Expressions Week 5

Question 1

Métro inondé

Answer 1

The flooded subway (US)/ underground (UK)

Question 2

Bus perturbés

Answer 2

Bus services disrupted

Question 3

Pénurie d’essence

Answer 3

Gas(US)/ petrol(UK) shortage

Question 4

Embouteillages monstrueux

Answer 4

Monstruous traffic-jams

Question 5

Singulièrement

Answer 5

Above all

Question 6

Suite au passage de l’ouragan Sandy

Answer 6

In the aftermath of hurricane Sandy

Question 7

Quelques moyens de transport

Answer 7

Some means of transport (UK)/ transportation (US)

Question 8

Plus adaptés

Answer 8

Better suited/ adapted

Question 9

A la situation de crise

Answer 9

To the crisis at hand

Question 10

Le covoiturage

Answer 10

Carpooling

Question 11

Frappé

Answer 11

Struck

Question 12

D’ailleurs

Answer 12

For that matter

Question 13

En cas de crue de la Seine, un événement inéluctable

Answer 13

In the event of flooding from the Seine, which is unavoidable

Question 14

Dysfonctionnement équivalent

Answer 14

Similar disruptions

Question 15

Le vélo apparaît donc dans ces circonstances comme l’un des moyens de transport les plus rapides et les plus fiables

Answer 15

Under such circumstances, the bicycle therefore appears as one of the fastest and most reliable means of transport (UK)/transportation (US)

Question 16

En effet, la ville ne dispose pas encore de vélos en libre-service

Answer 16

Indeed, the city has no self-service bike hiring services yet