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French
Etymology
From mobile + -ier.
Pronunciation
Noun
mobilier m (usually uncountable, plural mobiliers)
- furniture
- mobilier de jardin ― garden furniture
- mobilier de bureau ― office furniture
- mobilier d’appoint ― occasional furniture
- mobilier scolaire ― school furniture
- mobilier urbain ― urban furniture
Usage notes
- This is a mass noun, like English furniture; to translate "piece of furniture", use meuble.
- Often used in a commercial context, with meubles being used in a domestic context.
Descendants
Adjective
mobilier (feminine mobilière, masculine plural mobiliers, feminine plural mobilières)
- (law) movable; transferable
- Synonym: meuble
- Antonyms: immobilier, immeuble
- biens mobiliers, effets mobiliers ― movable property
- valeurs mobilières ― transferable securities
- précompte mobilier ― movable property tax
- patrimoine mobilier ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Usage notes
- Not to be confused with mobile.
Further reading
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
mobilier m pl (definite plural mobiliene)
- (pluralia tantum) movable property which doesn't belong to any real estate, e.g. furniture etc.
- Synonym: lausøre
- Antonym: immobilier
See also
References
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French mobilier.
Noun
mobilier n (plural mobiliere)
- furniture
Declension