façade

Meaning

1. (feminine) façade (of a building)
2. (feminine) façade (deceptive outward appearance)

Concepts

facade

façade

front

frontage

face

outside

veneer

window dressing

outward appearance

edge of the eaves

appearance

house frontage

exterior

frontal

front elevation

main

Synonyms

apparence

aspect

extérieur

front

partie antérieure

face

bord de la gouttière

ligne de front

réception

apparence extérieure

facade

dehors

devant

Translations

facciata

Fassade

fachada

façade

fachada

façana

gevel

Vorderseite

cephe

voorgevel

voorpui

πρόσοψη

pui

Front

Pronounced as (IPA)

/fa.sad/

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian: facciata

In summary

Borrowed from Italian facciata, a derivation of faccia (“front”), from Latin facies (“face”).

Sentences

Les trois portes de la façade ouest donnent sur un narthex.

The three doors on the west facade overlook a narthex.

La façade de l'édifice a été construite dans un style baroque .

The facade of the building was built in a Baroque style.