15: Town life / vie urbaine Flashcards

1
Q

la ville

A

the town

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2
Q

aller en ville

A

to go into/up to town

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3
Q

grande ville

A

city

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4
Q

capitale

A

capital

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5
Q

quartier

A

area, neighbourhood (us)

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6
Q

quartier chinois / italien

A

Chinese / Italian quarter

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7
Q

centre ville

A

city centre, town centre, downtown (us)

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8
Q

centre commercial

A

shopping centre

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9
Q

quartier résidentiel

A

residential area

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10
Q

quartier piétonnier

A

pedestrian precinct

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11
Q

banlieue

A

suburbs

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12
Q

urbanisme

A

town planning

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13
Q

faubourgs

A

outskirts, surroundings

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14
Q

taudis

A

slum

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15
Q

bidonville

A

shanty town

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16
Q

rue

A

street, road

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17
Q

bord du trottoir

A

kerb

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18
Q

trottoir

A

pavement, sidewalk (us)

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19
Q

coin

A

corner

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20
Q

chemin

A

way

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21
Q

directions

A

directions

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22
Q

se perdre

A

to get lost

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23
Q

office du tourisme

A

tourist office

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24
Q

bruit / bruyant

A

noise / noisy

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25
Q

mouvementé

A

lively

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26
Q

tranquille

A

quiet

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27
Q

lotissement

A

(housing) estate

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28
Q

parc

A

park

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29
Q

immeuble, bâtiment

A

building

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30
Q

terrain à bâtir

A

building plot

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31
Q

chantier

A

building site

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32
Q

immeuble de bureaux

A

office block

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33
Q

gatte-ciel

A

skyscraper

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34
Q

tour

A

tower

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35
Q

parking (à niveaux multiples )

A

(multistorey) carpark

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36
Q

gare (ferroviaire)

A

(railway) station

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37
Q

mairie, hôtel de ville

A

town hall

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38
Q

cathédrale

A

cathedral

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39
Q

église

A

church

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40
Q

cimetière

A

cemetery

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41
Q

musée

A

museum

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42
Q

zoo, jardin zoologique

A

zoo, zoological garden

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43
Q

théâtre

A

theatre

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44
Q

opéra

A

opera house

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45
Q

salle de concert

A

concert hall

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46
Q

bibliothèque

A

library

47
Q

monument

A

monument

48
Q

statue

A

statue

49
Q

place, square

A

square

50
Q

lampadaire

A

lamppost

51
Q

jardin public

A

public garden

52
Q

banc

A

bench

53
Q

égouts

A

sewers

54
Q

les habitants

A

inhabitants

55
Q

citadin

A

city dweller

56
Q

voisin

A

neighbour

57
Q

passant

A

passer-by

58
Q

piéton

A

pedestrian

59
Q

traverser

A

to cross

60
Q

passage piétons

A

pedestrian crossing

61
Q

croisement, carrefour

A

crossroads

62
Q

feux tricolores

A

trafic light(s)

63
Q

rue à sens unique

A

one-way street

64
Q

impasse

A

dead end

65
Q

bouchon

A

bottleneck

66
Q

embouteillage

A

traffic jam

67
Q

bus / arrêt de bus

A

bus / bus stop

68
Q

échangeur routier

A

interchange

69
Q

aire de stationnement

A

parking area

70
Q

car

A

coach, bus (us)

71
Q

receveur (pour amendes)

A

conductor

72
Q

conducteur

A

driver

73
Q

passager

A

passanger

74
Q

taxi

A

taxi, cab

75
Q

station de taxi

A

taxi rank

76
Q

taximètre

A

meter

77
Q

policier / voiture de police

A

policeman / police car

78
Q

agent de police

A

police officer

79
Q

heure de pointe

A

rush hour

80
Q

métro

A

underground, tube, subway (us)

81
Q

station de métro

A

tube station

82
Q

sens giratoire, rond-point

A

roundabout

83
Q

les services publiques

A

service utilities

84
Q

(bureau de) poste

A

post office

85
Q

couRRier

A

post, mail (us)

86
Q

lettre

A

letter

87
Q

carte postale

A

postcard

88
Q

enveloPPe

A

envelope

89
Q

timbre (poste)

A

stamp

90
Q

coller

A

to stick

91
Q

envoyer

A

to send

92
Q

facteur

A

postman, mailman (us)

93
Q

boîte aux lettres

A

postbox, pillar box, mailbox (us)

94
Q

mettre à la poste

A

to post

95
Q

express

A

urgent, express

96
Q

mandat

A

giro

97
Q

chèque postal

A

postal order

98
Q

téléphone sans fil

A

cordless telephone

99
Q

téléphoner

A

to (télé)phone, to call

100
Q

cabine téléphonique

A

telephone box, phonebooth (us)

101
Q

répondeur

A

answering machine

102
Q

être sur la liste rouge

A

to go ex-directory

103
Q

récepteur

A

receiver, handset

104
Q

décrocher le combiné

A

to pick up the receiver

105
Q

raccrocher

A

to hang up

106
Q

numéro

A

number

107
Q

composer un numéro

A

to dial a number

108
Q

services d’urgence

A

emergency services

109
Q

annuaire

A

telephone directory/book

110
Q

incendie

A

fire

111
Q

pompier

A

fireman

112
Q

voiture de pompier

A

fire engine, truck (us)

113
Q

secourir, assister

A

to go to the assistance of

114
Q

éboueur

A

dustman, garbage man (us)