Chapter 2 Vocab Flashcards by Stacey McMillan | Brainscape

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un arrêt d’autobus

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bus stop

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une banlieue

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suburb; outskirts

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une caserne de pompiers

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fire station

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le centre-ville

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city/town center; downtown

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un cinéma

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cinema; movie theater

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un commissariat de police

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police station

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un édifice

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building

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un gratte-ciel

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skyscraper

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un hôtel de ville

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city/town hall

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un jardin public

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public garden

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un logement/une habitation

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housing

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un musée

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museum

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le palais de justice

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courthouse

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une place

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plaza; square

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la préfecture de police

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police headquarters

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un quartier

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neighborhood

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une station de métro

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subway station

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la circulation

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traffic

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les clous

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crosswalk

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un croisement

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intersection

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un embouteillage

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traffic jam

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un feu (tricolore)

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traffic light

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un panneau

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road sign

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un panneau d’affichage

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billboard

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un pont

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bridge

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un rond-point

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rotary; roundabout

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une rue

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street

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les transports en commun

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public transportation

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un trottoir

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sidewalk

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une voie

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lane; road; track

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descendre

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to go down; to get off

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donner des indications

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to give directions

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être perdu(e)

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to be lost

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monter (dans une voiture, dans un train)

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to get (in a car, on a train)

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se trouver

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to be located

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un agent de police

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police officer

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un(e) citadin(e)

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city/town dweller

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un(e) citoyen(ne)

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citizen

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un(e) colocataire

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roommate; co-tenant

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un(e) conducteur/conductrice

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driver

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un(e) étranger/étrangère

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foreigner; stranger

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le maire

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mayor

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un(e) passager/ passagère

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passenger

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un(e) piéton(ne)

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pedestrian

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les travaux

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construction

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l’urbanisme

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city/town planning

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la vie nocturne

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nightlife

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améliorer

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to improve

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s’amuser

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to have fun

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construire

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to build

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empêcher (de)

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to stop; to keep from (doing something)

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s’ennuyer

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to get bored

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s’entretenir (avec)

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to talk; to converse

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passer (devant)

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to go past

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peupler

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to populate

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rouler (en voiture)

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to drive

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vivre

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to live

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(peu/très) peuplé(e)

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(sparsely/densely) populated

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