Le Monde et le voyage Flashcards by Lydia Sammons | Brainscape

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Malgache m/f

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Madagascan

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Strapontin m

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Fold up seat (on metro)

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Fourrière f

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Impound

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Fourgon m

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Van 1

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Camionnette f

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Van 2

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Volant m

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Steering wheel

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Douane f

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Customs (airport)

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Pare-brise m

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Windscreen

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Essuie-glace m

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Windscreen wipers

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Freins mpl

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Brakes

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Vitesse f

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Gear

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Levier de vitesse m

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Gearstick

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Croisière f

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Cruise 1

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Croisière f

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Cruise 2

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Pont m

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Deck

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Matelot m

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Sailor

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Ancre f

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Anchor

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Garer

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To park 1

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Stationner

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To park 2 (formal)

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Autoroute f

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Motorway

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Bande d’arrêt d’urgence f

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Hard shoulder

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Moto(cyclette) f

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Motorbike

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Pédale f

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Pedal

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Pédaler

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To pedal

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Rétro(viseur) m

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Rear view mirror

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Casque m

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Helmet

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Goulot d’étranglement m

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Bottleneck

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Comme le monde est petit !

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Small world!

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Voilier m

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Yacht

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Tarder

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To tarry 1

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S’attarder

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To tarry 2

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Enfreindre

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To brake

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Accélérer

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To speed up

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Escale f

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Stopover

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Distancer

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To outpace

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Trébucher (sur qqch)

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To stumble

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Voie de chemin de fer f

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Train tracks

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Détaler

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To run away, skedaddle

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Déraper

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To skid, slip, slide

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Lointain

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Distant, remote

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Voyant m

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Warning light in a car

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Avoir le mal du pays

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To be homesick

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Vaisseau spatial m

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Space craft

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Fusée f

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Rocket

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Piste f

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Runway (airport)

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Klaxon m

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Horn (instrument)

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Klaxonner

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To honk your horn

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Bouée f

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Buoy

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Dépaysement m

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Disorientation when in a different country

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Flâner

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To amble

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Prise en charge de qqn

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Pick-up (uber)

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Tunnel m

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Tunnel

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Sans laisser de traces

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Without a trace

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Garage m

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Garage

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Faire une embardée

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To swerve

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Survoler

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To fly over or to skim over something

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Apatride adj or noun m/f

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Stateless (person)

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Athènes

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Athens

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Le Caire

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Cairo

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Pékin

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Beijing

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Moscou

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Moscow

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Philadelphie

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Philadelphia

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Barcelone

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Barcelona

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Saint-Pétersbourg

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St Petersburg

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Bled m (le bled)

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The inner parts of North Africa
Metaphorically: a god forsaken place

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Barrage de la langue m

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Language barrier

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Plouc m/f

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Country bumpkin

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Doubler

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To overtake (or to double)

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Mondialisation f

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Globalisation

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Boussole f

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Compass

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Agence de voyages f

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Travel agent’s

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Bac m

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Small ferry

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Ferry m

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Ferry

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Braquer

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To steer, to turn the steering wheel

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Dos d’âne m

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Speed bump

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Tourniquet m

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Turnstile or revolving door

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Pare-soleil m

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Sun visor

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Rond-point m

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Roundabout

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Hublot m AH

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Porthole, plane window, washing machine door