22. Traffic in the city Flashcards by Mathilde Lacroix

Q

la circulation automobile

A

car traffic

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Q

un automobiliste

A

a motorist

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Q

le flot / le volume de la circulation

A

the flow / the volume of traffic

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Q

un carrefour

A

a crossroads

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Q

un rond-point

A

a roundabout / a traffic circle

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Q

des feux de signalisation

A

traffic lights

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Q

le feu vert

A

the green light

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vert

A

green

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orange

A

amber

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rouge

A

red

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Q

une rue à sens unique

A

a one-way street

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Q

un couloir de bus

A

a bus lane

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Q

une piste cyclable

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a bicycle lane

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Q

un passage pour piéton

A

a zebra crossing / a pedestrian crossing / a crosswalk

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Q

les embouteillages

A

traffic congestion

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Q

la paralysie de la circulation

A

traffic gridlock

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Q

aux heures de pointes,d’affluence

A

at rush hour / during the rush hour

Q

la circulation aux heures de pointes

A

rush-hour traffic

Q

un embouteillage

A

a traffic jam

Q

une retenue

A

a traffic hold-up

Q

un bouchon de huit kilomètres

A

a five-mile tailback

Q

un goulot d’étranglement

A

a bottleneck

Q

une rue passante

A

a busy street

Q

une rue encombrée

A

a congested street

avancer au pas

to crawl (along)

une circulation dense

heavy traffic

une circulation fluide

light traffic

un parking

a car park / a parking lot

un parking à plusieurs niveaux

a multistorey car park

un parcmètre

a parking meter

une contravention (stationnement)

a parking ticket

un(e) contractuel(le)

a traffic warden

se garer en double file

to double-park

se garer en interdiction

to park illegally

emmener une voiture à la fourrière

to tow away a car

immobiliser une voiture avec un sabot

to clamp a car

introduire un système de péage

to introduce road pricing

la taxe anti-embouteillages (Londres)

the congestion charge

la zone piétonnière

a pedestrian precint / a pedestrian mall

le covoiturage

car pooling

l'auto-partage

car sharing

utiliser les transports en commun

to use public transport