A - Travel, transport and directions Flashcards
à droite (adv)
– (to/on the) right
à gauche (adv)
– (to/on the) left
à l’étranger (adv)
– abroad
accident (m)
– accident
aéroglisseur (m)
– hovercraft
aéroport (m)
– airport
aller-retour (m/adj)
– return (ticket)
aller simple (m/adj)
– single (ticket)
arrêt d’autobus (m)
– bus stop
arrivée (f)
– arrival
arriver (verb)
– to arrive
atterrir (verb)
– to land
autobus (m)
– bus
automobiliste (m/f)
– driver
autoroute (f)
– motorway
avion (m)
– aeroplane
bagages (m pl)
– luggage
bateau (m)
– boat, ship
billet (m)
– ticket
bon séjour (adj+m)
– have a nice stay
bon voyage (adj+m)
– have a good journey
bicyclette (f)
– bicycle
billet (m)
– ticket
bureau des objects trouvés (m)
– lost property office
camion (m)
– lorry, truck
car (m)
– (long distance) coach
carrefour (m)
– crossroads
casque (m)
– (crash) helmet
changer
– change
chauffeur (m)
– driver (of bus, taxi etc)
chemin de fer (m)
– railway
circulation (f)
– traffic
coffre (m)
– boot (of car)
coin (m)
– corner
conduire (verb)
– to drive
conducteur/conductrice (m/f)
– driver
consigne (f)
– left-luggage office
continuer (verb)
– to go, continue
contrôleur (m)
– ticket inspector
décoller (verb)
– take off (aeroplane)
défense de (+ verb)
– do not
départ (m)
– departure
descendre de (verb)
– get out/get off
douane (f)
– customs
doubler (verb)
– to overtake, to pass
droit (m)
– right (to do something)
en panne (adj)
– broken down, not working
embouteillage (m)
– traffic jam
essence (f)
– petrol
faire de l’auto-stop
– to hitchhike
faire le plein
– to fill the tank
ferry(boat) (m)
– ferry
frontière (f)
– border
gare (f)
– station
gazole (m)
– diesel
gare routière (f)
– bus station
gare SNCF (f)
– railway station
gas-oil (m)
– diesel
garer (verb)
– to park
guichet (m)
– ticket office
kilomètre (m)
– kilometre
marcher (verb)
– to walk
mètre (m)
– metre
métro (m)
– underground
mobylette (f)
– moped
monter dans (verb)
– get in/get on
moteur (m)
– engine
motocyclette (f)
– motorbike
panne (f)
– puncture/breakdown
permis de conduire (m)
– driving licence
pièce d’identité (f)
– (form of) identification
piéton(ne) (m and adj)
– pedestrian
pneu (m)
– tyre
portière (f)
– door (of vehicle)
pour aller à X ? (verb)
– how do I get to X?
près de (pron)
– near
priorité (f)
– priority
prochain(e) (adj)
– next
quai (m)
– platform
rater (verb)
– to miss (eg train)
retard (m)
– delay
rond-point (m)
– roundabout
roue (f)
– wheel
route (nationale) (f)
– main road
salle d’attente (f)
– waiting room
sans plomb (adj)
– unleaded
s’arrêter (verb)
– to stop
sécurité (f)
– safety
sens unique (m)
– one way (system)
sortie (de secours) (f)
– (emergency) exit
stationner (verb)
– to park
station-service (f)
– service station
taxi (m)
– taxi
tourner (verb)
– to turn
tout droit (adv)
– straight ahead
tout près (adj)
– very near
train (m)
– train
trajet (m)
– journey, trip
tram (m)
– tram
transports en commun (m)
– public transport
traverser (verb)
– cross, go over
tunnel sous la Manche (m)
– Channel tunnel
vélo (m)
– bicycle
vélomoteur (m)
– moped
vérifier/contrôler
– to check
vers (prep)
– towards
vite (adv)
– quickly, fast
vitesse (f)
– speed
voiture (f)
– car
voler (verb)
– to fly
voyager (verb)
– to travel
