minus-squareWFH@lemm.eetoNo Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•How many floors are under an apartment on the second floor? (No basement)linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 months agoYeah there’s no confusion in French because “étage” literally means “floor above ground”, so calling the ground floor an “étage” makes no sense. It’s called “rez-de-chaussée” (“at street level”) or RDC for short. Same as “sous-sol” (“under-ground”). French UK English US English Nème étage Nth floor N+1th floor … … … 3e étage 3rd floor 4th floor 2e étage 2nd floor 3rd floor 1er étage 1st floor 2nd floor RDC Ground floor 1st floor — Street level — 1er sous-sol -1 floor -1 floor 2e sous-sol -2 floor -2 floor … … … Nème sous-sol -N floor -N floor linkfedilink
minus-squareWFH@lemm.eetoAsk Lemmy@lemmy.world•What's your automatic vacuum's name?linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months agoA legitimate salvage linkfedilink
Yeah there’s no confusion in French because “étage” literally means “floor above ground”, so calling the ground floor an “étage” makes no sense. It’s called “rez-de-chaussée” (“at street level”) or RDC for short. Same as “sous-sol” (“under-ground”).