22. Traffic in the city Flashcards

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1
Q

la circulation automobile

A

car traffic

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2
Q

un automobiliste

A

a motorist

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3
Q

le flot / le volume de la circulation

A

the flow / the volume of traffic

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4
Q

un carrefour

A

a crossroads

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5
Q

un rond-point

A

a roundabout / a traffic circle

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6
Q

des feux de signalisation

A

traffic lights

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7
Q

le feu vert

A

the green light

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8
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vert

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green

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9
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orange

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amber

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10
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rouge

A

red

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11
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une rue à sens unique

A

a one-way street

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12
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un couloir de bus

A

a bus lane

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13
Q

une piste cyclable

A

a bicycle lane

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14
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un passage pour piéton

A

a zebra crossing / a pedestrian crossing / a crosswalk

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15
Q

les embouteillages

A

traffic congestion

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16
Q

la paralysie de la circulation

A

traffic gridlock

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17
Q

aux heures de pointes,d’affluence

A

at rush hour / during the rush hour

18
Q

la circulation aux heures de pointes

A

rush-hour traffic

19
Q

un embouteillage

A

a traffic jam

20
Q

une retenue

A

a traffic hold-up

21
Q

un bouchon de huit kilomètres

A

a five-mile tailback

22
Q

un goulot d’étranglement

A

a bottleneck

23
Q

une rue passante

A

a busy street

24
Q

une rue encombrée

A

a congested street

25
Q

avancer au pas

A

to crawl (along)

26
Q

une circulation dense

A

heavy traffic

27
Q

une circulation fluide

A

light traffic

28
Q

un parking

A

a car park / a parking lot

29
Q

un parking à plusieurs niveaux

A

a multistorey car park

30
Q

un parcmètre

A

a parking meter

31
Q

une contravention (stationnement)

A

a parking ticket

32
Q

un(e) contractuel(le)

A

a traffic warden

33
Q

se garer en double file

A

to double-park

34
Q

se garer en interdiction

A

to park illegally

35
Q

emmener une voiture à la fourrière

A

to tow away a car

36
Q

immobiliser une voiture avec un sabot

A

to clamp a car

37
Q

introduire un système de péage

A

to introduce road pricing

38
Q

la taxe anti-embouteillages (Londres)

A

the congestion charge

39
Q

la zone piétonnière

A

a pedestrian precint / a pedestrian mall

40
Q

le covoiturage

A

car pooling

41
Q

l’auto-partage

A

car sharing

42
Q

utiliser les transports en commun

A

to use public transport