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C. Nouveau Manuel de l'Angliciste > C-18 Life in Town > Flashcards

C-18 Life in Town Flashcards

1
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citadin

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town dweller

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habité

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inhabited

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trottoir

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pavement UK

sidewalk US

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heure de pointe

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rush hour

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se hâter

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hustling

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noirée

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smut

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suie

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soot

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affiche

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announcement

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quartier

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district

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capitale

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capital

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lotissement

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lot

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tas d’ordure

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rubbish pile

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appartement (bât)

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apartment house

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vitrine

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window

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rue

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street

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faubourgs

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suburbs

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banlieue

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suburbs

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18
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locataire

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tenant

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19
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pavés

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cobbles

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20
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bourg

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market-town

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21
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tour

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tower

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22
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flèche

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steeple

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23
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grands magasins

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big stores

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circulation

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traffic

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25
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embarras

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congestion

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refuge

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traffic-island

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sens giratoire

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roundabout traffic

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passages cloutés

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pedestrian crossings

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29
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rue à sens unique

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one-way street

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30
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zones de parking interdit

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no-parking areas

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zones bleues

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parking-meter area

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32
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passages supérieurs

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fly-overs

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33
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passage souterrains

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subways

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34
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feux

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traffic lights

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35
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déviations

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by-passes

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36
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contractuels

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parking-meter attendant

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37
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cris de métier

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tradesmen cries

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38
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crissement de freins

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squeal of brakes

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39
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grincement des pneus

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screech of tyres

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40
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pétarades des motocycles

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roar of motor-cycles

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bruit sourd des poids lourds

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rumble of heavy lorries

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mugissement des sirènes d’usine

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moan of factory-hooters

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marteau-piqueur

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pneumatic-drill

44
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centre commercial (ville)

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trading center

45
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quartier résidentiel

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residential area

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zone industrielle

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industrial quarter

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populeux

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crowded

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cellules urbaines

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neighbourhood units

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arrondissement

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district

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pâté de maison

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block

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voie de communication

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thoroughfare

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boulevard

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boulevard

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avenues

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avenues

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grandes artères

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arterial roads

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plaque

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name-plate

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ruelle

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alley

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impasse

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cul-de-sac

58
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macadam

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tarmac

59
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parc

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park

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bois

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woods

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carrefour

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cross-roads

62
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hotel de vill

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town hall

63
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etablissements de bain

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public baths

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salle de concert

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concert hall

65
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toilettes publiques

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public conveniences

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caserne de pompiers

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fire station

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maire

A

mayor

68
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adjoint

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alderman

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conseil municipal

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municipal corporation

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percepteur

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taxation officer

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état-civil

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Registry Office

72
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sécurité sociale

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National Insurance Office

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contravention

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summonces

74
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permis de conduire

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driving license

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manifestants

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demonstrators

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autobus rouge à impériale

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red doubledeckers

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métro

A

underground UK

78
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rame

A

train

79
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gare de chemin de fer

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railway-station

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gare routière

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bus station

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tramways

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trams

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trolleybus

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trolley-buses

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autobus

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buses

84
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ambulancier

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ambulance men

85
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brancard

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stretcher

86
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auto-pompe

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fire-engine

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appel d’urgence

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emergency call

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cerné par le feu

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hemmed by the fire

89
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asphyxié

A

gassed

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inondation

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flooding

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noyade

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drowning

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fumée d’usine

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fume

93
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tuyau d’échappement

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exhaust-pipe

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service d’entretien

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maintenance service

95
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éclairage public

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public lighting

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cantonnier

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roadman

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service de voirie

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highways department

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balayeur

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road sweeper

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éboueur

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dustman

100
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caniveau

A

gutter

101
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égoût

A

drains

C. Nouveau Manuel de l'Angliciste (34 decks)

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