24. Road safety Flashcards

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1
Q

un usager de la route

A

a road user

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2
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un accident de la route

A

a car crash / a car accident

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3
Q

un point noir

A

an accident blackspot

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4
Q

les victimes de la route

A

road casualities

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5
Q

les accidents mortels

A

road fatalities / traffic fatalities

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6
Q

être grièvement blessé

A

to be critically injured

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7
Q

une collision frontale

A

a head-on collision

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8
Q

rentrer de pleins fouet dans une voiture

A

to crash head-on into a car

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9
Q

rentrer dans une voiture

A

to run into a car

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10
Q

un carambolage sur l’autoroute

A

a motorway pile-up

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11
Q

la délinquance routière

A

reckless driving

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12
Q

un conducteur imprudent

A

a careless driver

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13
Q

un chauffard

A

a roadhog

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14
Q

le Code de la route

A

the Highway Code

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15
Q

une infraction au code de la route

A

a motoring offence

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16
Q

l’agressivité au volant

A

road rage

17
Q

brûler un feu

A

to jump the lights / to jump a light

18
Q

franchir la ligne blanche

A

to cross the white line

19
Q

céder le passage

A

to give way

20
Q

avoir la priorité

A

to have (the) right way

21
Q

attacher sa ceinture de sécurité

A

to fasten one’s seat belt

22
Q

dépasser une voiture

A

to overtake a car

23
Q

une voiture banalisée

A

an unmarked police car

24
Q

un radar automatique

A

a speed camera

25
Q

un contrôle radar

A

a speed trap

26
Q

dépasser la limitation de vitesse

A

to exceed the speed limit

27
Q

se faire arrêter pour excès de vitesse

A

to get caught seeping

28
Q

une amende pour excès de vitesse

A

a speeding ticket

29
Q

un ralentisseur

A

a speeding policeman / a speed bump

30
Q

un régulateur de vitesse

A

a speed governor

31
Q

un moteur bridé

A

a governed engine

32
Q

un limiteur de vitesse

A

a seepd limiter

33
Q

un conducteur en état d’ébriété

A

a drink driver / a drunk driver

34
Q

la conduite en état d’ivresse

A

driving under influence / drink driving / drunk driving

35
Q

conduire sous l’emprise de l’alcool

A

to drive under the influence

36
Q

un alcootest, un éthylomètre

A

a breathalyser

37
Q

l’alcoolémie

A

the blood alcohol limit

38
Q

passer au contrôle technique

A

to have a MOT