Driving and road conditions Flashcards

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1
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A (road) sign

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Un panneau (de signalisation)

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A 4-wheel drive

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Un 4x4

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A bonnet/hood (GB)

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Un capot

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A brake/To brake

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Un frein/freiner

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A bumper

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Un pare-chocs

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A cab

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Un taxi

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A car crash

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Un accident de voiture

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A car rental

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Une location de voiture

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A car service

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Un service de voiturage

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A crosswalk (US)/a zebra crossing (GB)

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Un passage piéton

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A dashboard

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Un tableau de bord

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A door mirror/fender mirror/ outside rear-view mirror/side (view) mirror/ wing mirror

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Un rétroviseur extérieur

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A driver’s license (US)/driving licence (GB)

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Un permis de conduire

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A driveway

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Une allée privée

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A driving ban

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Une interdiction de conduire

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A driving instructor

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Un moniteur de conduite

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17
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A fine/a ticket

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Une amende/un PV

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18
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A foot brake

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Un frein à pied

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19
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A front mirror

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Un rétroviseur frontal

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20
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A gear

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Une vitesse

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A gear lever/a gear stick/a gear shift

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Un levier de vitesse

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22
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A handbrake

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Un frein à main

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23
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A headlight

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Un phare

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A highway (US)/freeway (US)/motorway (GB)

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Une autoroute

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25
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A hit and run

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Un délit de fuite

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A lane

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Une voie

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A license plate/tag (US)/ number plate (GB)

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Une plaque d’immatriculation

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A motorbike/bike

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Une motocyclette/moto

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29
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A one-way street

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Une rue à sens unique

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30
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A park-and-ride scheme

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Un parking relais

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31
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A parking lot/parking space

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Une place de parking

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32
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A pedestrian

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Un piéton

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33
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A pedestrianized street

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Une rue piétonne

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34
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A petrol gauge

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Une jauge d’essence

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police officer/traffic cop

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Un officier de police/un officier de la circulation

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36
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A rear(view) mirror

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Un rétroviseur

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37
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A road accident

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Un accident de la route

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38
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A rotary circle/traffic circle (US)/roundabout (UK)

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Un rond-point

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39
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A rush hour (US)/peak hour (GB)

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Une heure de pointe

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40
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A seat belt

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Une ceinture de sécurity

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41
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A sedan

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Une berline

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42
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A sidewalk (US)/pavement (GB)

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Un trottoir

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43
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A spare part

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Une pièce détachée

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44
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A spare tire

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Une roue de secours

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45
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A speed limit

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Une limite de vitesse

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46
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A station wagon

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Un break

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47
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A steering wheel

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Un volant

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48
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A stop light

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Un feu rouge (tricolore)

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49
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A tailback (GB)

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Un bouchon

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50
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A tire (US)/tyre (GB)

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Un pneu

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51
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A tollbooth

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Une station de péage

52
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A traffic jam/congestion

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Un embouteillage

53
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A traffic light

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Un feu tricolore

54
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A traffic violation (US)/ an offense

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Une infraction au code de la route

55
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A truck (US)/lorry (GB)

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Un camionUn camion

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A trunk (US)/a boot (GB)

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Un coffre

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A van

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Un van

58
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A vehicle enthusiast

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Un passionné d’automobile

59
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A wheel

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Une roue

60
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A windscreen/windshield wiper

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Un essui-glace

61
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A windshield

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Un parebrise

62
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A/to tow-away

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Un remorquage/remorquer

63
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Affordable

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Abordable

64
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An auto-free zone/ a car-free zone/pedestrian zone/traffic-free zone

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Une zone piétonne

65
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An engine

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Un moteur

66
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An exhaust pipe

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Un pot d’échappement

67
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An indicator

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Un clignotant

68
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Autobahn racing

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Course sur l’autoroute

69
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Exhaust fumes

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Des gazs d’échappement

70
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Gas/petrol

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Essence

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Ground/land transportation

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Transport terrestre

72
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Heavy traffic

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Circulation dense

73
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Light/noise/sound pollution

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Pollution visuelle/sonore

74
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Neutral (gear)

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En position neutre

75
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Reverse gear

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Marche arrière

76
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Road rage

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Violence au volent

77
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Smog

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Nuage de pollution

78
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To adjust

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Ajuster

79
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To be congested

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Etre embouteillé

80
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To be dazzled

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Etre aveuglé

81
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To be held up by roadworks/diversions/ accidents

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Etre retenu/bloqué par des travaux, diversion, accidents

82
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To be stuck in traffic jam/congestion

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Etre coincé dans les embouteillages

83
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To be towed

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Etre remorqué

84
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To break down (vehicle)

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Etre en panne

85
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To collide with

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Entrer en collision avec

86
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To commute

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Faire l’aller retour maison-travai

87
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To cut someone up

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Couper quelqu’un sur sa voie

88
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To do village-skirting

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Visiter les villages le long de la route

89
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To drive away

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Faire partir

90
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To drive off

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S’éloigner

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To drive through (a forest)

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Conduire à travers (une forêt)

92
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To drop someone off

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Déposer quelqu’un

93
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To face the oncoming traffic

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Subir le trafic qui se rapproche

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To fill up

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Faire le plein

95
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To flag someone down

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Faire signe à quelqu’un de s’arrêter

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To get a flat tire/puncture

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Avoir un pneu crevé

97
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To get around

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Bouger, voyager

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To give off a funny smell/smoke

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Produire une drôle d’odeur/de fumée

99
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To go off the road

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Quitter la route

100
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To have a head-on collision

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Subir une collision frontale

101
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To hire a vehicle

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Louer un véhicule

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To honk/hoot/toot the horn

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Klaxonner

103
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To knock/run over someone

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Renverser quelqu’un

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To lift a car

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Soulever une voiture

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To obey the traffic law

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Respecter le code de la route

106
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To overtake

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Dépasser

107
Q

To pick someone up

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Aller chercher quelqu’un

108
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To pick up a car

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Aller chercher une voiture

109
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To pull out

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Déboîter

110
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To pull someone over

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Prendre quelqu’un à part, arrêter quelqu’un

111
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To put points on one’s driving license

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Perdre des points sur son permis de conduire

112
Q

To rev up one’s engine

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Faire chauffer/emballer son moteur

113
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To run out of petrol

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Manquer d’essence

114
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To skid (on a bend)

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Glisser (sur un virage)

115
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To slow down

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Ralentir

116
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To soar

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Monter en flèche

117
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To speed up

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Accélérer

118
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To spin across

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Tourner autour

119
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To step on the brakes/accelerator

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Appuyer sur le frein, l’accélérateur

120
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To swerve

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Faire une embardée

121
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To take a breathalyzer

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Passer un alcotest

122
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To turn on

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Démarre

123
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To yield (US)/give way (GB)

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Céder le passage

124
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Traffic is building up/tailing back

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Il y a de plus en plus de circulation.

125
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Traffic is easing off/dying down

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Le trafic se tarit, s’affaiblit.

126
Q

Traffic lights

A

Feux tricolores.