roof

roof
roof [ru:f]
noun
[of building, car] toit m ; [of cave] plafond m
• we didn't have a roof over our heads nous étions sans abri
• to live under the same roof as sb vivre sous le même toit que qn
• under one roof (in shopping arcade) réuni(s) au même endroit
• to hit the roof (inf) [person] piquer une crise (inf)
► roof garden noun jardin m sur le toit
► roof rack noun (especiallyBritish) galerie f
* * *
[ruːf] 1.
noun
1) (of building, car etc) toit m

under one roof — sous le même toit

a room under the roof — une chambre sous les toits or combles

to have a roof over one's head — avoir un toit sur la tête

2) Anatomy

the roof of the mouth — la voûte du palais

2.
transitive verb faire la couverture de [building]
Phrasal Verbs:
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to go through ou hit the roof — (colloq) [person] sauter au plafond (colloq); [prices] battre tous les records (colloq)

to raise the roof — (be angry) sauter au plafond (colloq); (make noise) faire un boucan de tous les diables (colloq)


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