

"Le vieil homme les a accueillis chez lui."

🇬🇧 "The old man welcomed them into his home."

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