Traffic In The City Flashcards

(45 cards)

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La circulation automobile

A

Car traffic

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La circulation urbaine

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Traffic in the city

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2
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Un automobiliste

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A motorist

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3
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Le flot / le volume de la circulation

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The flow / the volume of traffic

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4
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Un carrefour

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A crossroad

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5
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Un rond-point

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A roundabout (GB) / a traffic circle (US)

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6
Q

Des feux de signalisation

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Traffic lights

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7
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Le feu vert

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The green light

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8
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Vert / Orange / rouge

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Green / amber / red

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9
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Une rue à sens unique

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A one-way-street

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10
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Un couloir de bus / une piste cyclable

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A bus lane / a bicycle lane

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11
Q

Un passage pour piétons

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A zebra crossing / a pedestrian crossing (GB) / a crosswalk (US)

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12
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Les embouteillages

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Traffic congestion

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13
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La paralysie de la circulation

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Traffic gridlock

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14
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La circulation aux heures de pointe

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Rush-hour traffic

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15
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Aux heures de pointe, d’affluence

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At rush hour / during the rush hour

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16
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Un embouteillage

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A traffic jam

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17
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Une retenue

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A traffic hold-up

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18
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Un bouchon de 8 km

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A five-mile tailback

19
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Un goulot d’étranglement

20
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Une rue passante / une rue encombrée

A

A busy street / a congested street

21
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Avancer au pas

A

To crawl (along)

22
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Une circulation dense / fluide

A

Heavy traffic / light traffic

23
Q

Un parking

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A car park (GB) / a parking lot (US)

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Un parking à plusieurs étages
A multistorey car park
25
Un parcmètre
A parking meter
26
Une contravention (stationnement)
A parking ticket
27
Un(e) contractuel(le)
A traffic warden
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Se garer en double file
To double-park
29
Se garer en interdiction
To park illegally
30
Emmener une voiture à la fourrière
To tow away a car
31
Immobilier une voiture avec un sabot
To clamp a car
32
Introduire un système de page
To introduce road pricing
33
La taxe anti embouteillage (Londres)
The congestion charge
34
Une zone piétonnière
A pedestrian precinct (GB) / a pedestrian mall (US)
35
Le covoiturage
Car polling
36
L'auto-partage
Car-sharing
37
Utiliser les transports en commun
To use public transport
38
Il se lève aux aurores pour éviter l'heure de pointe du matin
He gets up at the crack of dawn not to be caught in the morning rush hour
39
Depuis de nombreuses années, les hommes politique essaient sans grand succès la méthode douce pour dissuader les gens de prendre leur voiture
For many years, politicians have tried cajoling drivers out of their cars with little to show for it
40
Être l'une des premières priorités de
To be high on stg/sbd
41
Rendre insupportable la vie de l'automobiliste semble être à l'ordre du jour
Making life unbearable for the drivers seems to be the order of the day
42
Être tenté de faire qqch
To be tempted to do stg
43
Ce n'est qu'une question de temps
It is only a matter of time
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Réduire le trafic
To slash traffic