mansard

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French mansarde, from Francois Mansart, French architect

Adjective

mansard

(of a roof) having two slopes on each side, the lower being steeper than the upper

Noun

mansard (plural mansards)

A mansard roof
The upper storey of a building, surrounded by such a roof

Translations

mansard roof — see mansard roof

upper storey

Armenian: մանսարդ (hy) (mansard), ձեղնահարկ (hy) (jełnahark)
Italian: mansarda (it) f
Macedonian: мансарда f (mansárda)

Russian: манса́рда (ru) f (mansárda)
Swedish: vindsvåning (sv) c, vindskupa (sv) c, mansard (sv) c

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