mansard

Relating to a type of roof with two slopes on each side, the lower slope being steeper than the upper; often used in architecture.

• 🇵🇹Relativo a um tipo de telhado com duas águas de cada lado, sendo a inferior mais inclinada que a superior; também se refere ao andar ou janela situados sob esse telhado.

1. Roof with two slopes B2 formal

   Having two slopes on each side, with the lower slope steeper than the upper one, typically describing a roof design.

   • The old house had a mansard roof characteristic of French architecture.
   • They chose a mansard design for the attic to maximize space.
   • The building's mansard style was popular in the 19th century.
   • He studied the history of the mansard roof before renovating his home.

   🇵🇹Telhado de duas águas

• more mansard comparative form
• most mansard superlative form

A noun referring to a type of roof that has two slopes on each of its four sides, with the lower slope being steeper than the upper one.

• 🇵🇹Substantivo que designa um tipo de telhado com dois planos de inclinação em cada uma das quatro águas, sendo o plano inferior mais íngreme que o superior; também se refere ao espaço habitável sob esse telhado.

1. Mansard roof C1 formal

   A type of roof with two slopes on each side, where the lower slope is steeper than the upper one, often used in French architecture.

   • The old chateau featured a classic mansard roof.
   • They renovated the house, adding a mansard to increase attic space.
   • The mansard roof is a distinctive element of Baroque architecture.

   🇵🇹telhado mansarda

   Sinônimos: french roof

• mansards plural form
• mansards' possessive plural form
• mansard's possessive singular form