15: Town life / vie urbaine Flashcards

(114 cards)

1
Q

la ville

A

the town

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2
Q

aller en ville

A

to go into/up to town

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3
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grande ville

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city

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4
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capitale

A

capital

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5
Q

quartier

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area, neighbourhood (us)

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6
Q

quartier chinois / italien

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Chinese / Italian quarter

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7
Q

centre ville

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city centre, town centre, downtown (us)

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8
Q

centre commercial

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shopping centre

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9
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quartier résidentiel

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residential area

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10
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quartier piétonnier

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pedestrian precinct

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11
Q

banlieue

A

suburbs

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12
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urbanisme

A

town planning

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13
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faubourgs

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outskirts, surroundings

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14
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taudis

A

slum

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15
Q

bidonville

A

shanty town

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16
Q

rue

A

street, road

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17
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bord du trottoir

A

kerb

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18
Q

trottoir

A

pavement, sidewalk (us)

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19
Q

coin

A

corner

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20
Q

chemin

A

way

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21
Q

directions

A

directions

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22
Q

se perdre

A

to get lost

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23
Q

office du tourisme

A

tourist office

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24
Q

bruit / bruyant

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noise / noisy

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mouvementé
lively
26
tranquille
quiet
27
lotissement
(housing) estate
28
parc
park
29
immeuble, bâtiment
building
30
terrain à bâtir
building plot
31
chantier
building site
32
immeuble de bureaux
office block
33
gatte-ciel
skyscraper
34
tour
tower
35
parking (à niveaux multiples )
(multistorey) carpark
36
gare (ferroviaire)
(railway) station
37
mairie, hôtel de ville
town hall
38
cathédrale
cathedral
39
église
church
40
cimetière
cemetery
41
musée
museum
42
zoo, jardin zoologique
zoo, zoological garden
43
théâtre
theatre
44
opéra
opera house
45
salle de concert
concert hall
46
bibliothèque
library
47
monument
monument
48
statue
statue
49
place, square
square
50
lampadaire
lamppost
51
jardin public
public garden
52
banc
bench
53
égouts
sewers
54
les habitants
inhabitants
55
citadin
city dweller
56
voisin
neighbour
57
passant
passer-by
58
piéton
pedestrian
59
traverser
to cross
60
passage piétons
pedestrian crossing
61
croisement, carrefour
crossroads
62
feux tricolores
trafic light(s)
63
rue à sens unique
one-way street
64
impasse
dead end
65
bouchon
bottleneck
66
embouteillage
traffic jam
67
bus / arrêt de bus
bus / bus stop
68
échangeur routier
interchange
69
aire de stationnement
parking area
70
car
coach, bus (us)
71
receveur (pour amendes)
conductor
72
conducteur
driver
73
passager
passanger
74
taxi
taxi, cab
75
station de taxi
taxi rank
76
taximètre
meter
77
policier / voiture de police
policeman / police car
78
agent de police
police officer
79
heure de pointe
rush hour
80
métro
underground, tube, subway (us)
81
station de métro
tube station
82
sens giratoire, rond-point
roundabout
83
les services publiques
service utilities
84
(bureau de) poste
post office
85
couRRier
post, mail (us)
86
lettre
letter
87
carte postale
postcard
88
enveloPPe
envelope
89
timbre (poste)
stamp
90
coller
to stick
91
envoyer
to send
92
facteur
postman, mailman (us)
93
boîte aux lettres
postbox, pillar box, mailbox (us)
94
mettre à la poste
to post
95
express
urgent, express
96
mandat
giro
97
chèque postal
postal order
98
téléphone sans fil
cordless telephone
99
téléphoner
to (télé)phone, to call
100
cabine téléphonique
telephone box, phonebooth (us)
101
répondeur
answering machine
102
être sur la liste rouge
to go ex-directory
103
récepteur
receiver, handset
104
décrocher le combiné
to pick up the receiver
105
raccrocher
to hang up
106
numéro
number
107
composer un numéro
to dial a number
108
services d'urgence
emergency services
109
annuaire
telephone directory/book
110
incendie
fire
111
pompier
fireman
112
voiture de pompier
fire engine, truck (us)
113
secourir, assister
to go to the assistance of
114
éboueur
dustman, garbage man (us)