29. City life Flashcards

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1
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a quarter

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un quartier

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busy

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animé

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friendly

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convivial, amical

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a shop window

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une vitrine

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a square

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une place

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a passer-by

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un passant

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a pedestrian

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un piéton

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8
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the traffic

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la circulation

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9
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to live on one’s own

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vivre seul

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10
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to walk around

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se promener

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11
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to do one’s shopping

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faire ses coirses

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12
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public transport

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les transports en commun

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a station

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une gare

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14
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the underground, the tube, the subway

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le métro (3)

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a streetcar, a tramway

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un tramway (2)

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a bus stop

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un arrêt de bus

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17
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a (traffic) jam

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un bouchon

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18
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a city-dweller

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un citadin

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19
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entertainment(s)

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les distractions

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20
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an opera house

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un opéra

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21
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a concert hall

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une salle de concert

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22
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a pedestrian area

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une zone piétonne

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23
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a crowd

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une foule

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24
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a block of flats

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un grand immeuble

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25
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to feel lonely

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se sentir seul

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26
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to queue (up)

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faire la queue

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27
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to stay

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rester, séjourner

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28
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a metropolis

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une très grande ville

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29
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the second largest city

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la deuxième ville (en taille)

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30
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a harbour

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un port

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31
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downtown Liverpool

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le centre de Liverpool

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32
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a hub

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une plaque-tournante

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33
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a pavement, a sidewalk

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un trottoir

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34
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a motorist

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un automobiliste

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35
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a paving stone

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un pavé

36
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a car park

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un parking

37
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congested

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embouteillé

38
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a parking space

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une place de parking

39
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quiet

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calme

40
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the town hall, the city hall

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l’hôtel de ville, la mairie

41
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the town council

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la municitpalité

42
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a city planne

A

un urbaniste

43
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user-friendly

A

adapté aux usagers

44
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a green area

A

un espace vert

45
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a beggar

A

un mendiant

46
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a tramp

A

un clochard

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a homeless person

A

un sans-abri

48
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to beg

A

mendier

49
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to busk

A

faire la manche

50
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to stroll

A

se promener (flâner)

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to loiter

A

traîner

52
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to live downtown

A

habiter au centre-ville

53
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to park

A

garer

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to plan, to lay out

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planifier

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the outskirts

A

les banlieues

56
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a suburb

A

une banlieue

57
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a commuter

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un banlieusard

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traffic lights

A

des feux tricolores

59
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a crossroads

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un carrefour

60
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overpopulated

A

surpeuplé

61
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bustling

A

grouillant d’activité

62
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densely populated

A

fortement peuplé

63
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vibrant

A

débordant de vie

64
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advertising

A

la publicité

65
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an advertisement

A

une publicité

66
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a placard

A

une affiche

67
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a hoarding

A

un panneau publicitaire

68
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peak hours

A

les heures de pointes

69
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rush-hour traffic

A

la circulation aux heures de pointe

70
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hectic

A

enfiévré, endiablé

71
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a property developer

A

un promoteur immobilier

72
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a housing shortage

A

une pénurie de logements

73
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to rush

A

se précipiter

74
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to hurry

A

se dépêcher

75
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to commute

A

faire la navette journalière

76
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to flee from the city

A

fuir la ville

77
Q

a shanty town

A

un bidonville

78
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bleak, dismal

A

sinistre, lugubre (2)

79
Q

grimy

A

sale, noirci, encrassé

80
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derelict

A

à l’abandon

81
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crumbling

A

croulant, qui s’effrite

82
Q

smoke

A

la fumée

83
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the riot police

A

la police anti-émeute

84
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a graffito

A

un graffiti

85
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hooliganism

A

le vandalisme

86
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a mugger

A

un voyou (violent)

87
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piller

A

to loot