salle de douche
The English phrase "shower room" is translated into French as salle de douche.
The term salle de douche is used to describe a room specifically equipped with a shower for bathing.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of salle (room), de (of) and douche (shower), literally meaning "room of shower".
Which one should you use?
While salle de douche refers specifically to a room with a shower, the more general term for a bathroom that typically includes a bathtub is salle de bain.
How does it change in a sentence?
To form the plural salles de douche (shower rooms), add an s to salle but do not add an s to douche.
Did you know?
- In French, the term douche can be used as a verb to mean 'to take a shower' without needing the verb 'to take', unlike the English requirement.
- The term douche is actually a linguistic guest from Italy. It was borrowed directly from the Italian word doccia.
- In France, a salle de bain often contains a shower, but the term salle de douche is reserved for rooms where a shower is the only bathing option.
Examples in context
- Où est la salle de douche ?Where is the shower room?
- La salle de douche est très propre.The shower room is very clean.
- Je cherche la salle de douche du gymnase.I am looking for the gym's shower room.
Example conversation
Manon is showing Hugo around their new apartment.
- ManonVoici la salle de douche, Hugo.Here is the shower room, Hugo.
- HugoElle est très moderne !It is very modern!
- ManonOui, on l'a refaite l'année dernière.Yes, we redid it last year.
- HugoC'est parfait pour moi.It is perfect for me.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries de, douche, salle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
