La ville Flashcards

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1
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une métropole

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a metropolis

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une capitale

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a capital

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une grande ville

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a city

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la City (quartier des affaires de Londres)

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the City

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les citadins

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city dwellers

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une ville

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a town

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une ville-dortoir

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a dormitory town

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une ville nouvelle

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a new town

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un quartier

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a district

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un bourg

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a market town

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un village

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a village

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l’urbanisme

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town planning

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le centre-ville

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the inner city, the city centre (Br), downtown (US)

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la banlieue

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the suburbs

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les quartiers défavorisés

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the inner cities

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le voisinage, le quartier

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the neighbourhood

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une zone d’habitation

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a residential area

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une zone industrielle

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an industrial estate

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la municipalité

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the town council

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une circonscription

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a borough

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une ceinture verte

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a green belt

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un immeuble de bureaux

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an office block

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une tour

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a tower

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la mairie

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the town hall

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le syndicat d’initiative

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the Tourist Information Office

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un musée

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a museum

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une galerie, un musée (d’art)

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a gallery

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une banque

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a bank

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un centre d’affaires

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a business centre

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une gare

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a station

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un théâtre

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a theatre

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un opéra

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an opera house

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une salle de concert

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a concert hall

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un commissariat

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a police station

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un tribunal

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a courthouse

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36
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une caserne de pompiers

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a fire station

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37
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des toilettes publiques

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public conveniences

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un hôpital

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a hospital

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une clinique

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a clinic

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40
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une école

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a school

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41
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le bruit

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noise

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la pollution

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pollution

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43
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la pollution sonore

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noise pollution

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44
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un accident de voiture

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a car crash

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45
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les chauffards

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roadhogs

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46
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la circulation

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traffic

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47
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la circulation à l’heure de pointe

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rush/peak-hour traffic

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les feux de circulation

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traffic lights

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les embouteillages

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traffic congestion

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50
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un embouteillage

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a traffic-jam (Br), a gridlock (US)

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51
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le stationnement

A

parking

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52
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une contravention pour stationnement

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a parking ticket

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53
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le péage urbain (Londres)

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the congestion charge

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54
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un péage

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a toll

55
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le vandalisme

A

vandalism

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une agression

A

(a) mugging

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la conduite en état d’ivresse

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drink-driving

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une rue

A

a street

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le trottoir

A

the pavement

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la chaussée

A

the roadway

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le bord du trottoir

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the kerb (Br), the curb (US)

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une rue à sens unique

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a one-way street

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la grand-rue

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the high street (Br), the main street (US)

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un carrefour

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a crossroads

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un rond-point

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a roundabout (Br), a traffic circle (US)

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un pont

A

a bridge

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un quai (de fleuve)

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an embankment

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une place

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a square

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un piéton

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a pedestrian

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un passage (pour) piétons

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a pedestrian crossing (Br), a crosswalk (US)

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les transports en commun

A

public transport

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un moyen de transport

A

a means of transport

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un tramway

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a tram, a streetcar (US)

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un bus

A

a bus

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un bus à étage

A

a double decker (bus)

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un couloir de bus

A

a bus lane

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un arrêt d’autobus

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a bus stop

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le métro (Londres)

A

the underground railway, the Tube (Br)

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le métro (New York)

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the subway (US)

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une station de métro

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a tube, a subway station

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un train de banlieue

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a commuter train

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un taxi

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a taxi, a cab (US)

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un parking

A

a car park (Br), a parking lot (US)

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le co-voiturage

A

car pooling

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un parcmètre

A

a parking-meter

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un couloir à vélos

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a bicycle lane

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les espaces verts

A

green spaces

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un parc

A

a park

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un maire

A

a mayor

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un conseiller municipal

A

a councillor

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un employé municipal

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a council worker

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un banlieusard

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a commuter

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un voisin

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a neighbour

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les voisins

A

the people next door

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un résidant, un habitant

A

a resident

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un urbaniste

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a town planner

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un citadin

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a city-dweller

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un(e) contractuel(le)

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a traffic warden

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un agent de police

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a policeman

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un pompier

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a fireman (Br), a firefighter (US)

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un gardien de parc

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a park attendant

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un policier

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a policeman

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un facteur

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a postman

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un éboueur

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a dustman

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un balayeur

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a road sweeper

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les SDF

A

the homeless

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un mendiant

A

a beggar

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un clochard

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a down-and-out (Br), a tramp, a hobo

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urbain(e)

A

urban

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périphérique

A

out-of-town

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embouteillé

A

congested

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bondé

A

crowded

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sans domicile fixe

A

homeless

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bruyant

A

noisy

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sordide

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squalid

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peu sûr, dangereux

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insecure

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vivant, animé

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lively

118
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sûr, sans danger

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safe

119
Q

bâtir

A

*build

120
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rénover

A

renovate

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réhabiliter

A

rehabilitate

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abattre (bâtiment)

A

pull down

123
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habiter

A

*dwell

124
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vandaliser

A

vandalize

125
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polluer

A

pollute

126
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utiliser les transports en commun

A

use public transport

127
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nettoyer les rues

A

clean(se) the streets

128
Q

aller en ville

A

*go into town

129
Q

se déplacer à bicyclette

A

*ride

130
Q

se déplacer en voiture

A

*drive

131
Q

se garer

A

park

132
Q

se garer en double file

A

double park

133
Q

se déplacer à pied

A

walk

134
Q

faire la navette ville-banlieue

A

commute