showhouse

Translations

showhousenoun
showhouses
pl
maison témoin
We toured the developer's showhouse to see how the finished homes would look.
Nous avons visité la maison témoin du promoteur pour voir à quoi ressembleraient les maisons terminées.
Additional translations
maison d'expositionSens lié aux manifestations caritatives et aux expositions de décoration.
théâtreSens rare, selon le contexte historique ou régional.
cinémaSens rare, surtout en anglais britannique et irlandais.
Synonyms
show home
presentation home
display house
exhibition house
demonstration house
model house
display home
model home
showhouseadjective
Used attributively to qualify another noun (e.g. "showhouse standard").
de maison témoinSe dit d’un intérieur très soigné, décoré de manière très standardisée et impeccable.
Her living room was kept in showhouse condition.
Son salon était entretenu dans un état de maison témoin.

Definitions

showhousenoun
A fully furnished and decorated model home open for viewing by prospective buyers on a new housing development.
We toured the developer's showhouse to see how the finished homes would look.
A cinema or other venue in which public entertainments are presented; a theatre.
The restored Art Deco showhouse downtown now screens classic films.
A private residence temporarily decorated by interior designers as an exhibition, often for fundraising purposes.
The annual charity showhouse attracted hundreds of design enthusiasts.
showhouseadjective
Exhibiting or resembling the high standard of decoration found in a showhouse.
Her living room was kept in showhouse condition.