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étage

floor, storey

noun eh-TAHZH Less Common

Usage Note

Étage means a floor of a building above the ground floor — le premier étage in France is the British first floor (one level up), not the ground floor, which is le rez-de-chaussée. This is a common source of confusion for English speakers. A immeuble de six étages has six floors above the ground level.

Examples

"Mon bureau est au troisième étage."

Natural Translation

My office is on the third floor.

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