| A | B |
|---|
| l'art nouveau (m.) | style popular starting in 1893; visual arts, architecture, design,etc. |
| la ligne | the line |
| le coup de fouet | (the) whiplash |
| géométrique | geometrical |
| le carré | the square |
| le cercle | le rond; the circle, the ring (NOT the jewelry piece) |
| l'oeuvre totale (f.) | the all-encompassing work [of art]; Gesamtkunstwerk |
| l'architecture (f.) | architecture |
| l'architecte (m./f.) | the architect |
| organique | unified (system) (NOT farming without chemicals) |
| inspirer | to inspire |
| l'inspiration | the inspiration |
| la fonte; " la police" | the font, the typeface (NOT a person) |
| la source | the source |
| les bijoux (mpl.) | the jewelry |
| le bijoutier/la bijoutière | the jeweler |
| la sculpture | the sculpture |
| le sculpteur/la sculptrice | the sculptor |
| le bâtiment | the building |
| la peinture murale | the mural |
| les sgraffites (f pl.) | decorations produced by scratching through one layer to reveal a different color layer underneath; sgraffito |
| l'affiche (f.) | le poster; the poster |
| la Belgique | Belgium |
| belge | Belgian |
| la lumière | the light (general, not darkness) |
| l'éclairage (m.) | the light level in a room; illumination or lighting for a photo or stage or piece of art |
| la lampe | the light or lamp |
| l'électricité (f.) | the electricity |
| large | grand(e), vaste; wide (space, river, route, etc.) |
| étroit(e) | narrow (space, river, route, etc.) (NOT used for narrow views or narrow in scope) |
| la technologie | technology |
| l'influence (f.) | influence |
| les arts graphiques (m pl.) | graphic arts (including photos, drawing, printmaking, painting) |
| les arts décoratifs (m pl.) | decorative art(s), linked to ornament |
| les arts appliqués (m pl.) | arts décoratifs industriels; applied arts |
| la courbe | curved line (NOT a curve in a road) |
| la ligne droite | the straight line |
| l'oriel (m.) | the bay window |
| l'escalier (m.) | the stairs, the staircase, the stairway |
| biomorphique (adj.) | something having the form of a living thing |
