vocab 8 Flashcards

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le cyclisme

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cycling, biking

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un autobus

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group that rides together to finish within time limit

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le Tour de France

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The Tour of France

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la Grande Boucle

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the big loop

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un commissaire

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referee

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un coureur

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rider, cyclist

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un cycliste

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rider, cyclist

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un directeur sportif

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team manager

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un domestique

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support rider

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un échappé

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break away

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une équipe

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team

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un grimpeur

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climber

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un grupeto

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a small group that rides together to finish within time limit

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un peloton

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pack, bunch

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un poursuivant

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a chaser

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un rouleur

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a steady pace rider

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un soigneur

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team assistant

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un sprinteur

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sprinter

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la tête de course

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Leader (lit: head of the course)

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à bloc

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riding all out, as hard and fast as possible

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la cadence

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pedalling rhythm

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chasse patate

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riding between two groups (literally, “potato hunt”)

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un bidon

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a water bottle

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un casque

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helmet

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une crevaison
a flat, puncture
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un dossard
number on rider's uniform
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un maillot
a jersey
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une musette
a feed bag
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un pneu
a tire
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un pneu crevé
a flat tire
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une roue
a wheel
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un vélo de course
a race bike
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une voiture balai
a broom wagon
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une borne kilométrique
milestone (literally, a kilometer marker)
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un col
a mountain pass
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une côte
a hill, slope
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une course
a race
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une course par étapes
a stage race
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une descente
a downward slope
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une étape
a stage
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la flamme rouge
red marker at 1 kilometer from finish
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hors catégorie
beyond classification (extremely difficult)
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une montagne
mountain
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une montée
an upward slope
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un parcours
a route, a course
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une plaine
a plaine, flat land
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une piste
a track
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une route
a road
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la bonification
the bonus points
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une chute
a fall, a crash
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le classement
the standings
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contre la montre
a time trial
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la lanterne rouge
the last rider
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le maillot à pois
polka dot jersey (worn by best climber)
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le maillot blanc
white jersey (worn by best rider under 25)
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le maillot jaune
yellow jersey (worn by overall leader)
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le maillot vert
green jersey (worn by leader in points / best sprinter)
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accélérer
to accelerate
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s'accrocher à
to cling, hang onto
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attaquer
to attack
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changer d'allure
to change pace
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changer de vitesse
to shift gears
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courir
to ride
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dépasser
to overtake
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déraper
to slip, to skid
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s'échapper
to break away, to escape
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grimper
to climb
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prendre la tête
to take the lead
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ralentir
to slow down
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rouler
to ride
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la courbe
the curve
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tenir ses bonnes résolutions
to keep one's New Year's resolutions
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stressant
stressful
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négociants
merchants
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consignés
returnable
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surprenante
surprising
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repoussante
repulsive
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toutefois
however
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Quant à
As for, regarding
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écueil
reef
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classeur
file, ring binder
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cahier
note book, exercise book
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feuille
leaf, sheet of paper
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volontiers
willingly, with pleasure
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engloutier
to devour, to swallow up
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démentir
to deny
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clouer
to nail, to pin, to confine