English definition German
arch a curved structure that supports the weight of something above it, such as a bridge or the upper part of a building Bogen
blueprint ​a photographic print of a plan for a building or a machine, with white lines on a blue background Entwurf, Plan
brick baked clay used for building walls, houses and other buildings; an individual block of this Ziegel-, Backstein-
bricklayer a person whose job is to build walls, etc. with bricks Mauerer, Mauererin
builder a person or company whose job is to build or repair houses or other buildings Bauarbeiter, Bauarbeiterin
carpenter a person whose job is making and repairing wooden objects and structures Zimmermann
carpet a piece of thick woven material made of wool, etc., used to cover the floor of a room or stairs; the material used for carpets Teppich(boden)
ceiling the top inside surface of a room (Zimmer)decke
column one of the straight sections from top to bottom into which text on a page or screen is divided Säule
communal area part of a house, block of flats, street or estate which tenants have a right to use in common with other tenants and for which a landlord is responsible Gemeinschaftsbereich
concrete building material that is made by mixing together cement, sand, small stones and water Beton
detached not joined to another house on either side alleinstehend
double glazing ​windows that have two layers of glass with a space between them, designed to make the room warmer and to reduce noise Doppelglas, doppelte Verglasung
electrician a person whose job is to connect, repair, etc. electrical equipment Elektriker, Elektrikerin
façade the front of a building Fassade
fenestration the arrangement of windows in a building Fensteranordnung
flat having a level surface, not curved or sloping, and without holes or any bits sticking out flach
flat, apartment a set of rooms for living in, usually on one floor of a building Wohnung, Apartment
floor the surface of a room that you walk on Boden
foundation a layer of stone, concrete, etc. that forms the solid underground base of a building Fundament, Unterbau
gate a barrier like a door that is used to close an opening in a fence or a wall outside a building Tor
glue a sticky substance that is used for joining things together Klebstoff, Kleber
insulation the act of protecting something with a material that prevents heat, sound, electricity, etc. from passing through; the materials used for this Isolierung
intercom a system of communication by phone or radio inside an office, plane, etc.; the device you press or switch on to start using this system Sprechanlage
landscape everything you can see when you look across a large area of land, especially in the country Landschaft
mansion a large, impressive house Villa, Herrenhaus
mortar a mixture of sand, water, lime and cement used in building for holding bricks and stones together Mörtel
multi-storey having several storeys or floors mehretagig, mehrstöckig
open-plan with no inside walls dividing it up into rooms durchgehend, offen
paint a liquid that is put on surfaces to give them a particular colour; a layer of this liquid when it has dried on a surface Farbe, Lack
patio a flat hard area outside, and usually behind, a house where people can sit Terrasse
plaster a substance made of lime, water and sand, that is put on walls and ceilings to give them a smooth hard surface Putz
plywood board made by sticking thin layers of wood on top of each other Sperrholz, Schalungsplatte
porch a small area at the entrance to a building, such as a house or a church, that is covered by a roof and often has walls Veranda
roof the structure that covers or forms the top of a building or vehicle Dach
round having a shape like a circle or a ball rund
rubble broken stones, etc. from a building or wall that has been destroyed or damaged Schutt
safety inspection an on-site walk through to identify potential hazards to occupants and personnel and options for remedial action Sicherheitsinspektion
screw a thin pointed piece of metal like a nail with a raised spiral line (called a thread) along it and a line or cross cut into its head Schraube
semi-detached joined to another house by a wall on one side that is shared einseitig angebaut
sketch a simple picture that is drawn quickly and does not have many details Skizze, Entwurf
skyscraper a very tall building in a city Wolkenkratzer
smoke detector, smoke alarm a device that makes a loud noise if smoke is in the air to warn you of a fire Rauchmelder
socket a device in a wall that you put a plug into in order to connect electrical equipment to the power supply of a building Steckdose
terraced house used to describe houses that form part of a terrace, or streets with houses in terraces Reihenhaus
tile ​a flat, usually square, piece of baked clay, carpet or other material that is used in rows for covering walls and floors Fliese
varnish a liquid that is painted onto wood, metal, etc. and that forms a hard shiny surface that you can see through when it is dry Lack, Lackierung
vault a roof or ceiling in the form of an arch or a series of arches Gewölbe
ventilation the fact of allowing fresh air to enter and move around a room, building, etc. Lüftung
wallpaper thick paper, often with a pattern on it, used for covering the walls and ceiling of a room Tapete