The expression hoity toity for pretentious comes from the french haut toit high roof from which the pretentious looked down on the literally lower classes.
French word for roof.
Terrace sur le toit.
Roof garden n noun.
The car rolled onto its roof trapping him.
Garden on flat roof of building jardin sur toit jardin sur le toit nm nom masculin.
To go through the roof to hit the roof informal go mad person sauter au plafond informal 2.
Roof garden n noun.
Refers to person place thing quality etc.
Glossary of french housing and building terms words and vocabulary technical vocab related to property buildind and the house generally speaking.
To have a roof over one s head avoir un toit au dessus de sa tête they have three square meals and a roof over their head under the same roof sous le même toit under one roof sous un même toit to raise the roof faire du vacarme to go through the roof.
Of tunnel cave plafond m.
Refers to person place thing quality etc.
More french words for roof.
Garçon nm on dira le garçon ou un garçon.
Couvrir couvrir d un toit.