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Chapter 26: Communications and the media (1. Telecommunications, 2. Postal Services) ) Flashcards

1
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Un téléphone

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A phone

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2
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Un téléphone mobile

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A mobile (phone) (US: A cellphone)

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3
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Un téléphone avec appareil photo

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A cameraphone

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4
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Une carte SIM

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A SIM card

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5
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Un kit mains libres, un kit piéton

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A hands-free kit

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6
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Une oreillette

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An earpiece

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7
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Une sonnerie

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A ringtone

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8
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Répondre au téléphone

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To answer the phone

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9
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Raccrocher

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To hang*up

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10
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Un téléphone public

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A public phone, a payphone

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11
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Une cabine (téléphonique)

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A callbox, a phonebox (US: A phone booth)

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12
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Un téléphone à cartes

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A card phone

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13
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Une carte téléphonique

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A phonecard

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14
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Un téléphone fixe

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A landline phone

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15
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Un téléphone à touches

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A touch-tone phone

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16
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Le combiné

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The receiver

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17
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Décrocher (le téléphone)

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To lift/pick up the receiver

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18
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Laisser le téléphone décroché

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To leave* the phone off the hook

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19
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Un interphone

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An intercom, a buzzer

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20
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Un talkie-walkie

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A walkie-talkie

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21
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Un numéro de téléphone

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A phone number

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22
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Les touches

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The keys/buttons

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23
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La touche dièse

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The hash key

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24
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Composer un numéro

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To dial a number

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25
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La tonalité

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The dialling tone (US: The dial tone)

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26
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L’indicatif

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The dialling code (US: The area code )

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27
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Le signal d’appel

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Call waiting

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28
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Le transfert d’appel

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Call diversion

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29
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Le temps de communication

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Talk time

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30
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Un appel téléphonique, un coup de téléphone, une communication téléphonique

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A phone call

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31
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Un appel local

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A local call

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32
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Téléphoner en PCV

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To reverse/transfer the charges (US: To call collect)

33
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Téléphoner

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To phone, to make* a (phone) call

34
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Téléphoner à qulequ’un

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To phone somebody

35
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Obtenir la communication

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To get* through

36
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Mettre quelqu’un en communication, passer quelqu’un à quelqu’un

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To put* somebody through to somebody

37
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Être au téléphone avec quelqu’un

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To be on the phone to somebody

38
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Rappeler

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To call/phone back

39
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La messagerie vocale

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Voice mail

40
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Laisser un message pour quelqu’un

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To leave* a message for somebody

41
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La messagerie instantanée

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Instant messaging

42
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Un texto

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A text message

43
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Envoyer un texto à quelqu’un

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To text somebody

44
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Sonner

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To ring*

45
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Ça ne répond pas

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There’s no reply

46
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Être coupé

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To be cut off

47
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C’est occupé

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It’s engaged (US: It’s busy)

48
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Faire un faux numéro

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To get* a wrong number

49
Q

Je ne te capte plus !

A

You’re breaking up!

50
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Allô !

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Hello!, Hallo!

51
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Allô, Wallisdown et Cie, j’écoute

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Hello, Wallisdown & Co, can I help you ?

52
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Pourrais-je parler à Robert

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Could I speak to Robert, please ?

53
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Qui est à l’appareil ?

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Who’s speaking?

54
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C’est Marie à l’appareil

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This is Marie speaking

55
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C’est Marie (à l’appareil) ? - Elle même

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Is that Marie? - Speaking

56
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Ne quittez pas !

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Hold the line, please!

57
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Nous recherchons votre correspondant

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We’re trying to connect you

58
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Il m’a raccroché au nez

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He hung up on me

59
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L’annuaire

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The phone book

60
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Un bureau de poste, une poste

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A post office

61
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La poste (service)

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The mail service (UK: The post) (US: The postal service)

62
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Un(e) Facteur(-trice), un(e) préposé(e)

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A mailman

63
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Un(e) postier(-ière), une(e) employé(e) des postes

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A post office worker (UK: A postman)

64
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Le facteur est passée

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The mailman has been

65
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Une grève des postes

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A mail strike, a postal strike

66
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Le courrier

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Mail (US: Post)

67
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Faire suivre son courrier

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To have one’s mail forwarded

68
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Une lettre

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A letter

69
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Une carte postale

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A postcard

70
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Un paquet

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A packet

71
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Un colis

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A parcel

72
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Un fiche de déclaration de douane

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A customs form

73
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Un timbre(-poste)

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A (postag) stamp

74
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Coller un timbre

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To stick on a stamp

75
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Affranchir (avec un timbre)

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To stamp

76
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L’affranchissement (prix payé)

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Postage

77
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“Ne pas affranchir”

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“Postage paid”

78
Q

Les tarifs postaux

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Postage rates

79
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Une suratxe

A

A surcharge

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