Week 5 “TRAVEL AND TRANSPORT” Flashcards by Marie-Ange NADIMAN

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L’heure de pointe

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Rush hour/ Peak hour

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Le code de la route

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The highway code (UK) / 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 / To do a U-turn

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Brûler un feu rouge

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To jump the lights

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Faire de l’autostop

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To hitchhike

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Q

Céder le passage

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To yield/ 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 / To touch down

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Q

Un atterissage forcé

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An emergency landing

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Une traversée mouvementée / calme

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A rough / 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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Q

La soute à bagages

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The baggage hold

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Un port

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A harbor (US) A harbour (UK)

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Un naufrage

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A shipwreck

Q

Isolé, bloqué (adjectif)

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Marooned

Q

Avancer au pas

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To crawl

Q

Visibilité réduite à 20 mètres

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Visibility down to 20 yards (US)

Une chambre avec WC et salle d’eau privé

An en-suite bedroom

Encombrement

Congestion

Faire la navette entre son lieu de travail / école et domicile [trajets 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 (UK)

Une quatres voies

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

Un rond-point

A roundabout

Un péage

A toll

Une rocade, une 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 breathalyzer (US) / A breathalyser(UK)

Dangereux (conduite)

Reckless

La conduite en état débriété, d’ivresse

Drink driving

Le trafic à l’arrivée, au départ

Incoming/ outgoing traffic

Un complexe touristique, village - vacances (ex: ClubMed)

A holiday resort

Un vacancier

A holidaymaker

Un jour férié

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