À Moi Paris Level 4 - ch 6 Flashcards

1
Q

Retaper

A

to fix up

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2
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Bricoleur, bricoleuse

A

handy; Le bricolage (handywork), bricoler (vb)

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3
Q

Le digicode

A

a building’s access code

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4
Q

La sonnette

A

the buzzer

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5
Q

C’est le grand méchant loup

A

It’s the big bad wolf; Expression

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6
Q

Se garer

A

to park

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7
Q

En face

A

in front

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8
Q

Un bled

A

a small town; Slang

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9
Q

Dans ce coin-là

A

in that region; Colloquial

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10
Q

Une baraque

A

a house; Slang

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11
Q

Ça veut dire

A

it means

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12
Q

Amusez-vous bien

A

have fun

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13
Q

Démarrer

A

to start the engine

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14
Q

Le périf

A

the beltway around a large city; Short for le périphérique

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15
Q

Une autoroute

A

a highway

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16
Q

Une carte routière

A

a map

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17
Q

T’inquiète

A

don’t worry; Colloquial. It should be “ne t’inquiète pas”

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18
Q

Traverser

A

to go across

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19
Q

Bouché

A

stuck with traffic jams; Un bouchon = un embouteillage = a traffic jam

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20
Q

Une sortie

A

an exit

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21
Q

Un péage

A

a toll

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22
Q

Le pare-soleil

A

the visor/ sunshade

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23
Q

La circulation

A

car traffic

24
Q

Faire le plein, faire de l’essence

A

to fill the tank

25
Q

Une station-service

A

a gas station

26
Q

La panne

A

a car failure / breakdown

27
Q

Le gasoil

A

diesel fuel

28
Q

L’essence

A

gasoline

29
Q

Une diesel

A

a diesel car

30
Q

Tomber en panne

A

to have a car failure

31
Q

Une dépanneuse

A

a tow truck

32
Q

Faire vidanger le réservoir

A

to drain the tank

33
Q

Dis donc

A

oh my goodness… you don’t say, hey !; Common interjection that covers a lot of dif­ferent emotions

34
Q

Pas un poil d’ombre

A

not a trace of shade; Colloquial

35
Q

Un pneu à plat

A

a flat tire

36
Q

Une roue de secours

A

a spare wheel

37
Q

S’abriter

A

to take shelter

38
Q

Le cric

A

the car jack

39
Q

Ça n’avançait pas

A

it wasn’t moving/progressing; Expression

40
Q

Une départementale

A

a large secondary road

41
Q

Prendre à droite

A

turn to the right; Do say the “t” at the end of droite

42
Q

Un carrefour

A

a crossroad

43
Q

Continuer tout droit

A

keep going straight; Don’t’ say the “t” and the end of droit

44
Q

Tourner à gauche

A

turn to the left

45
Q

Une route prioritaire

A

a road which has the right of way

46
Q

Un croisement

A

an intersection

47
Q

Priorité à droite

A

right hand right of way; In France, when there is no sign indicating otherwise, you need to give the right of way to the car coming from your right

48
Q

Au bout de

A

at the end of

49
Q

Un rond-point

A

a round about; The French LOVE their round abouts, they are everywhere!

50
Q

Un panneau

A

a sign

51
Q

Faire demi-tour

A

to turn around

52
Q

La route principale

A

the main road

53
Q

Passer devant

A

to pass something

54
Q

Une impasse

A

a cul-de-sac, dead-end street

55
Q

Au feu

A

at the traffic light

56
Q

Un peuplier

A

poplar tree