What does bail in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word bail in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use bail in French.

The word bail in French means lease, tenancy, lease agreement, tenancy agreement, ages, lease, commercial lease, long lease, long-term lease, How long has it been?!, it's been ages since + [simple past or present perfect], lease agreement, tenancy agreement, lease, lease-purchase, leasehold rights, lease, lessee, Lend-Lease, signing of the lease. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word bail

lease, tenancy

nom masculin (location par contrat)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
On a signé un bail de deux ans. // Notre bail arrivera à échéance l'année prochaine et nous ne savons pas encore si nous allons le renouveler.
We've signed a two-year lease. // Our tenancy runs out next year and we don't know yet whether we're going to renew.

lease agreement, tenancy agreement

nom masculin (contrat de location)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le jour où vous prenez possession de votre logement, n'oubliez pas de récupérer un exemplaire signé du bail.
The day when you move into your accommodation, don't forget to get a signed copy of the tenancy agreement.

ages

nom masculin (figuré (longue durée) (figurative)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
On ne s'est pas vus depuis combien de temps, ça fait un bail !
We haven't seen each other for so long; it's been ages!

lease

nom masculin (don)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les baux à cheptel sont devenus plutôt rares.
Livestock leases have become somewhat rare.

commercial lease

nom masculin (contrat de location)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Jules attend le propriétaire de sa nouvelle boutique pour signer le bail commercial.

long lease, long-term lease

nom masculin (bail immobilier de très longue durée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

How long has it been?!

(familier, figuré (Cela fait bien longtemps.)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

it's been ages since + [simple past or present perfect]

locution conjonction (cela fait longtemps que)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Ça fait un bail qu'on ne s'est vus ! Qu'est-ce que tu deviens ?
It's been ages since we saw each other! What have you been up to?

lease agreement, tenancy agreement

nom masculin (accord de location)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Paul attend la propriétaire de l'appartement pour signer le contrat de bail.

lease, lease-purchase

nom masculin (crédit avec option d'achat)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Martin a pris sa nouvelle voiture en crédit-bail.

leasehold rights

nom masculin (somme payée par le locataire)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Le droit au bail permet au locataire de renouveler son bail au terme des 9 ans qui lui sont dus.

lease

locution verbale (louer [qch])

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Il prit à bail un local pour son matériel.

lessee

([qqn] ayant pris un bail)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Lend-Lease

nom masculin (prêt d'armes par les États-Unis) (historical)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

signing of the lease

nom masculin (signature de contrat de location)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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