How to Say "Shingle" in French

bardeau

/baʁ.do/masculine

The English word shingle is translated into French as bardeau.

bardeau refers to a small, thin piece of building material.

Meaning: small, thin piece of building material (noun)

Is it said differently in some regions?

In Quebec, Canada, the word for shingle is commonly bardeau.

The plural form of bardeau is bardeaux.

bardeau is pronounced /baʁ.do/. It has 2 syllables.

In Quebec, bardeau is used consistently for both wood and asphalt shingles, whereas in Europe, bardeau almost exclusively implies wood.
While bardeau is standard in Quebec, a person in France might more frequently use the term tuile to refer to roofing elements, even if the shape is not a traditional tile. This can lead to confusion if you use the word bardeau in a French hardware store.
The word bardeau is closely linked to the architectural style of the maisons québécoises in Canada, which often used cedar shingles to withstand harsh winters.

La toiture a été rénovée avec des bardeaux en ardoise.
The roof has been renovated with slate shingles.
Il faut changer les vieilles tuiles du toit.
We need to replace the old shingles on the roof.
Les bardeaux du toit ont été endommagés par la tempête.
The shingles on the roof were damaged by the storm.
Veux-tu m'aider à installer de nouveaux bardeaux?
Do you want to help me install new shingles?
Le toit est recouvert de bardeaux.
The roof is covered with shingles.
Il a posé chaque bardeau avec soin.
He laid each shingle with care.
Le vent a arraché un bardeau.
The wind tore off a shingle.
Nous avons besoin d'un nouveau bardeau en bois.
We need a new wooden shingle.

Manon and Gabriel are looking at the roof of a house.

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