City Vocabulary Flashcards

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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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square; plaza

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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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19
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les clous

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crosswalk

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20
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un croisement

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intersection

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21
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un embouteillage

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traffic jam

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22
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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
bridge
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un rond-point
rotary; roundabout
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une rue
street
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les transports en commun
public transportation
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un trottoir
sidewalk
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une voie
lane; road; track
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descendre
to go down; to get off
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donner des indications
to give directions
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être perdu(e)
to be lost
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monter (dans une voiture, dans un train)
to get (in a car, on a train)
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se trouver
to be located
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un agent de police
police officer
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un(e) citadin(e)
city/town-dweller
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un(e) citoyen(ne)
citizen
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un(e) colocataire
roommate; co-tenant
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un(e) conducteur/conductrice
driver
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un(e) étranger/étrangère
foreigner; stranger
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le maire
mayor
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un(e) passager/passagère
passenger
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un(e) piéton(ne)
pedestrian
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les travaux
construction
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l'urbanisme
city/town planning
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la vie nocturne
nightlife
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améliorer
to improve
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s'amuser
to have fun
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construire
to build
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empêcher (de)
to stop; to keep from (doing something)
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s'ennuyer
to get bored
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s'entretenir (avec)
to talk; to converse
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passer (devant)
to go past
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peupler
to populate
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rouler (en voiture)
to drive
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vivre
to live
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(peu/très) peuplé(e)
(sparsely/densely) populated
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animé(e)
lively
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bruyant(e)
noisy
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inattendu(e)
unexpected
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plein(e)
full
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privé(e)
private
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quotidien(ne)
daily
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sûr(e)/en sécurité
safe
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vide
empty
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un lien
connection
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un marché
deal
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une rame de métro
subway train
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un sketch
skit
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une voie
means, channel
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un wagon
subway car
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duper
to trick
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se méfier de
to be distrustful or wary of
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se plaindre
to complain
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se rassurer
to reassure oneself
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réitérer
to reiterate
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rejoindre
to join
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solliciter
to solicit
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débile
moronic
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gêné(e)
embarrassed
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insensible
insensitive
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une ambiance
atmosphere
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la batterie
drums
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un défilé
parade
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une fanfare
marching band
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une fête foraine
carnival
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un feu d'artifice
fireworks display
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une foire
fair
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une manifestation
demonstration
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le soutien
support
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un violon
violin
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s'étendre
to spread
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rassembler
to gather
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se réunir
to get together
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unir
to unite
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une cinémathèque
film library
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une contestation
a protest
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un cri
shout, cry
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l'espoir (m.)
hope
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une grève (sur le tas)
a (sit-in) strike
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ORTF
Office de la Radio et de la Télévision françaises
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un orateur
speaker; orator
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le passé
past
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un préavis
notice
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la vérité
truth
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cloîtrer
to cloister
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greffer
to transplant; to graft
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protester
to protest
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mensonger/mensongère
lying, deceptive
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usé(e)
worn out
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afin de
in order to