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In a French real estate advertisement you may have seen the abbreviation s.d’eau or SDD and it is not obvious what this means.
‘s.d’eau’ is actually an abbreviation for ‘Salle d’eau’ which is another way of saying SDD or Salle de Douche which is, generally speaking in France, a room with a shower.
So s.d’eau means shower room.
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If you read SDD or Salle d’eau in a French real estate advertisment it typically means there is a bathroom in the house or apartment but instead of there being a bathtub there is a shower
If you see the word Baignoire
You may also see the term ‘douch Italien’ this typically but not always means there is a large walk in shower with a multijet system to refresh you.
Be aware advertisements may not always be exact.
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SDB in a French real estate advertisement is the abbreviation for Salle de Bains or Salle de Bain, the room in a French home where you can wash your body. For example, where you take a bath, the French term for a bath is Baignoire
HOWEVER, sometimes the SDB does not contain a bathtub, instead it contains a cool shower unit
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