22. Traffic in the city Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
0
Q

un automobiliste

A

a motorist

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
1
Q

la circulation automobile

A

car traffic

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

le flot / le volume de la circulation

A

the flow / the volume of traffic

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

un carrefour

A

a crossroads

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

un rond-point

A
a roundabout (GB) 
a traffic circle (US)
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

des feux de signalisation

A

traffic lights

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

le feu vert

A

the green light

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

vert / orange / rouge

A

green / amber / red

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

une rue à sens unique

A

a one-way street

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

un couloir de bus / une piste cyclable

A

a bus lane / a bicycle lane

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

un passage pour piétons

A
a zebra crossing / a pedestrian crossing (GB) 
a crosswalk (US)
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

les embouteillages

A

traffic congestion

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

la paralysie de la circulation

A

traffic gridlock

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Aux heures de pointes, d’affluence

A

at rush hour / during the rush hour

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

la circulation aux heures de pointe

A

rush-hour traffic

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

un embouteillage

A

a traffic jam

16
Q

une retenue

A

a traffic hold-up

17
Q

un bouchon de huit km

A

a five-mile tailback

18
Q

un goulot d’étranglement

A

a bottleneck

19
Q

une rue passante / une rue encombrée

A

a busy street / a congested street

20
Q

avancer au pas

A

to crawl (along)

21
Q

une circulation dense / fluide

A

heavy traffic / light traffic

22
Q

un parking

A

a car park (GB)

a parking lot (US)

23
Q

un parking à plusieurs niveaux

A

a multistorey car park

24
Q

un parcmètre

A

a parking meter

25
Q

une contravention (stationnement)

A

a parking ticket

26
Q

un(e) contratuel(le)

A

a traffic warden

27
Q

se garer en double file

A

to double-park

28
Q

se garer en interdiction

A

to park illegally

29
Q

emmener une voiture à la fourrière

A

to tow away a car

30
Q

immobiliser une voiture avec un sabot

A

to clamp a car

31
Q

introduire un système de péage

A

to introduce road pricing

32
Q

la taxe anti-embouteillages (Londres)

A

the congestion charge

33
Q

une zone piétonne

A

a pedestrian precinct (GB)

a pedestrian mall (US)

34
Q

le covoiturage

A

car pooling

35
Q

l’auto-partage

A

car sharing

36
Q

utiliser les transports en commun

A

to use public transport