A to Z list of DIY tools in French
This is our A to Z to the most popular DIY and home tools translated into French. In France, a tool is called ‘un outil‘, DIY tools are ‘outils de bricolage‘ and they can be purchased at the ‘magasin de bricolage‘.
There are, of course, many specialist tools, some with eccentric names, and occasionally regional variants of the same tool. This can change based on the actual speciality or craft, for example, carpenter tools, joiners, and locksmiths….
We hope this is helpful to any bricoleur out there struggling to find the correct words for the tools that you need. And feel free to send us suggestions or share your images with us.
List of DIY tools in French
- angle grinder -> une meuleuse d’angle (sounds like, meuhleze d’angleuh)
- bucket -> un seau (sounds a bit like, saw)
- chisel -> le ciseau (sounds like, sizzo)
- duct tape -> un ruban adhésif
- electric drill -> une perceuse éléctrique (sounds like, persseuze)
- flashlights -> une lampe éléctrique
- glue -> la colle (sounds like, cole)
- helmet -> un casque (sounds a bit like, caske)
- iron hammer -> un marteau (sounds like, martaugh)
- jigsaw -> scie sauteuse (sounds like, see sauteuze)
- knife -> un couteau or cutter
- level -> outil de niveau (sounds like, outy deuh neevauh)
- measuring tape -> mètre ruban
- nail -> un clou (sounds a bit like, clue!)
- o-rings -> joint toriques (sounds like, jouen tauriqe)
- pliers -> pinces
- quick clamps -> pinces rapides
- radio -> le poste / la radio
- screw-driver -> le tournevis (vis=screw)
- tool box -> une boite a outils (sounds like, bwouatte ah outy)
- utility knife -> un cutter (sounds a bit like, cuuttair)
- vice grip -> un étau (sounds like, eitauh)
- wrench -> une clé (sounds a bit like, cleh)
- X-spade shovel -> une pelle bêche (sounds like, pale baishe)
- yellow carpenter’s pencil -> un crayon de charpentier jaune
- zero clearance insert -> insert à jeu nul
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