41 Voyager Par La Route - Road Travel Flashcards

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Le réseau routier

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The road network

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**La route**

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**The road**

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La chaussée

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The roadway

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Une intersection, un carrefour

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A junction, a crossroads, an intersection

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Un bas-côté

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A verge, a roadside

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Une bande d’arrêt d’urgence

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A hard shoulder

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Un virage

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A bend

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Un virage en épingle à cheveu

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A hairpin bend

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Un péage

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A toll gate

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Une voie, une file

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A lane

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Un pont

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A bridge

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Un panneau (routier)

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A (road) sign

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Un poteau indicateur

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A signpost

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Un nid de poule

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A pothole

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Une ornière

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A rut

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Un dos d’âne

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A hump back

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Une aire de repos

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A rest area

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Une aire de stationnement

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A lay-by, a parking area

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Une aire de services

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A service station

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Une borne (kilométrique)

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A milestone

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Cahoteux

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Bumpy

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Sinueux

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Winding

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**Les véhicules routiers**

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**Road vehicles**

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Une voiture

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A car

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Une voiture de location

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A rental car

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La location de voiture

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Car rental

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Une voiture de collection

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A vintage car

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Un 4x4

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A SUV

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Une décapotable

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A convertible

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Une limousine

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A limo, a limousine

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Un camion

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A lorry

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Une remorque

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A utility trailer

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Une camionnette

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A van

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Un camion de livraison

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A delivery van

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Un autobus, un autocar

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A bus

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Un autocar

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A coach

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36
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D’occasion

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Second-hand

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**Les parties d’une voiture**

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**The parts of a car**

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La carrosserie

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The body

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39
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Le moteur

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The engine

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Le volant

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The steering-wheel

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La direction assistée

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Power steering

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42
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L’embrayage

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The clutch

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Les freins

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The brakes

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Le frein à main

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The handbrake

45
Q

Le point mort

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Neutral

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Une ceinture de sécurité

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A safety-belt, a seat belt

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Q

Le tableau de bord

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The dashboard

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Le compteur de vitesse

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The speedometer

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Le rétroviseur (central)

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The rear-view mirror

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Le pare-brise

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The windscreen

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La lunette arrière

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The rear-window

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Le toit ouvrant

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The sunroof

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La galerie

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The roof rack

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Les phares

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The headlights

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Une roue

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A wheel

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Un pneu

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A tyre

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Un pneu crevé

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A puncture, a flat tyre

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Un cric

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A jack

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Un pare-choc

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A bumper

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Une aile

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A wing

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L’entretien

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Maintenance

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Q

Faire le plein

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To fill up

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Tomber en panne

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To break down

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Réparer

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To repair

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Réviser

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To service

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**La conduite**

A

**Driving**

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La circulation

A

Traffic

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Un embouteillage

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A traffic jam

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Un conducteur

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A driver, a motorist

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Q

La clé de contact

A

The ignition key

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Un permis de conduire

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A driving licence

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La carte grise

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Registration papers

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Le code de la route

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The highway code

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La priorité

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(The) right of way

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Conduire

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To drive

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Q

Mettre / Couper le contact

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To switch on / off the engine

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Mettre (la voiture) en marche

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To start up (the car)

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Passer la première

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To put the car into first gear

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Déboîter

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To pull out

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Embrayer / Débrayer

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To let in / out the clutch

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Q

Aller vite

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To speed

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Accélérer

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To speed up, to accelerate

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Ralentir

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To slow down

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Freiner

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To brake

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Doubler

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To pass, to overtake

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Q

Faire une queue de poisson

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To cut in

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Q

Caler

A

To stall

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Q

Faire marche arrière

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To reverse, to back up

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Q

Faire demi-tour

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To do / make a U-turn

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Q

Faire un appel de phares

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To flash one’s headlights

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Q

Céder le passage, laisser la priorité

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To give way, to yield

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Klaxonner

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To sound the horn, to hoot

93
Q

Attache ta ceinture !

A

Fasten your seatbelt!

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Q

C’est un bonheur de conduire cette voiture

A

This car drives like a dream

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Q

Le plein, s’il vous plaît !

A

Fill her up, please!

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Q

Soyez prudent sur la route

A

Drive safely

97
Q

C’est à une demi-heure d’ici en voiture

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It’s a half hour’s drive from here

98
Q

Pourquoi est-ce que tu ne prends pas le volant ?

A

Why don’t you take the wheel?

99
Q

Il conduit comme un fou, c’est un chauffard

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He is a reckless driver, a road hog

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Q

Leur coupé a été détruit dans l’accident

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Their coupé was wrecked in the crash

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Il a percuté un arbre et a démoli sa voiture de sport

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He drove straight into a tree and smashed up his sportscar

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Q

Accélère !

A

Step on it!

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L’enfer est pavé de bonnes intentions

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The road to hell is paved with good intentions

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Elle est sur la voie de la réussite

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She’s on the road to success

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Une position modérée / de compromis

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A middle-of-the-road stance

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Dis-moi où nous en sommes

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Bring me up to speed

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À tombeau ouvert

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At breakneck speed

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Il brûle la vie par les deux bouts

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He leads a life in the fast lane

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Il a complètement changé d’avis sur le sujet

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He made a U-turn on this issue