Vocabulary 5 Flashcards by Anaïs Trr

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L’heure de pointe

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The rush hour/peak hour

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Le code de la route

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The highway code (UK)/the driver’s manual (US)

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La limitation de vitesse

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Speed limit

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Un panneau de signalisation

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A road sign

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Déraper

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To skid

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Faire un demi-tour

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To make/do a U-turn

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Brûler un feu rouge

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To jump the light

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Faire de l’autostop

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To hitchhike

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Céder le passage

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To yield/to give way

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Faire marche arrière

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To reverse

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Dépasser, doubler (voiture)

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To overtake

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Le tableau de bord

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The dashboard

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Un pneu à plat/crevé

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A flat tyre (UK)/tire (US)

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Atterrir

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To land/touch down

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Un atterrissage forcé

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An emergency landing

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Une traversée mouvementée/calme

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A rough crossing/a smooth crossing

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Une embarcation (bateau)

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A craft

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Un pont (bateau)

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A deck

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La soute à bagages

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The baggage hold

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Un port

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A harbour (UK)/harbor (US)

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Un naufrage

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A shipwreck

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Isolé, bloqué (adj)

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Marooned

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Avancer au pas

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To crawl

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Visibilité réduite à 20 mètres

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Visibility down to 20 yards

Une chambre avec WC et salle d’eau privés

An en-suite bedroom

Encombrement

Congestion

Faire la navette entre son lieu de travail/école et domicile [trajet quotidiens/“pendulaires”]

To commute

Déviation

Diversion

La bande d’arrêt d’urgence

The hard shoulder

Une route de contournement

A bypass

Un couloir (avion), une voie (route)

A lane

Une chaussée

A carriageway

Une quatre-voies

A dual carriageway (UK)/a four-lane highway, road (US)

Un rond-point

A round about

Un péage

A toll

Une rocade, un périphérique

A ring road

Affréter

To charter

Pare-chocs contre pare-chocs

Bumper to bumper

Se mettre en route

To set out

Une amende

A fine

Un éthylomètre/test

A breathaliser (UK)/ breathalyzer (US)

Dangereux (conduite)

Reckless (driving)

La conduite en état d’ébriété, d’ivresse

Drink driving

Le trafic à l’arrivée, au départ

Incoming traffic/ outgoing traffic

Un complexe touristique, village-vacances (ex: Club Med)

A holiday resort

Un vacancier

A holiday maker

Un jour férié

A public holiday (US)/ bank holiday (UK)