maison
A building where people live, usually a separate structure. Different from a 'flat' or 'apartment' which is part of a larger building.
Gender: féminin (la/une). Pluriel: maisons.
🇬🇧 Countable noun. Plural: houses (note: the plural uses a /z/ sound, not /s/). Common collocations: terraced house, semi-detached house, detached house, house keys, house-warming party. 'House' vs 'home': a house is the building; a home is where you feel you belong.
British houses have distinctive styles: terraced (joined in a row), semi-detached (joined to one neighbour), or detached (standalone). A 'house-warming party' celebrates moving into a new house. 'House music' is a genre of electronic dance music that started in Chicago.
Exemples
"Ils habitent dans une grande maison."
🇬🇧 "They live in a big house."
"Ils possèdent une maison au bord du lac."
🇬🇧 "They own a house by the lake."