21. City life Flashcards

1
Q

se loger

A

to find accommodation

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2
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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
Q

un locataire

A

a tenant

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6
Q

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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10
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
Q

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
Q

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
le manque de communication
the lack of communication
26
un taux de divorce élevé
a high divorce rate
27
le bruit
noise
28
être bruyant
to be noisy
29
un voisin
a neighbour
30
la pollution sonore
noise pollution
31
le manque de sommeil
the lack of sleep
32
passer une nuit blanche
to spend a sleepless night
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la violence urbaine
urban violence
34
la recrudescence de la violence
the upsirge in violence
35
le vandalisme
vandalism
36
saccager
to vandalize
37
le taux de criminalité
the crime rate
38
une agression
a mugging