22 - Traffic in the city Flashcards

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 de la circulation

A

The flow of traffic

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4
Q

Le volume de la circulation

A

The volume of traffic

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5
Q

Un carrefour

A

A crossroads

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6
Q

Un rond-point

A

A roundabout

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7
Q

Des feux de signalisation

A

Traffic lights

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8
Q

Le feu vert

A

The green light

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9
Q

Vert / orange / rouge

A

Green / amber / red

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10
Q

Une rue à sens unique

A

A one-way street

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11
Q

Un couloir de bus

A

A bus lane

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12
Q

Une poste cyclable

A

A bicycle lane

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13
Q

Un passage pour piétons

A

A zebra crossing

A pedestrian

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14
Q

Les embouteillages

A

Traffic congestion

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15
Q

La paralysie de la circulation

A

Traffic gridlock

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16
Q

Aux heures de pointe

A

At rush hour

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17
Q

La circulation aux heures de point

A

Rush-hour traffic

18
Q

Un embouteillage

A

A traffic jam

19
Q

Une retenue

A

A traffic hold-up

20
Q

Un bouchon de 8km

A

A five-mile tailback

21
Q

Un goulot d’étranglement

A

A bottleneck

22
Q

Une rue passante

Une rue encombrante

A

A busy street

A congested street

23
Q

Avancer au pas

A

To crawl

24
Q

Une circulation dense

A

Heavy traffic

25
Q

Une circulation fluide

A

Light traffic

26
Q

Un parking

A

A car park

27
Q

Un parking a plusieurs niveaux

A

A multistorey car park

28
Q

Un parcmètre

A

A parking mètre

29
Q

Une contravention

A

A parking ticket

30
Q

Un contractuel

A

A traffic warden

31
Q

Se garer en double file

A

To double-park

32
Q

Se garer en interdiction

A

To park illegally

33
Q

Emmener une voiture à la fourrière

A

To tow away a car

34
Q

Immobiliser une voiture avec un sabot

A

To clamp a car

35
Q

Introduire un système de péage

A

To introduire road pricing

36
Q

La taxe anti-embouteillages

A

The congestion charge

37
Q

Une zone piétonnière

A

A pedestrian precinct

38
Q

Le covoiturage

A

Car pooling

39
Q

L’auto-partage

A

Car sharing

40
Q

Utiliser les transports en commun

A

To use public transport