Chapitre 23 : Traffic in the city (la circulation urbaine) Flashcards

1
Q

la circulation automobile

A

car traffic

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2
Q

un automobiliste

A

a motorist

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3
Q

le flot/ le volume de la circulation

A

the flow/ the volume of traffic

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4
Q

un carrefour

A

a crossroads

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5
Q

un rond-point

A

a roundabout

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6
Q

des feux de signalisation

A

traffic lights

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7
Q

le feu vert

A

the green light

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8
Q

vert / orange / rouge

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green / amber / red

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9
Q

une rue à sens unique

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a one-way street

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10
Q

une artère

A

a thoroughfare

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11
Q

un piéton

A

a pedestrian

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12
Q

un passage pour piétons

A

a zebra crossing or a pedestrian crossing / (US) a crosswalk

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13
Q

un passage souterrain

A

a subway

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14
Q

les embouteillages

A

traffic congestion

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15
Q

la paralysie de la circulation

A

traffic gridlock

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16
Q

aux heures de pointe, d’affluence

A

at rush hour / during the rush hour

17
Q

un embouteillage, un bouchon

A

a traffic jam

18
Q

un bouchon, une retenue

A

a tailback/ a traffic hold-up

19
Q

un goulot d’étranglement

A

a bottleneck

20
Q

une rue passante/ une rue encombrante

A

a busy street/ a congested street

21
Q

avancer au pas

A

to crawl (along)

22
Q

une circulation dense/fluide

A

heavy traffic/ light traffic

23
Q

un parking

A

a car park/ (US) a parking lot

24
Q

un parking à plusieurs niveaux

A

a multistorey car park

25
un parcmètre
a parking meter
26
une contravention (stationnement)
a parking ticket
27
un contractuel
a traffic warden
28
se garer en double file
to double-park
29
se garer en interdiction
to park illegally
30
emmener une voiture à la fourrière
to tow away a car
31
immobiliser une voiture avec un sabot
to clamp a car
32
introduire un système de péage
to introduce road pricing
33
la taxe anti-embouteillages (Londres)
the congestion charge
34
une zone piétonnière
a pedestrian precint/ (US) a pedestrian mall
35
le covoiturage
car pooling
36
l'auto-partage
car sharing
37
utiliser les transports en commun
to use public transport