Code Route Flashcards

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chaussée rétrécie

rétrécir

rétrécissement

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road narrows

to shrink, narrow down

narrowing

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glissante

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slippery

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voie

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path, channel, lane

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cavalier

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rider, horseman

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heurter

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hit, collide with

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débouché sur

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leading to, exit of, entering from

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débouché de cyclists venant de droite ou gauche

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Cyclists entering from left or right

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voiture à bras

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handcart, wheel barrow

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une remorque

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a trailer

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10
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PTAC

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gross vehicle weight

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troupeaux

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flocks, herds

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12
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passage à niveau

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level crossings / railroad crossings

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13
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à une voie

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one-way

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14
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traversée de voies

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lane/track crossing

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contournement

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bypass

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16
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piste ou bande

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track or strip/band

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17
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panneaux d’indication de conduite

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driving instruction/direction signs

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18
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autopartage

covoiturage

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car sharing

Car pooling

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19
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trottoire

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sidewalk

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20
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GPL

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gaz de pétrole liquéfié

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emplacement de mis à l’eau d’embarcations légères

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launch site for light boats/craft

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22
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débit de boissons

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a drinking place/ beverage outlet

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23
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collations sommaires

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Quick snacks

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24
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point de détente

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relaxation point

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Poste de dépannage
Breakdown/recovery station Help Desk
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repérer
to locate / spot / track
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2 traits sécurités traits
2 security lines (used for guaging safe distance between cars) features / lines / traits / strokes / dashes / attributes
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la chaussée
the roadway / pavement
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balises balisages
beacons / tags markers / markings
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manche à air
windsock
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musoir signalant la divergence des voies
nose cone indicating divergence of lanes
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village étape
Stopover Village
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base de loisirs
leisure/recreation center
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jalonner
to mark out, stake out
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un anneau
ring / band
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en amont
upstream / upwind
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Parfois un sens unique rest ouvert en double sens pour une catégorie d'usagers
Sometimes a one-way street remains open in two directions for one category of users
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priorité par rapport à la circulation venant en sens inverse
priority over oncoming traffic
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un damier
a checkerboard
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ravitaillement en carburant
refueling
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le chevauchement
the overlap, overlapping
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chevaucher
to straddle
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la ligne de dissuasion
line of deterrence
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une ligne discontinue
broken line, allows crossing
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les flèches de sélection (ou de présélection)
arrows indicating their trajectory
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une panne mineure
a minor breakdown
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l'allure
the pace | (alos the look, appearance)
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un gabarit
a jig, gauge / a template
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ronds-points classiques (priorité à droite) sont surtout remplacés par des carrefours giratoires
"priorité à droite" traffic circles are rapidly disappearing in favor of "carrefours giratoires", where prioty is on the left
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un tronçon
segment, section
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le losange
the diamond | (also lozenge)
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les voiries
roadways
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des bâillements
yawning, yawns
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l'habitacle
the interior the cabin, cockpit
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se désaltérer
to quench thirst by drinking
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Reculer
To back up
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les virages sont souvent des épingles à flanc de montagne.
turns are often hairpins on the side of the mountain
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une bretelle de sortie
an exit ramp
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col
pass (eg, mountain pass) also collar, neck
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défaillance de freins
brake failure
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les pneus à crampons sont autorisé du 1er Nov au 31 mars les pneus à clous
studded, knobby tires are allowed
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les feux de route les feux de croisement
high-beam headlights low-beam headlights
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une remorque
a trailer
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un faisceau attelage
a coupling harness (trialer hitch wiring assembly)
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la ligne de rive la ligne médiane
The Edge Line The centre line
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un attelage de remorque
a trailer hitch
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l'usure
Wear & tear
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les essuie-glaces
Windshield wipers
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Le lave-glace
Windshield washer
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le pare-brise
The Windshield/ windscreen
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désembuer les vitres de l'habitacle
to defog the windows of the passenger compartment
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laisser fuser un filet d'air
let a stream of air flow/escape
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dégivrage de la lunette arrière
defrosting of the rear window
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le verglas est sournois
the ice is sneaky/insidious
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des lieux venté à l'abri du soleil
windy places sheltered from the sun
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mettre de l'antigel dans le radiateur, et du liquide "lave-glace" dans les bocaux des lave-glaces
Put anti-freeze in the radiator and winshield washer fluid in the windshield washer jars
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j'évite de serrer le frein à main, qui risque de rester bloqué par le gel.
I avoid using the handbrake, which may be blocked by the frost
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Je conduis avec souplesse, en maniant le volant du "bout des doigts"
I drive smoothly, using my fingertips on the wheel
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Si je rétrograde une vitesse, j'embraye très souplement
If I downshift, I shift very smoothly
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les risques de grêle sont fréquents lors des giboulées de printemps et des orages d'été
The risk of hail is frequent during the showers of spring and the storms of summer
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rafales
gusts bursts, gusty
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Gare au vent latéral
beware of the side wind
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éblouissement
glare dazzle, dazzling
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je maintien mon allure
I maintain my pace
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véhicules affecté au transport de marchandises
vehicles used to transport goods
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signaux sonores interdit
sound signals forbidden
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système embarqué
on-board system
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les intempéries
bad weather
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en aval
downstream
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un médecin agréé
a licensed physician