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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmaison bifamiliale
Pronunciation / Transliteration: mɛzɔ̃ bi.fa.mi.ljal
"Ils vivent dans une maison bifamiliale avec leurs grands-parents."
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A residential building designed or structurally converted to accommodate two separate households independently, typically with separate entrances.
"They purchased a two-family house so they could rent out the top floor while living on the ground level." - 2
A duplex dwelling configuration legally zoned for multi-family residential occupancy by two distinct family units.
"The city council updated the zoning laws to allow more two-family houses in traditionally single-family neighborhoods."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines the numeral 'two', the Old French noun 'familie' (derived from Latin 'familia' meaning household), and the Old English noun 'hūs' (dwelling or shelter). It emerged in North American real estate and urban planning terminology during the late 19th and early 20th centuries to describe residential buildings structurally divided into two separate dwelling units.
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maison bifamiliale
Transliteration: mɛzɔ̃ bi.fa.mi.ljal
"Ils vivent dans une maison bifamiliale avec leurs grands-parents."
Zweifamilienhaus
Transliteration: ˈtsvaɪˌfaˌmiːliənhaʊs
"Das Zweifamilienhaus bietet genügend Platz für zwei Generationen."
casa bifamiliare
Transliteration: ˈka.za bi.fa.miˈlja.re
"Hanno comprato una bella casa bifamiliare in periferia."
casa bifamiliar
Transliteration: ˈkasa bi.familiˈal
"La casa bifamiliar tiene entradas independientes para cada piso."
casa bifamiliar
Transliteration: ˈkazɐ bi.fɐmiˈli.aɾ
"Eles alugam o andar de cima da casa bifamiliar."
दो परिवारों का घर
Transliteration: do parivaron ka ghar
"यह एक दो परिवारों का घर है जिसमें अलग-अलग प्रवेश द्वार हैं।"
双户住宅
Transliteration: shuāng hù zhùzhái
"这座双户住宅非常适合大家庭居住。"
2가구 주택
Transliteration: i-gagu jutaek
"그들은 2가구 주택을 구입하여 임대 사업을 하고 있습니다."
二世帯住宅
Transliteration: nisetai jūtaku
"二世帯住宅を建てて両親と一緒に住むことにしました。"
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