L)Town And Work Flashcards

(73 cards)

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S’installer

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To settle

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Des taudis

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Slums

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Insalubre

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Unhealthy

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Bondé, surpeuplé

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Overcrowded

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5
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Délabré

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Dilapidated

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6
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Un lotissement, une cité

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A housing estate

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7
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Tranquille

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Quiet

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8
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Faire la navette

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To commute

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9
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Des H.L.M

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Council flats

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10
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Un urbaniste

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A Town planner

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Un pavillon

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A detached house

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12
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L’étage supérieur

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The top floor

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13
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Se perdre

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To Get lost

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14
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La chaussée

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The pavement

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15
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Un piéton

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A pedestrian

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Le trottoir

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The sidewalk

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17
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Le caniveau

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The gutter

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18
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Aux heures de pointe

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At rush hours

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19
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Embouteillé

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Congested

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20
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Un embouteillage

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A traffic jam

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21
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Un carrefour

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A crossroads

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22
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Un passage pour piétons

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A pedestrian crossing

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23
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Faire la queue

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To Line up

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Un lampadaire

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A street lamp

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Un sac poubelle
A litter-bag
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Les éboueurs
Dustmen
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Le tumulte, le vacarme
The uproar
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Klaxonner
To sound The horn
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Au guichet
Over The counter
30
Une cabine téléphonique
A callbox
31
Un répondeur téléphonique
An answering machine
32
Une troupe
A company
33
Aller au cinéma
To go To The movies
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Commander
To order
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Laisser un pourboire
To tip
36
Un projet
A scheme
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Doué
Gifted
38
Entreprenant
Enterprising
39
Un commerçant
A tradesman
40
Un poissonnier
A fishmonger
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Prêt-à-porter
Ready-made
42
Repasser vêtement
To press
43
Un kiosque à journaux
A bookstall
44
Un briquet
A lighter
45
S’associer
To enter into partnership
46
De la camelote
Trumpery Goods
47
Un ouvrier
A workman
48
Un artisan
A craftsman
49
La production
Output
50
Rentable
Profitable
51
La laine
Wool
52
Fouiller
To rust
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Un boulon
A bolt
54
Un rayon
A shelf
55
Une boîte de conserves
A can
56
La caisse
The check-out
57
Une filiale
A subsidiary
58
Une foire
A fair
59
La société de consommation
The consumer society
60
Avoir la monnaie
To have The change
61
Un distributeur automatique
A slot machine
62
Mettre au chômage
To lay off
63
Voyager avec peu de bagages
To travel light
64
Une auberge de jeunesse
A Youth hostel
65
Dangereux
Hazardous
66
S’arrêter en caisse
To pull up
67
Les phares
The headlights
68
Le code de la toute
The rule of The road
69
Imprudent
Reckless
70
La salle d’attente
The waiting-room
71
Faire escale à
To call at
72
La piste
The runway
73
Décoller
To takeoff