La Ville /chap29 Flashcards

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1
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The city

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La ville

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Urban areas

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Les zones urbaines

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A town

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Une ville

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A city

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Une grande ville

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A megalopolis

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Une mégalopole

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A metropolis

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Une métropole

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A capital (city)

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Une capitale

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A market town

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Une bourgade

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A boomtown

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Une ville champignon

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Town planning

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L’urbanisme

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A town dweller/ a city dweller

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Un citadin

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The townscape, the cityscape

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Le paysage urbain

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A local resident

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Un riverain

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An inhabitant, a resident

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Un habitant

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The suburbs

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La banlieue

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A commuter

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Un banlieusard (travaillant en ville)

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A district

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Un quartier, un arrondissement

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A neighbo(u)rhood

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Un quartier

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A shoppinh area

A shopping centre/mall

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Un quartier commerçant

Un centre commercial

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A pedestrian precinct

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Une zone piétonne

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21
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An industrial estate

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Une zone industrielle

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22
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A housing estate

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Une cité, un lotissement

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23
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A public garden/park

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Un square/jardin public

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A green

A green area, a green Space

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Un terrain communal

Un espace vert

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A bandstand

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Un kiosque à musique

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A fountain

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Une fontaine

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A playground

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Une aire de jeux

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Waste ground, a sandlot

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Un terrain vague

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Suburban

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De banlieue/banlieusard

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Populous

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Populeux

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Overcrowded

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Surpeuplé

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32
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To inhabit

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Habiter

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33
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Public amenities

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Les équipements collectifs

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34
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A sewer, sewerage

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Un égout, les égouts

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The bus network

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Le réseau d’autobus

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A bus driver

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Un conducteur de bus

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A bus stop

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Un arrêt d’autobus

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A bus shelter

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Un abri d’autobus

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A double-decker

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Un autobus à impériale

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The town hall /the city hall

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La mairie, l’hôtel de ville

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A fire station

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Une caserne de pompier

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A fireman, a firefighter

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Un pompier

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A fire engine/truck

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Un camion de pompier

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Sports facilities

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Des équipements sportifs

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A public swimming pool

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Une piscine municipale

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A stadium

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Un stade

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A gymnasium /a gym

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Un gymnase

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A youth club

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Une maison des jeunes/de quartier

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A library

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Une bibliothèque

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A hospital complex

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Un centre hospitalier

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A public lavatory, a comfort station

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Des toilettes publiques

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To collect/pick up the garbage

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Ramasser les ordures

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The street

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La rue

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Street furniture

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Le mobilier urbain

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Street lighting

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L’éclairage public

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A public bench

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Un banc public

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A taxi /a cab

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Un taxi

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The fare

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Le prix de la course

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The metre

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Le compteur

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A bus lane

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Un couloir d’autobus

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A bicycle lane

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Une piste cyclable

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A pedestrian

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Un piéton

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A pedestrian crossing, a zebra crossing

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Un passage piéton

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Traffic lights

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Des feux tricolores

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Parking

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Le stationnement

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A parking space

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Une place de stationnement

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A parking metre

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Un parcmètre

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A pay-and-display machine

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Un horodateur

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A car park

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Un parking

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A thoroughfare

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Une artère

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An avenue

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Une avenue

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A boulevard

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Un boulevard

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A lane, an alley

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Une ruelle

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A one-way street

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Une rue à sens unique

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

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Une impasse, une voie sans issue, un cul de sac

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A square

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Une place

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A plaza

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Une esplanade

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The marketplace

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La place du marché

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A crescent

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Une rue en arc de cercle

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An embankment

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Un quai

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The kerb, the curb

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Le bord du trottoir

82
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A gutter

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Un caniveau

83
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A manhole

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Une bouche d’égout

84
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To cross

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Traverser

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To park

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Se garer

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To double-park

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Se garer en double file

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To hail, to flag a taxi/a cab

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Héler un taxi