21. City life Flashcards

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1
Q

se loger

A

to find accommodation

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louer un appartement (en tant que locataire)

A

to rent a flat (from somebody)

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3
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louer un appartement (en tant que propriétaire)

A

to let/rent out a flat (to somebody)

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4
Q

payer un loyer

A

to pay a rent

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5
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un locataire

A

a tenant

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6
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le propriétaire

A

the owner

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7
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posséder un appartement

A

to own a flat

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8
Q

la crise du logement, la crise de l’immobilier

A

the housing shortage / the housing crisis

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9
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les prix de l’immobilier

A

housing prices

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Q

augmenter en flèche

A

to (sky)rocket / to shoot up / to soar

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11
Q

des prix exorbitants

A

sky-high prices

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12
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une politique du logement

A

a housing policy

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13
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les logements sociaux

A

social housing

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14
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une agence immobilière

A

an estate agency

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15
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partager un appartement

A

to share a flat

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16
Q

un studio

A

a bedsit/ a bedsitter / a studio

17
Q

(un appartement de) trois pièces

A

a three-room flat

18
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les maux de la ville

A

urban evils

19
Q

le coût de la vie

A

the cost of living

20
Q

les impôts locaux

A

the council tax

21
Q

des problèmes liés au stress

A

stress-related problems

22
Q

être stressé

A

to be stressed

23
Q

respirer l’air pollué

A

to breathe polluted air

24
Q

être épuisé

A

to be exhausted / to be worn out

25
Q

le manque de communication

A

the lack of communication

26
Q

un taux de divorce élevé

A

a high divorce rate

27
Q

le bruit

A

noise

28
Q

être bruyant

A

to be noisy

29
Q

un voisin

A

a neighbour

30
Q

la pollution sonore

A

noise pollution

31
Q

le manque de sommeil

A

the lack of sleep

32
Q

passer une nuit blanche

A

to spend a sleepless night

33
Q

la violence urbaine

A

urban violence

34
Q

la recrudescence de la violence

A

the upsirge in violence

35
Q

le vandalisme

A

vandalism

36
Q

saccager

A

to vandalize

37
Q

le taux de criminalité

A

the crime rate

38
Q

une agression

A

a mugging