La Vie Quotidienne BLED Flashcards

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1
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une ville

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a town

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une grande ville

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a city

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une mégalopole

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a megalopolis

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une métropole

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a metropois

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une bourgade

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a market town

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une ville champignon

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a boomtown [u:]

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l’urbanisme

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town planning

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un citadin

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a town dweller, a city dweller

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le paysage urbain

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the townscape, the cityscape

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un riverain

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a local resident

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un habitant

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an inhabitant, a resident

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la banlieue

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the suburbs

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un banlieusard (travaillant en ville)

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a commuter [ju:]

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1 un quartier, 2 ± un arrondissement

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a district

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un quartier

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a neighbourhood

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un quartier commerçant

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a shopping area

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un centre commercial

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a shopping centre, a mall

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une zone piétonne

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a pedestrian precinct

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une zone industrielle

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an industrial estate

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20
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une cité, un lotissement

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a housing estate

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21
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un square / jardin public

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a public garden, a park

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un terrain communal

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a green

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un espace vert

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a green area, a green space

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24
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un kiosque à musique

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a band stand

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une fontaine

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a fountain

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une aire de jeu

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a playground

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un terrain vague

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waste ground, a sandlot

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de banlieue, banlieusard

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suburban [u:]

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29
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populeux

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populous

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surpeuplé

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overcrowded

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habiter

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to inhabit

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32
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un égout, les égouts

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a sewer, sewerage

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33
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le réseau d’autobus

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the bus network

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34
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un abri d’autobus

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a bus shelter

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35
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un bus à impériale

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a double-decker

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36
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la mairie

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the town hall (GB), the city hall (US)

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37
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une caserne de pompier

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a fire station

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un pompier

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a fire man, a fire fighter

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un camion de pompier

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a fire engine / truck

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40
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des équipements sportifs

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sport facilities

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41
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une piscine municipale

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a public swimming-pool

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un gymnase

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a gymnasium, a gym

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43
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une maison des jeunes, de quartier

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a youth club

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44
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une bibliothèque

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a library [ai]

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45
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un centre hospitalier

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a hospital complex

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46
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des toilettes publiques

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a public lavatory, a comfort station(US)

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47
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ramasser les ordures

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to collect, to pick up the garbage

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48
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le mobilier urbain

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street furniture [3:]

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49
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l’éclairage public

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street lighting

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50
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un banc public

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a public bench

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51
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un taxi

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a taxi, a cab

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52
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le prix de la course

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the fare

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53
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le compteur

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the metre [i:]

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54
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un couloir d’autobus

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a bus lane

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55
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une piste cyclable

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a bicycle lane

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56
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un piéton

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a pedestrian

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57
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un passage-piéton

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a pedestrian crossing, a zebra crossing

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58
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les feux tricolores

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trafic lights

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59
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le stationnement

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parking [a:]

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60
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une place de stationnement

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a parking space

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61
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un horodateur

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a parking metre

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62
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un parking

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a car park

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63
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une arcade

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a thoroughfare

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une avenue

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an avenue

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65
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un boulevard

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a boulevard [u:]

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66
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une allé

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a lane, an alley

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67
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une rue à snes unique

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a one-way street

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un cul de sac

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a blind alley, a dead end, a cul-de-sac

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une place

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a square

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70
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une esplanade

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a plaza [a:]

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la place du marché

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the marketplace [a:]

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72
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une rue en arc de cercle

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a crescent [e]

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73
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un quai

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an embankment

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74
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le bord du trottoir

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the kerb GB, the curb US

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75
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un caniveau

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a gutter

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76
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une bouche d’égout

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a manhole

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77
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traverser

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to cross

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78
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se garer

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to park

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79
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se garer en double file

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to double-park

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80
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héler un taxi

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to hail, to flag a taxi/cab

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81
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il passe deux heures par jour dans les transports pour aller à son travail

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he spends two hours commuting every day

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82
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Ils vivent en périphérie de la ville

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They live on the outskirts of the city

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83
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C’est la ville où j’ai grandi

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It’s my home town

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84
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Miami a une population de 400 000 habitants

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Miami has a population of 400,000.

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85
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L’agglomération compte 5,5 millions d’habitants

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The metropolitan area hosts 5 million people.

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86
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Nous habitons une rue tranquille

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We live on a quiet side/back street.

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87
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les grévistes sont descendus dans la rue hier

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The strikers took to the street yesterday

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Le feu peuvent être vert, orange, ou rouge.

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The trafic lights may be green, amber, or red

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89
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Le rénovation a commencé

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Rehabilitation is under way

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90
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Où est l’école? A 5 rues d’ici.

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Where is the school? It’s five blocks down the street.

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91
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Jane habite les hauts quartiers

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Jane lives uptown

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92
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le métro de Londres

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The Tube

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93
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faire la fête en ville

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To paint the town red

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94
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toute la ville en parle

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It’s the talk of the town

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95
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C’est dans mes cordes

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That’s right up my street!

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96
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L’homme de la rue

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The man in the street

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97
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Ils ont exploré toutes les possibilités.

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They explored every possible avenue

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98
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le centre-ville GB/US

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the town centre, downtown

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la Grande – Rue GB/US

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the High Street, the Main Street

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100
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une ville dortoir GB/US

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a dormitory town, a commuter town

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un lampadaire GB/US

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a lamppost, a street lamp

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102
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un trottoir GB/US

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a pavement, a sidewalk

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un passage souterrain GB/US

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a subway, an underpass

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le métro

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the underground, the subway

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un tramway

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a tramway, a streetcar/ a trolley

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106
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les pompiers

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the fire brigade, the fire department

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une bouche à incendie

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a fire hydrant, a fireplug

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108
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le ramassage des ordures

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the waste/refuse collection, the garbage collection

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109
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un éboueur

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a dustman, a garbage collection

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110
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une décharge

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a rubbish dump, a garbage dump

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un bac à sable

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a sandpit, a sandbox

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112
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l’immobilier

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Real estate

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113
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un promoteur immobilier

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a property developer GB, a real estate developer US

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114
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un entrepreneur en BTP

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a contractor, a builder

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115
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un architecte

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an architect [a:]

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un agent immobilier

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a n estate agent, a realtor

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117
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un chantier

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a building site, a construction site

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118
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échafaudage

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scaffolding

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119
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les fondations

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the foundations

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120
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la charpente

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the framework, the timber frame

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121
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les matériaux de construction

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building materials

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122
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une brique

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a brick

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123
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l’ardoise

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slate

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124
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une tuile

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a roofing tile

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125
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le ciment

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cement

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126
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le béton

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concrete

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127
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le béton armé

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reinforced concrete

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128
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la pierre

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stone

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129
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le marbre

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marble [a:]

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130
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le plâtre

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plaster [a:]

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le mortier

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mortar [o:]

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132
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le bois de construction

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timber

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133
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une planche

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a plank

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134
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dessiner

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to design

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135
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ériger

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to erect

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136
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un appartement

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a flat GB, an apartment US

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un immeuble

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a block of flats GB, an apartment building

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une tour

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a tower, a high-rise

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139
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un gratte-ciel

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a skyscraper

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140
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le logement social

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council housing, public housing

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un HLM, un logement social

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a council flat/house GB, a public housing unit

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une résidence secondaire

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a second home

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143
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une petite maison à la campagne

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a cottage

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144
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un pavillon

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a detached house

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une maison jumelée

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a semi-detached house

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146
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une maison de plain-pied

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a bungalow

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147
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un studio

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a bedsit(ter) GB, a studio apartment US

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148
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une cabane, un chalet

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a cabin

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149
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un meublé

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furnished rooms

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150
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le propriétaire (le bailleur)

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the landlord, the landlady

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le locataire

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the tenant [e]

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152
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le loyer

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the rent

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153
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une caution

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a deposit, a guarantee

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154
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un déménagement

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a removal [u:]

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155
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être propriétaire d’une maison

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to own a house

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156
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vivre, habiter

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to live, to dwell

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157
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le toit

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the roof [u:]

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158
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le mur

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a wall [o:]

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159
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une cloison

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a partition (wall)

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160
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des lambris (lattes de bois)

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(wood) panelling

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161
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le plafond

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the ceiling [i:]

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162
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le plancher

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the floor [o:]

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163
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la façade

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the façade, the front of the house

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la fenêtre

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a window

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165
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une lucarne

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a skylight

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166
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un volet

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a shutter

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167
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un store

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a blind

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168
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un balcon

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a balcony

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169
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une terrasse

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a terrace [e]

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170
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un paillasson

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a doormat

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171
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une serrure

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a lock

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172
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un loquet

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a latch

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173
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Un verrou

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a bolt

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174
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un gond, une charnière

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a hinge

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175
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un trousseau de clés

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a bunch of keys

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176
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un interphone

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an intercom, a buzzer

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177
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une marche

A

a step

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178
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le perron

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the (front) steps, the stoop US

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179
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l’escalier

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the stairs, the staircase

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180
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la cage d’escalier

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the stairwell, the stairway

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181
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une rampe

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a banister

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182
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un étage

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a floor, a stor(e)y [o:]

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183
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un palier

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a landing

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184
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un ascenseur

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a lift, an elevator (US)

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185
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une poutre

A

a beam [i:]

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186
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une cheminée (sur le toit)

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a chImney [i:]

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187
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fermer à clé ≠ ouvrir une porte

A

to lock a door/ to unlock a door

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188
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verrouiller une porte

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to bolt a door

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189
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à vendre, à louer

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for sale / to let

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190
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louer une maison à qqun (donner en location)

A

To let a house to sb

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191
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louer une maison à qqun (être locataire)

A

to rent a house from sb

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192
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donner congé à un locataire

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to give notice to a tenant

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193
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déménager, emménager

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to mouve out of a house, to move into a house

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194
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Il y a une crise du logement dans le pays

A

There’s a housing shortage in the country

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195
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Le taux du crédit immobilier est élevé

A

The mortgage rate is high

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196
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Une maison confortable, douillette, fonctionelle.

A

A comfortable, cosy, functional house

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197
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Une maison vaste, spacieuses, luxueuse.

A

A roomy=spacious, luxurious house

198
Q

Une maison miteuse, délabrée = vétuste.

A

A shabby, dilapidated=ramshackle house

199
Q

Une maison pleine de courants d’air

A

A draughty, drafty house

200
Q

La maison a besoin d’être ravalée

A

The house needs a facelift

201
Q

Un toit de chaume/ de tuiles

A

A thatched, tiled roof

202
Q

Ils habitent à l’étage supérieur / inférieur

A

They live upstairs / downstairs

203
Q

les prix se sont envolés

A

Prices have gone through the roof

204
Q

Elle a piqué une crise

A

She went through the roof, she hit the roof

205
Q

Nos projets sont tombés à l’eau

A

Our plans have gone out (of) the window

206
Q

Ils se sont mis en ménage

A

They set up house together

207
Q

Commence donc par balayer devant ta porte.

A

Put your house in order first

208
Q

J’aimerais bien être une petite souris

A

I wish I were a fly on the wall

209
Q

La compagnie était au bord du gouffre

A

The company was up against the wall

210
Q

Les murs ont des oreilles

A

Walls have ears

211
Q

une entrée, un vestibule

A

a hall, a lobby

212
Q

un salon

A

a sitting room, a drawing room

213
Q

une salle de séjour

A

a living room

214
Q

une salle à manger

A

a dining room

215
Q

les toilettes

A

the toilet, the lavatory

216
Q

une chambre d’amis

A

a spare room

217
Q

une chambre d’enfants

A

a nursery [3:]

218
Q

un bureau

A

a study

219
Q

un grenier

A

an attic, a loft

220
Q

un cellier, un garde-manger

A

a larder, a pantry

221
Q

un couloir

A

a corridor, a hall, a hallway

222
Q

un cagibi, un débarras

A

a box-room, a junk room

223
Q

un placard

A

a closet

224
Q

un sous-sol

A

a basement

225
Q

une cave à vin

A

a wine cellar

226
Q

un meuble

A

a piece of furniture

227
Q

une table de chevet

A

a bedside table

228
Q

une table basse

A

a coffee table

229
Q

un siège

A

a seat [i:]

230
Q

un tabouret

A

a stool [u:]

231
Q

une chaise, un fauteuil

A

a chair

232
Q

un fauteuil

A

an armchair [a:]

233
Q

un sofa, un canapé

A

a sofa, a setee = a couch

234
Q

un coussin

A

a cushion

235
Q

un buffet, un bahut

A

a sideboard

236
Q

un tiroir

A

a drawer

237
Q

une commode

A

a chest of drawers

238
Q

une étagère

A

a shelf, shelves

239
Q

une bibliothèque (meuble)

A

a bookcase

240
Q

une bibliothèque (étagères)

A

bookshelves

241
Q

un lit d’enfant

A

a cot, a crib (US)

242
Q

un matelas

A

a mattress

243
Q

une coiffeuse

A

a dressing-table, a dresser

244
Q

une armoire

A

a wArdrobe [o:]

245
Q

un placard (meuble)

A

a cupboard

246
Q

un porte-manteau

A

a coat stand, a coat rack

247
Q

un tapis

A

a carpet, a rug

248
Q

la moquette

A

Wall-to-wall carpeting

249
Q

un carreau, du carrelage

A

a tile, tiling

250
Q

un rideau

A

a curtain

251
Q

la peinture

A

paint

252
Q

un pinceau

A

a paintbrush

253
Q

un rouleau

A

a roller

254
Q

le papier peint

A

wallpaper [o:]

255
Q

meubler

A

to furnish [3:]

256
Q

les draps et couvertures

A

bedclothes

257
Q

un dessus-de-lit

A

a bedspread

258
Q

un drap

A

a sheet

259
Q

une couverture

A

a blanket

260
Q

une couette

A

a duvet [u:]

261
Q

un édredon

A

an elderdown, a comforter/ a quilt US

262
Q

un traversin

A

a bolster

263
Q

un oreiller

A

a pillow

264
Q

une taie d’oreiller

A

a pillowcase, a pillowslip

265
Q

le courant

A

power

266
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un fil électrique

A

a wire

267
Q

une prise mâle

A

a plug

268
Q

une prise femelle

A

a socket

269
Q

une prise multiple

A

an adaptator

270
Q

un fusible, un plomb

A

a fuse

271
Q

l’éclairage

A

lighting

272
Q

une lampe

A

a lamp

273
Q

un interrupteur

A

a switch

274
Q

une ampoule

A

a (light) bulb

275
Q

un abat-jour

A

a lampshade

276
Q

l’eau courante

A

running water

277
Q

un robinet

A

a tap (GB), a faucet (US)

278
Q

le chauffage (central)

A

(central) heating [i:]

279
Q

une chaudière

A

a boiler

280
Q

un radiateur

A

a rAdiator [ei]

281
Q

un ventilateur

A

a fan

282
Q

la climatisation

A

air conditioning

283
Q

le compteur à gaz

A

the gas meter [i:]

284
Q

fuir, avoir une fuite

A

to leak

285
Q

le cheminée

A

the fireplace

286
Q

le manteau/dessus de la cheminée

A

the mantelpiece

287
Q

le foyer

A

the hearth [a:]

288
Q

une étincelle

A

a spark

289
Q

une flamme

A

a flame [ei]

290
Q

la fumée

A

smoke

291
Q

un tisonnier

A

a poker

292
Q

une bûche

A

a log

293
Q

les braises

A

embers [e]

294
Q

la cendre

A

ash

295
Q

Allumer ≠ éteindre la lumière

A

to switch on ≠ off the light

296
Q

Brancher ≠ débrancher qqchose

A

to plug sth in ≠ to unplug sth

297
Q

faire sauter un plomb

A

to blow a fuse

298
Q

tirer la chasse d’eau

A

to flush the toilet

299
Q

allumer un feu

A

to light a fire

300
Q

une cuisine équipée

A

a fitted kitchen

301
Q

il y a une fuite dans la cuisine

A

There’s a leak in the kitchen

302
Q

la plomberie ne fonctionne plus

A

The plumbing is out of order

303
Q

On va faire installer une nouvelle chaudière

A

We’re going to have a new boiler installed

304
Q

Je vais accrocher les rideaux

A

I’m going to hang the curtains

305
Q

Attention! Peinture fraîche!

A

Wet paint! (GB), Fresh paint! (US)

306
Q

Anna a peint sa chambre en orange

A

Anna painted her room orange

307
Q

Fais comme chez toi, Mets toi à l’aise

A

Make yourself at home!

308
Q

On est jamais si bien que chez soi

A

There is no place like home

309
Q

Charité bien ordonnée commence par soi-même

A

Charity begins at home

310
Q

Il n’y a là rien d’extraordinaire!

A

It’s nothing to write home about!

311
Q

Comme on fait son lit, on se couche!

A

As you make your bed, so you must lie in it!

312
Q

Il s’est levé du pied gauche

A

He got up on the wrong side of the bed

313
Q

Mettre fin à qqchose

A

To pull the plug on sth

314
Q

Etre bien au chaud

A

To be as snug as a bug in a rug

315
Q

Son histoire nous a tenus en haleine

A

His story kept us on the edge of our seat

316
Q

Il y a un cafard dans le placard

A

There is a skeleton in the cupboard

317
Q

Il n’y a pas de fumée sans feu

A

There is no smoke without fire

318
Q

Etre en première ligne, en mauvaise posture

A

To be in the hot seat

319
Q

Il n’y a que deux pièces

A

There are only two ROOMS

320
Q

Il n’y a pas assez de place pour une famille nombreuse

A

There’s not enough room for a large family

321
Q

une bibliothèque (lieu)

A

a library

322
Q

un tuyau

A

a pipe

323
Q

un lustre

A

a chandelier

324
Q

un meuble de rangement

A

a cabinet

325
Q

un secrétaire

A

a bureau

326
Q

le ménage

A

housework, housecleaning

327
Q

la saleté

A

dirt, filth

328
Q

la crasse

A

grime [ai]

329
Q

les ordures ménagères

A

kitchen waste, household refuse

330
Q

les détritus

A

litter [i]

331
Q

les ordures

A

rubbish, trash US

332
Q

une poubelle

A

a dustbin, a trash/garbage can US

333
Q

un vide-ordures

A

a rubbish chute, a garbage chute

334
Q

la poussière

A

dust

335
Q

un chiffon

A

a rag, a duster, a dust cloth

336
Q

une pelle à poussière

A

a dustpan

337
Q

un balai

A

a broom

338
Q

un aspirateur

A

a vacuum-cleaner

339
Q

une serpillère

A

a floor cloth

340
Q

une éponge

A

a sponge

341
Q

Essuie-tout

A

kitchen paper, paper towels

342
Q

un produit d’entretien

A

a cleaner

343
Q

la cire

A

wax

344
Q

une tache

A

a spot, a stain

345
Q

la lessive (= le linge)

A

the washing, the laundry

346
Q

la lessive (= le produit)

A

washing powder

347
Q

l’assouplissant

A

softener

348
Q

l’eau de Javel

A

bleach

349
Q

une corde à linge

A

a clothes line, a washing line

350
Q

une pince à linges

A

a clothes peg, a clothes pin US

351
Q

un étendoir

A

a drying rack

352
Q

un sèche-linge

A

a trumble dryer

353
Q

tirer la chasse d’eau

A

an iron

354
Q

la vaisselle

A

the washing-up

355
Q

un lave-vaisselle

A

a dishwasher

356
Q

un torchon

A

a dishcloth, a teatowel

357
Q

un désodorisant

A

an air freshener

358
Q

la propreté

A

Cleanness / cleanliness

359
Q

sale

A

dirty, filfthy

360
Q

crasseux

A

grimy [ai]

361
Q

impeccable, immaculé

A

spotless, immaculate

362
Q

(bien) rangé, en ordre

A

tidy

363
Q

Nettoyer ≠ salir

A

to clean ≠ to dirty

364
Q

épousseter

A

to dust

365
Q

nettoyer à la brosse, récurer

A

to scrub

366
Q

balayer

A

to sweep

367
Q

nettoyer qqchose

A

to wipe sth clean

368
Q

éponger

A

to mop up

369
Q

récurer, décaper

A

to scour

370
Q

passer l’aspirateur

A

to vacuum, to hoover

371
Q

repasser

A

to iron

372
Q

faire du rangement

A

to tidy up

373
Q

un bricoleur

A

a handyman

374
Q

un établi

A

a workbench [3:]

375
Q

un outil

A

a tool

376
Q

une trousse à outils

A

a tool-bag [u:]

377
Q

une boîte à outils

A

a toolbox

378
Q

un marteau

A

a hammer

379
Q

un clou

A

a nail

380
Q

un vis

A

a screw [u:]

381
Q

un tournevis

A

a screwdriver

382
Q

des tenailles

A

pincers [i]

383
Q

une pince

A

pliers [ai]

384
Q

une lime

A

a file

385
Q

une perceuse électrique

A

an electric drill

386
Q

un étau

A

a vice, a vise US

387
Q

un écrou

A

a nut

388
Q

un écrou

A

a bolt

389
Q

une scie

A

a saw

390
Q

du papier de verre

A

sandpaper

391
Q

une échelle

A

a ladder

392
Q

un escabeau

A

a stepladder

393
Q

limer

A

to file

394
Q

forcer, percer

A

to drill

395
Q

scier

A

to saw

396
Q

réparer

A

to repair, to fix

397
Q

remplacer

A

to replace

398
Q

un jardin

A

a garden [a:]

399
Q

une serre

A

a greenhouse, a hothouse

400
Q

la pelouse, le gazon

A

the lawn [o:]

401
Q

une tondeuse à gazon

A

a lownmower

402
Q

une fourche

A

a fork

403
Q

une pelle, une bêche

A

a spade

404
Q

un râteau

A

a rake [ei]

405
Q

une mauvaise herbe

A

a weed

406
Q

un désherbant

A

a weedkiller

407
Q

un arrosoir

A

a watering can [o:]

408
Q

un tuyau d’arrosage

A

a hose

409
Q

désherber

A

to weed out

410
Q

semer

A

to sow

411
Q

arroser

A

to water

412
Q

élaguer

A

prune [u:]

413
Q

ratisser

A

to rake up

414
Q

bêcher

A

to dig

415
Q

La maison était sale et en désordre

A

The house was in a mess

416
Q

Maintenant elle est étincelante de propreté

A

Now it is sparkling clean

417
Q

Il était occupé à faire le ménage

A

He was busy cleaning the house

418
Q

Après avoir fait la lessive, on l’étend

A

After doing the washing, you hang it out

419
Q

Mon lave-vaisselle a besoin d’être réparé

A

My dishwasher needs mending

420
Q

Faire le ménage

A

To do the housework

421
Q

Il aime bricoler

A

He likes to tinker/potter about

422
Q

Faire/essuyer la vaisselle

A

To do /dry the dishes

423
Q

Faire du bricolage

A

To do odd jobs

424
Q

un grain de poussière

A

A speck of dust

425
Q

Appeler un chat un chat

A

To call a spade a spade

426
Q

Ils sont extrêmement pauvres

A

They are dirt poor

427
Q

C’est extrêmement bon marché

A

It’s dirt ship

428
Q

Pourquoi c’est toujours moi qui fait le sale boulot?

A

Why do I always get to do the dirty job?

429
Q

Ne lavez pas votre linge sale en famille

A

Don’t wash your dirty linen in public

430
Q

Maintenant il faut que tu dises la vérité

A

You need to come clean now

431
Q

Tu a mis le doigt sur la vérité

A

You hit the nail on the head

432
Q

C’est le coup de grâce

A

That’s the final nail in the coffin

433
Q

Faire marcher qqun

A

To lead sb up the garden path

434
Q

Laisser passer l’orage

A

The let the dust settle

435
Q

Je vais te faire passer l’envie de sourire.

A

I’ll wip that smile off your face!

436
Q

nettoyer à fond

A

To clean up/out

437
Q

faire sa chambre

A

to do one’s room

438
Q

faire son lit

A

to make one’s bed

439
Q

froissé

A

crumpled, creased

440
Q

une chaussure

A

a shoe

441
Q

une botte

A

a boot

442
Q

une bottine

A

a half-boot

443
Q

une tong

A

a flip-flop

444
Q

une basket

A

a trainer, a sneaker

445
Q

un chausson

A

a slipper

446
Q

une écharpe

A

a scarf

447
Q

un foulard

A

a headscarf

448
Q

une ceinture

A

a belt

449
Q

un gant

A

a glove

450
Q

une moufle

A

a mitt, a mitten

451
Q

un parapluie

A

an umbrella

452
Q

une cravate

A

a tie

453
Q

un nœud-papillon

A

a bow-tie

454
Q

un collier

A

a necklace

455
Q

un bracelet

A

a bracelet [ei]

456
Q

une bague

A

a ring

457
Q

une boucle d’oreille

A

an earring

458
Q

un sac à main

A

a handbag (GB), a purse (US)

459
Q

un porte-feuilles

A

a wallet

460
Q

un mouchoir

A

a handkerchief

461
Q

un créateur de mode

A

a designer

462
Q

la haute couture

A

couture

463
Q

un mannequin

A

a model

464
Q

le podium

A

the catwalk

465
Q

fait sur mesure ≠ prêt à porter

A

Tailor-made ≠ ready-to-wear

466
Q

à la mode

A

fashionable

467
Q

élégant

A

smart, elegant

468
Q

Quelle taille faîtes vous?

A

What size do you take?

469
Q

Il faut retoucher cette robe

A

That dress needs altering.

470
Q

Elle portait une robe bleue avec un chapeau assorti

A

She was wearing a blue dress with matching hat

471
Q

Est-ce que vous avez un 38?

A

Do you have a size 10?

472
Q

Il faut que tu te changes

A

You must change (into other clothes)

473
Q

J’ai un bas, un collant filé

A

I ‘ve got a ladder in my stocking, in my tights

474
Q

Un des tes boutons s’est décousu

A

One of your buttons has come off

475
Q

La couleur est passée / a déteint

A

The colour has faded/run

476
Q

Les chaussures peuvent être en cuir ou en daim

A

Shoes may be made of leather or suede

477
Q

Il portait une casquette verte

A

He had a green cap on

478
Q

C’est la nouvelle tendance

A

It’s the new trend

479
Q

La fourrure, c’est démodé

A

Fur has gone out of fashion, is out of fashion

480
Q

Mettre / Porter des vêtements

A

To put on / to wear clothes

481
Q

Essayer / enfiler une robe

A

To try on / to slip on a dress

482
Q

Boutonner une chemise

A

To button up a shirt

483
Q

Remonter la fermeture

A

To fasten, to zip up a skirt

484
Q

ça te va comme un gant

A

It fits you like a glove

485
Q

ils ont plus d’un tour dans leur sac

A

They have something up their sleeve

486
Q

Elle a un look d’enfer

A

She’s dressed to kill

487
Q

C’est là que le bât blesse

A

That’s where the shoe pinches

488
Q

N’en parlez à personne

A

Keep it under your hat

489
Q

Ça c’est de la vieille histoire

A

That’s old hat

490
Q

ils s’en s’ont mis plein les poches

A

They’ve lined their pockets

491
Q

Ils sont très riches

A

They have deep pockets