Paperwork
bât.
AbbreviationOfficialA2Meaning
bâtiment
The abbreviation of bâtiment in an address, when a residence has several: bât. C, 3e étage. The full word is always said.
How it is said
bâtiment
Gender and article
le bât. · masculine
Where you meet it
A residence address, an intercom, an advert.
Example
Résidence Les Tilleuls, bât. C, 3e étage, porte gauche.
Les Tilleuls residence, building (bât.) C, 3rd floor, door on the left.
In the DELF
reading A2
Watch out
The circumflex stays: bât. And the French « 3e étage » is the fourth level for a Taiwanese reader, because the ground floor does not count.