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1
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une voiture, une auto

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a car [kɑːʳ] • [BR] a motorcar [ˈməʊtəˌkɑːʳ] • [AM] an auto(mobile) [ˈɔːtə(məbiːl)]

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une (voiture) deux / quatre portes

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a two-door / four-door car

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une traction avant / arrière

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a front-wheel / rear-wheel drive

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un véhicule à quatre roues motrices

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a four-wheel drive vehicle

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une voiture à boîte automatique

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an automatic (car)

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un diesel

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a diesel [ˈdiːzəl]

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un véhicule tout-terrain

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a cross-country vehicle

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une voiture d’occasion

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[BR] a second-hand car • [AM] a used automobile

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une berline, une conduite intérieure

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[BR] a saloon [səˈluːn] • [AM] a sedan [sɪˈdæn]

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une voiture de tourisme

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a tourer [ˈtʊərəʳ] • a touring car

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une voiture à hayon

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a hatchback [ˈhætʃbæk]

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un break, une voiture commerciale

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[BR] an estate (car) • [AM] a station wagon

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un monospace

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a minivan [ˈmɪnɪvæn] • a people carrier

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une décapotable, un cabriolet

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a convertible [kənˈvɜːtəbl]

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un coupé

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a coupé [ˈkuːpeɪ]

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16
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une voiture de sport

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a sports car

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17
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un 4X4

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a 4X4 [ˌfɔːbɑɪˈfɔː]

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18
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un véhicule tout-terrain

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an off-road vehicle

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19
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une voiture de fonction

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a company car

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20
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une limousine

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a limousine [ˈlɪməziːn] • [AM] a limo [ˈlɪməʊ] (parlé)

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21
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un clou, un tacot

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an old banger [ˈbæŋəʳ] (parlé)

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22
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un taxi

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a taxi [ˈtæksɪ] • a cab [kæb]

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un chauffeur de taxi

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a taxi driver • a cab driver

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24
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appeler un taxi

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to call a taxi

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25
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un poids lourd

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a heavy goods vehicle • an HGV [ˌeɪtʃdʒiːˈviː]

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26
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un camion

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[BR] a lorry [ˈlɒrɪ] • [AM] a truck [trʌk]

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un semi-remorque

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[BR] an articulated lorry • [AM] a trailer truck • [AM] a rig [rɪg]

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28
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une remorque

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a trailer [ˈtreɪləʳ]

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29
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une camionnette, une fourgonnette

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a van [væn]

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30
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une camionnette ouverte

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a pick-up truck

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31
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un autobus, un bus

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a bus [bʌs]

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32
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un autobus à impériale

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a double-decker

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33
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un car

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a bus • [BR] a coach [kəʊtʃ]

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34
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une bicyclette

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a bicycle [ˈbaɪsɪkl]

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35
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un vélo

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a bike [baɪk] (parlé) • [BR] a push-bike (parlé)

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36
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une mobylette, un vélomoteur

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[BR] a moped [ˈməʊped] • [BR] a motorbike [ˈməʊtəbaɪk]

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37
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une motocyclette

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a motorcycle [ˈməʊtəˌsaɪkəl]

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38
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une moto

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a (motor)bike (parlé)

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39
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une moto à quatre roues motrices

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a quad bike

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40
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un side-car

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a sidecar [ˈsaɪdkɑː]

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41
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un scooter

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a scooter [ˈskuːtəʳ]

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42
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un carrosse

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a coach [kəʊtʃ]

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43
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une diligence

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a stagecoach [ˈsteɪdʒˌkəʊtʃ]

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44
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un cabriolet

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a (pony) trap

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45
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un équipage à deux chevaux / à quatre chevaux

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a carriage and pair / and four

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46
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un fiacre

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a hackney cab

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47
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un chariot

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a wag(g)on [ˈwægən]

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un char (romain)

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a chariot [ˈtʃærɪət]

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49
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faire une promenade en calèche

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to go for a ride in a horse and carriage

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50
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le châssis

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the chassis [ˈʃæsɪ]

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51
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la carrosserie

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the coachwork [ˈkəʊtʃˌwɜːk]

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52
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la caisse

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the bodywork [ˈbɒdɪˌwɜːk]

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53
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le toit

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the roof [ruːf]

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54
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un toit ouvrant

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a sunroof [ˈsʌnruːf]

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55
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la capote

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[BR] the hood [hʊd] • [AM] the (soft) top

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56
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une galerie

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a roof rack

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57
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le capot

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[BR] the bonnet [ˈbɒnɪt] • [AM] the hood [hʊd]

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58
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l’aile

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[BR] the wing [wɪŋ] • [AM] the fender [ˈfendəʳ]

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59
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le pare-chocs

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[BR] the bumper [ˈbʌmpəʳ] • [AM] the fender

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le coffre

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[BR] the boot [buːt] • [AM] the trunk [trʌŋk]

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61
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le hayon

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the tailboard [ˈteɪlbɔːd] • the tailgate [ˈteɪlgeɪt]

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62
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une plaque d’immatriculation

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[BR] a number plate • [AM] a license plate

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63
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le pare-brise

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[BR] the windscreen [ˈwɪndˌskrɪːn] • [AM] the windshield [ˈwɪndˌʃɪːld]

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64
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la lunette arrière

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the rear window

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65
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une glace avant / arrière, une vitre avant / arrière

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a front / back window

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66
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le lève-glace, le lève-vitre

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[BR] the winder [ˈwaɪndəʳ] • [AM] the crank [kræŋk]

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67
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remonter / baisser la glace

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[BR] to wind* the window up / down • [AM] to crank the window up / down

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68
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les essuie-glaces

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[BR] windscreen wipers • [AM] windshield wipers

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le lave-glace

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[BR] the windscreen washer • [AM] the windshield washer

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70
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le rétroviseur (central)

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the rear-view mirror

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71
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un rétroviseur latéral

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[BR] a wing mirror • [AM] a side-view mirror

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72
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le déflecteur

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the quarterlight [ˈkwɔːtəˌlɑɪt]

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73
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une portière

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a door [dɔːʳ]

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74
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un siège

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a seat [siːt]

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75
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le siège avant

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the front seat

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76
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le siège arrière, la banquette arrière

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the back seat

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77
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un siège pour bébé

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a baby seat

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78
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une ceinture de sécurité

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a seat belt

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79
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attacher / détacher sa ceinture

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to fasten / unfasten one’s seat belt

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80
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la boîte à gants

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the glove compartment

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81
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la plage arrière

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the parcel shelf

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82
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un plafonnier

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a roof light

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83
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un miroir de courtoisie

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a vanity mirror

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84
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le tableau de bord

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the dashboard [ˈdæʃbɔːd] • the instrument panel

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85
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l’avertisseur, le klaxon

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the horn [hɔːn]

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86
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klaxonner

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to sound one’s horn • to hoot [huːt]

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87
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un clignotant

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an indicator [ˈɪndɪkeɪtəʳ] • a flasher [ˈflæʃəʳ]

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88
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mettre son clignotant gauche / droit

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to indicate left / right

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89
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le compteur (de vitesse)

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the speedometer [spɪˈdɒmɪtəʳ]

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90
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le compteur kilométrique

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[BR] the mileometer [maɪˈlɒmɪtəʳ] • [AM] the odometer [ɒˈdɒmɪtəʳ]

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91
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les phares

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the headlights [ˈhedlɑɪts]

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92
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allumer les phares

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to turn on one’s headlights • to switch on one’s headlights

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93
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être en pleins phares

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to have one’s headlights full on

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94
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se mettre en code

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[BR] to dip one’s headlights • [AM] to dim one’s headlights

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95
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les feux arrière

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the rear lights • the tail lights

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96
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les feux de position, les veilleuses

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the sidelights [ˈsɑɪdlɑɪts]

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97
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les feux de recul

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[BR] reversing lights • [AM] back-up lights

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98
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les feux stop, les stops

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the brake lights

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99
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un phare antibrouillard

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a fog lamp

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100
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les commandes

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the controls [kənˈtrəʊlz]

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101
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les vitesses

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the gears [gɪəʳz]

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102
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la boîte de vitesses

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[BR] the gearbox • [AM] the transmission [trænzˈmɪʃən]

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103
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le levier de vitesse

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[BR] the gear lever • [AM] the gearshift

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104
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les freins

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the brakes [breɪks]

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105
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des freins à disque / à tambour

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disc / drum brakes

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106
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la pédale de frein

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the brake pedal

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107
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le frein à main

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the handbrake [ˈhændbreɪk]

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108
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le frein moteur

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the engine breaking

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109
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le liquide de frein

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the brake fluid

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110
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les plaquettes de frein

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the brake pads

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111
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l’embrayage

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the clutch [klʌtʃ]

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112
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la pédale d’embrayage

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the clutch pedal

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113
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l’accélérateur

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[BR] the accelerator [ækˈseləreɪtəʳ] • [AM] the gas pedal

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114
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le moteur

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the engine [ˈendʒɪn]

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115
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l’arbre à cames

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the camshaft [ˈkæmʃæft]

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116
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l’arbre de transmission

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the propeller shaft

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117
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un cylindre

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a cylinder [ˈsɪlɪndəʳ]

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118
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un piston

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a piston [ˈpɪstən]

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119
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une soupape

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a valve [vælv]

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120
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le carburateur

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[BR] the carburettor [ˌkɑːbjʊˈretəʳ] • [AM] the carburetor

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121
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la bobine

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the coil [kɔɪl]

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122
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l’alternateur

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the alternator [ˈɒltɜːˌneɪtəʳ]

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123
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le contact, l’allumage

A

the ignition [ɪgˈnɪʃən]

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124
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la clé de contact

A

the ignition key

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125
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mettre / couper le contact

A

to switch on / off the engine

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126
Q

la dynamo

A

[BR] the dynamo [ˈdaɪnəməʊ] • [AM] the generator [ˈdʒenəreɪtəʳ]

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127
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la batterie

A

the battery [ˈbætərɪ]

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128
Q

une bougie

A

[BR] a spark plug • [AM] a sparking plug

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129
Q

le starter(1)

A

the choke [tʃəʊk]

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130
Q

mettre le starter

A

to pull the choke out

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131
Q

le radiateur

A

the radiator [ˈreɪdɪeɪtəʳ]

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132
Q

le circuit de refroidissement

A

the cooling system

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133
Q

le ventilateur

A

the fan [fæn]

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134
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la courroie de ventilateur

A

the fan belt

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135
Q

l’antigel

A

antifreeze [ˈæntɪˈfriːz]

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136
Q

le dégivrage

A

de-icing [ˈdiːˈaɪsɪŋ]

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137
Q

le filtre à air / huile

A

the air / oil filter

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138
Q

le réservoir

A

[BR] the petrol tank • [AM] the gas tank

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139
Q

un bouchon de réservoir

A

a petrol cap

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140
Q

le tuyau d’échappement, le pot d’échappement

A

the exhaust (pipe)

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141
Q

un silencieux

A

[BR] a silencer [ˈsaɪlənsəʳ] • [AM] a muffler [ˈmʌfləʳ]

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142
Q

un pot catalytique

A

[BR] a catalyser [ˌkætəˈlɑɪzəʳ] • [AM] a catalyzer

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143
Q

la direction

A

the steering [ˈstɪərɪŋ]

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144
Q

la direction assistée

A

power-assisted steering

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145
Q

le volant

A

the (steering) wheel

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146
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être au volant

A

to be at the wheel

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147
Q

prendre le volant

A

to take* the wheel

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148
Q

une roue

A

a wheel [wiːl]

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149
Q

la roue de secours

A

the spare wheel

150
Q

un enjoliveur

A

a hub cap

151
Q

un pneu

A

[BR] a tyre [ˈtaɪəʳ] • [AM] a tire

152
Q

sans chambre à air

A

tubeless [ˈtjuːblɪs]

153
Q

l’essieu

A

the axle [ˈæksl]

154
Q

la suspension

A

the suspension [səsˈpenʃən]

155
Q

les amortisseurs

A

the shock absorbers

156
Q

la selle

A

the saddle [ˈsædl]

157
Q

le guidon

A

the handlebars [ˈhændlˌbɑːz] (plur.)

158
Q

le cadre (bicyclette)

A

the frame [freɪm]

159
Q

les pédales

A

the pedals [ˈpedlz]

160
Q

pédaler

A

to pedal

161
Q

descendre / remonter la rue à bicyclette

A

to pedal up / down the street

162
Q

un casque

A

a crash helmet

163
Q

un garde-boue

A

[BR] a mudguard [ˈmʌdgɑːd] • [AM] a fender [ˈfendəʳ]

164
Q

les rayons

A

the spokes [ˈspəʊks]

165
Q

une chaîne de vélo

A

a bicycle chain

166
Q

une pompe à vélo

A

a bicycle pump

167
Q

un pignon

A

a gearwheel [ˈgɪəʳˌwɪːl]

168
Q

un plateau

A

a chain wheel

169
Q

un dérailleur

A

a derailleur [dəˈreɪljəʳ]

170
Q

la chambre à air

A

the inner tube

171
Q

le siège arrière

A

the pillion [ˈpɪljən]

172
Q

la conduite et la circulation

A

driving and traffic

173
Q

la conduite automobile

A

motoring [ˈməʊtərɪŋ]

174
Q

conduire

A

to drive* [draɪv]

175
Q

conduire une voiture / un camion

A

to drive* a car / a lorry

176
Q

le (la) conducteur (-trice)

A

the driver [ˈdraɪvəʳ]

177
Q

un(e) automobiliste

A

[BR] a motorist [ˈməʊtərɪst] • a (car) driver

178
Q

un chauffeur (conducteur)

A

a driver

179
Q

un chauffeur (privé)

A

a chauffeur [ˈʃəʊfəʳ]

180
Q

un camionneur, un routier

A

[BR] a lorry driver • [AM] a trucker [ˈtrʌkəʳ]

181
Q

un chauffard

A

a reckless driver • a roadhog [ˈrəʊdhɒg]

182
Q

un piéton

A

a pedestrian [pɪˈdestrɪən]

183
Q

démarrer

A

to drive* off • to move off

184
Q

mettre une voiture en marche

A

to start up a car

185
Q

braquer

A

to turn the wheel

186
Q

déboîter

A

to pull out

187
Q

faire marche arrière

A

to reverse (the car) • [BR] to back (the car) • [AM] to back up

188
Q

faire demi-tour

A

to do* a U-turn • to make* an about-turn

189
Q

tenir sa gauche / droite

A

to keep* to the left / right

190
Q

≈ rouler à 80 km/h

A

to go* at 50 mph (abr. de miles per hour)

191
Q

céder le passage à

A

[BR] to give* way to • [AM] to yield to [jiːld]

192
Q

tourner à gauche / à droite

A

to make* a left / right turn • to turn left / right

193
Q

mettre en prise

A

to engage gear • to put in gear

194
Q

changer de vitesse

A

[BR] to change gear • [AM] to shift gear

195
Q

passer la première

A

to engage first gear • to put* the car into first gear

196
Q

embrayer

A

to let* in the clutch

197
Q

débrayer

A

to let* out the clutch • to release the clutch

198
Q

accélérer

A

to accelerate [ækˈseləreɪt]

199
Q

appuyer sur le champignon

A

[BR] to put* one’s foot down (parlé) • [AM] to step on the gas (parlé)

200
Q

ralentir

A

to slow down

201
Q

freiner

A

to brake [breɪk] • to put* the brakes on

202
Q

s’immobiliser

A

to come* to a halt • to come* to a stop

203
Q

s’arrêter

A

to stop [stɒp] • to pull up • to pull in • to draw* up

204
Q

s’arrêter pile, s’arrêter net

A

to stop short • to stop suddenly

205
Q

doubler qqn, dépasser qqn

A

to pass sb • [BR] to overtake* sb

206
Q

un dépassement dangereux

A

dangerous overtaking (n. c.)

207
Q

faire une queue de poisson à qqn

A

to cut* in on sb

208
Q

faire un appel de phares à qqn

A

to flash one’s headlights at sb

209
Q

rouler en roue libre

A

to freewheel [ˈfrɪːˌwɪːl] • [AM] to coast [kəʊst]

210
Q

roder (une voiture)

A

[BR] to run* in (a car) • [AM] to break* in (a car)

211
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prendre la route

A

to set* off

212
Q

la route sera longue

A

it will be a long journey • it will be a long drive • it will be a long ride

213
Q

faire un tour en voiture

A

to go* for a drive

214
Q

aller en ville en voiture

A

to drive* into town

215
Q

conduire qqn quelque part

A

to drive* sb somewhere

216
Q

prendre un raccourci

A

to take* a short cut

217
Q

sur le bord de la route

A

at the roadside • at the side of the road

218
Q

la route de La Rochelle

A

the road to La Rochelle

219
Q

la voiture tient bien la route

A

the car holds the road well

220
Q

être / rester maître de son véhicule

A

to be / remain in control of one’s car

221
Q

perdre le contrôle de son véhicule

A

to lose* control of one’s car

222
Q

déraper

A

to go* into a skid • to skid [skɪd]

223
Q

un dérapage

A

a skid

224
Q

la visibilité est mauvaise

A

visibility is bad

225
Q

≈ la vitesse est limitée à 80 km/h

A

the speed limit is 50 mph (abr. de miles per hour)

226
Q

dépasser la limitation de vitesse

A

to be speeding • to exceed the speed limit

227
Q

un radar

A

a radar trap • a speed trap

228
Q

la circulation dans le sens Paris-province / province-Paris

A

traffic out of / into Paris

229
Q

la circulation est dense / fluide

A

traffic is heavy / moving

230
Q

les heures d’affluence, les heures de pointe

A

the rush hour (sing.)

231
Q

un bouchon, une retenue

A

a bottleneck [ˈbɒtlnek] • [BR] a tailback [ˈteɪlbæk]

232
Q

un embouteillage

A

a traffic jam • a (traffic) holdup

233
Q

encombré

A

congested [kənˈdʒestɪd]

234
Q

fréquenté (route)

A

busy [ˈbɪzɪ]

235
Q

un panneau indicateur

A

a road sign • a signpost [ˈsaɪnpəʊst]

236
Q

les feux (de circulation)

A

traffic lights

237
Q

le feu était au rouge / à l’orange / au vert

A

the traffic lights were at red / amber / green

238
Q

passer au feu rouge

A

to jump the lights

239
Q

brûler un feu rouge

A

to go* through the traffic lights • [AM] to run* a red light

240
Q

un agent de la circulation

A

a traffic policeman

241
Q

se faire arrêter par la police

A

to be stopped by the police

242
Q

recevoir une amende, recevoir une contravention

A

to be fined

243
Q

recevoir une contravention pour excès de vitesse

A

to be fined for speeding

244
Q

la conduite en état d’ivresse

A

drunk driving

245
Q

l’alcool au volant

A

drinking and driving

246
Q

un alcootest

A

[BR] a Breathalyzer ® [ˈbreθəlaɪzəʳ] • [AM] a drunkometer [drʌŋˈkɒmɪtəʳ]

247
Q

ils l’ont fait souffler dans le ballon

A

they breathalyzed him

248
Q

soufflez dans le ballon, s’il vous plaît

A

blow into the bag please

249
Q

tomber en panne

A

to break* down

250
Q

une panne

A

a breakdown [ˈbreɪkdaʊn]

251
Q

une dépanneuse

A

[BR] a breakdown van • [AM] a tow truck • [AM] a wrecker [ˈrekəʳ]

252
Q

tomber en panne d’essence

A

to run* out of petrol

253
Q

un permis de conduire

A

[BR] a driving licence • [AM] a driver’s license

254
Q

passer son permis de conduire

A

to take* one’s driving test

255
Q

une auto-école

A

a driving school

256
Q

un(e) moniteur (-trice) d’auto-école

A

a driving instructor

257
Q

prendre des leçons de conduite

A

to take* driving lessons

258
Q

le code de la route

A

the highway code

259
Q

la carte grise

A

[BR] the log book • [AM] the registration papers

260
Q

≈ la carte verte

A

the green card

261
Q

rouler à bicyclette / en moto

A

to ride* a cycle / motorcycle

262
Q

un(e) cycliste

A

a cyclist [ˈsaɪklɪst]

263
Q

un(e) motocycliste

A

a motorcyclist [ˈməʊtəˌsaɪklɪst] • a rider [ˈraɪdəʳ]

264
Q

les routes

A

roads

265
Q

le réseau routier

A

the road network

266
Q

une grande route, un grand axe

A

a main road

267
Q

une route nationale

A

[BR] a trunk road • [BR] an A-road • [AM] a highway [ˈhaɪweɪ]

268
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une route départementale

A

a secondary road • [BR] a B-road

269
Q

une artère

A

an arterial road • a thoroughfare [ˈθʌrəˌfɛəʳ] (soutenu)

270
Q

une autoroute

A

[BR] a motorway [ˈməʊtəweɪ] • [AM] an expressway [ɪksˈpresweɪ] • a freeway [ˈfrɪːˌweɪ] • a speedway [ˈspɪːˌdweɪ]

271
Q

une autoroute à péage

A

[BR] a toll motorway • [AM] a turnpike [ˈtɜːnpɑɪk]

272
Q

une aire de repos

A

a rest area

273
Q

un radar

A

[BR]a speed camera

274
Q

une voie express (en agglomération)

A

a throughway [ˈθʌrəweɪ]

275
Q

un périphérique

A

[BR] a ring road • [AM] a beltway [ˈbeltweɪ]

276
Q

un tronçon

A

a section [ˈsekʃən]

277
Q

une route de campagne

A

a country road

278
Q

un chemin de terre

A

a dirt road

279
Q

une bretelle

A

an access road

280
Q

une rue / route latérale

A

a side road / street

281
Q

une rue à sens unique

A

a one-way street

282
Q

une impasse

A

a cul-de-sac [ˈkʌldəˌsæk] • a dead end

283
Q

bifurquer (route)

A

to branch off • to fork off

284
Q

une bifurcation

A

a fork (in the road)

285
Q

un virage

A

a bend (in the road)

286
Q

un virage en épingle à cheveux

A

a hairpin bend

287
Q

un échangeur

A

a junction [ˈdʒʌŋkʃən] • an interchange [ˈɪntəˌtʃeɪndʒ]

288
Q

un croisement

A

[BR] a (road) junction • [AM] an intersection [ˌɪntəˈsekʃən]

289
Q

un rond-point

A

[BR] a roundabout [ˈraʊndəbaʊt] • [AM] a traffic circle • [AM] a rotary [ˈrəʊtərɪ]

290
Q

un carrefour

A

a crossroads [ˈkrɒsrəʊdz] (sing.)

291
Q

un pont

A

a bridge [brɪdʒ]

292
Q

un viaduc

A

a viaduct [ˈvaɪədʌkt]

293
Q

un autopont

A

[BR] a flyover [ˈflɑɪˌəʊvə] • [AM] an overpass [ˈəʊvəpɑːs]

294
Q

un passage souterrain

A

an underpass [ˈʌndəpɑːs] • [BR] a subway [ˈsʌbweɪ]

295
Q

une rocade

A

a bypass [ˈbaɪpɑːs]

296
Q

une déviation

A

a diversion [daɪˈvɜːʃən]

297
Q

la circulation a été déviée

A

traffic has been diverted

298
Q

la chaussée

A

[BR] the roadway [ˈrəʊdweɪ] • [AM] the pavement [ˈpeɪvmənt]

299
Q

une voie, une file

A

a lane [leɪn]

300
Q

une route à voie unique / à trois voies

A

a single-lane / a three-lane road

301
Q

une route à quatre voies

A

[BR] a dual carriageway • [AM] a divided highway

302
Q

la file de gauche / de droite

A

the left- / right-hand lane

303
Q

une piste cyclable

A

a bike lane

304
Q

changer de file

A

to change lanes

305
Q

une voie à contresens

A

a contraflow system

306
Q

une glissière de sécurité

A

a crash barrier

307
Q

le terre-plein central

A

[BR] the central reservation • [AM] the median strip

308
Q

les catadioptres, les cataphotes

A

cat’s eyes

309
Q

le bas-côté

A

[BR] the verge [vɜːdʒ] • [AM] the bern [bɜːn]

310
Q

«accotement non stabilisé»

A

soft verge

311
Q

la bande d’arrêt d’urgence

A

the hard shoulder

312
Q

une zone à vitesse limitée

A

a speed zone

313
Q

≈ une zone à vitesse limitée à 50 km/h

A

[BR] a 30-mile-an-hour area

314
Q

le trottoir

A

[BR] the pavement [ˈpeɪvmənt] • [AM] the sidewalk [ˈsɑɪdwɔːk]

315
Q

le bord du trottoir

A

[BR] the kerb [kɜːb] • [AM] the curb [kɜːb]

316
Q

le caniveau

A

the gutter [ˈgʌtəʳ]

317
Q

les travaux de réfection des voies

A

roadworks [ˈrəʊdwɜːks]

318
Q

une bosse

A

a bump [bʌmp]

319
Q

cahoteux, bosselé

A

bumpy [ˈbʌmpɪ]

320
Q

un nid de poule

A

a pothole [ˈpɔthəʊl]

321
Q

une ornière

A

a rut [rʌt]

322
Q

un ralentisseur, un casse-vitesse

A

[BR] a sleeping policeman • [AM] a speed bump

323
Q

le revêtement de la chaussée

A

the road surface

324
Q

les gravillons

A

loose chippings

325
Q

le macadam

A

tarmac [ˈtɑːmæk]

326
Q

le goudron

A

tar [tɑːʳ]

327
Q

l’asphalte

A

asphalt [ˈæsfælt]

328
Q

les garages et le stationnement

A

garages and parking

329
Q

un parking, un parc de stationnement

A

[BR] a car park • [AM] a parking lot

330
Q

le stationnement

A

parking [ˈpɑːkɪŋ]

331
Q

«défense de stationner»

A

no parking

332
Q

«arrêt interdit»

A

[BR] “ no waiting “ • [AM] “ no standing “

333
Q

se garer

A

to park [ˈpɑːk]

334
Q

stationner, être garé

A

to be parked

335
Q

se garer en double file

A

to double-park

336
Q

faire un créneau

A

to reverse into a parking space

337
Q

un parcmètre

A

a parking meter

338
Q

une contractuelle

A

[BR] a traffic warden • [AM] a meter maid

339
Q

avoir un P.-V., avoir une contravention

A

to get* a parking ticket

340
Q

un sabot (de Denver)

A

[BR] a wheel clamp • [AM] a Denver boot

341
Q

l’essence

A

[BR] petrol [ˈpetrəl] • [AM] gas(oline) [ˈgæs(əʊliːn)]

342
Q

le super

A

[BR] four-star petrol • [AM] super (gas) • [AM] premium (gas)

343
Q

l’ordinaire

A

[BR] two-star petrol • [AM] regular (gas)

344
Q

l’essence sans plomb

A

[BR] lead-free petrol • [AM] unleaded gas

345
Q

le gasoil

A

diesel [ˈdiːzl]

346
Q

la consommation (d’essence)

A

[BR] petrol consumption • [AM] gaz mileage

347
Q

≈ consommer 6 litres aux 100

A

to do* 50 to the gallon • to do* 50 mpg (abr. de miles per gallon)

348
Q

une pompe à essence

A

a petrol pump

349
Q

un(e) pompiste

A

a (pump) attendant

350
Q

une station-service, un poste d’essence

A

[BR] a petrol station • [AM] a filling station

351
Q

la jauge d’essence

A

the petrol gauge

352
Q

faire le plein

A

to fill up (with petrol)

353
Q

le plein s’il vous plaît

A

fill it up please

354
Q

un garage

A

a garage [ˈgærɑːʒ]

355
Q

un garagiste (propriétaire)

A

a garage owner

356
Q

un mécanicien

A

a mechanic [mɪˈkænɪk]

357
Q

faire réviser sa voiture

A

to have one’s car serviced

358
Q

une vidange

A

an oil change

359
Q

vérifier le niveau d’huile / d’eau

A

to check the oil / water (level)

360
Q

la pression (des pneus)

A

[BR] tyre pressure • [AM] tire pressure

361
Q

gonfler

A

to inflate [ɪnˈfleɪt] • to pump up

362
Q

un concessionnaire

A

a dealer [ˈdiːləʳ]

363
Q

les pièces de rechange

A

spare parts

364
Q

réparer

A

to repair [rɪˈpɛəʳ]

365
Q

un atelier de réparations

A

a repair shop

366
Q

une crevaison

A

a puncture [ˈpʌŋktʃəʳ] • [AM] a flat (tire)

367
Q

changer une roue

A

to change a wheel

368
Q

un cric

A

a jack [dʒæk]

369
Q

les câbles de démarrage (pour batterie)

A

jump leads

370
Q

remorquer qqn

A

to give* sb a tow • to tow sb

1 Anglais Vocabulaire collins (29 decks)

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