Housing
sdb
AbbreviationOfficialA2Meaning
salle de bain
The bathroom, abbreviated in property adverts where every letter costs: « cuisine équipée, sdb avec baignoire ». It is read in full.
How it is said
salle de bain
Gender and article
la sdb · feminine
Where you meet it
A property advert, a rental description.
Example
Studio 20 m², kitchenette, sdb avec douche, WC séparés.
Studio 20 m², kitchenette, bathroom (sdb) with shower, separate toilet.
In the DELF
reading A2
Watch out
In France the toilet is often in a separate room: « WC séparés » is a selling point, and the bathroom may not have one.