Le voyage et l'immigration Flashcards

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1
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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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4
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Fourgon m

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Van 1

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5
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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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7
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Douane f

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Customs (airport)

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8
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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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12
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Levier de vitesse m

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Gearstick

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13
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Croisière f

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Cruise 1

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14
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Croisière f

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Cruise 2

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15
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Pont m

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Deck

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16
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Matelot m

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Sailor

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17
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Ancre f

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Anchor

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18
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Garer

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To park 1

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19
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Stationner

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To park 2 (formal)

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20
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Autoroute f

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Motorway

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21
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Bande d’arrêt d’urgence f

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Hard shoulder

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22
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Moto(cyclette) f

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Motorbike

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23
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Pédale f

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Pedal

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24
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Pédaler

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To pedal

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25
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Rétro(viseur) m

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Rear view mirror

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26
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Casque m

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Helmet

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27
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Goulot d’étranglement m

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Bottleneck

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28
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Comme le monde est petit !

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Small world!

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29
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Voilier m

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Yacht

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30
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Tarder

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To tarry 1

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31
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S’attarder

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To tarry 2

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32
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Enfreindre

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To brake

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33
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Accélérer

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To speed up

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34
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Escale f

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Stopover

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35
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Distancer

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To outpace

36
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Trébucher (sur qqch)

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To stumble

37
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Voie de chemin de fer f

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Train tracks

38
Q

Détaler

A

To run away, skedaddle

39
Q

Déraper

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To skid, slip, slide

40
Q

Lointain

A

Distant, remote

41
Q

Voyant m

A

Warning light in a car

42
Q

Avoir le mal du pays

A

To be homesick

43
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Vaisseau spatial m

A

Space craft

44
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Fusée f

A

Rocket

45
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Piste f

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Runway (airport)

46
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Klaxon m

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Horn (instrument)

47
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Klaxonner

A

To honk your horn

48
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Bouée f

A

Buoy

49
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Dépaysement m

A

Disorientation when in a different country

50
Q

Flâner

A

To amble

51
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Prise en charge de qqn

A

Pick-up (uber)

52
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Tunnel m

A

Tunnel

53
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Sans laisser de traces

A

Without a trace

54
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Garage m

A

Garage

55
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Faire une embardée

A

To swerve

56
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Survoler

A

To fly over or to skim over something

57
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Apatride adj or noun m/f

A

Stateless (person)

58
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Athènes

A

Athens

59
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Le Caire

A

Cairo

60
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Pékin

A

Beijing

61
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Moscou

A

Moscow

62
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Philadelphie

A

Philadelphia

63
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Barcelone

A

Barcelona

64
Q

Saint-Pétersbourg

A

St Petersburg

65
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Bled m (le bled)

A

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

66
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Barrage de la langue m

A

Language barrier

67
Q

Plouc m/f

A

Country bumpkin

68
Q

Doubler

A

To overtake (or to double)

69
Q

Mondialisation f

A

Globalisation

70
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Boussole f

A

Compass

71
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Agence de voyages f

A

Travel agent’s

72
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Bac m

A

Small ferry

73
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Ferry m

A

Ferry

74
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Braquer

A

To steer, to turn the steering wheel

75
Q

Dos d’âne m

A

Speed bump

76
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Tourniquet m

A

Turnstile or revolving door

77
Q

Pare-soleil m

A

Sun visor

78
Q

Rond-point m

A

Roundabout

79
Q

Hublot m AH

A

Porthole, plane window, washing machine door

80
Q

Bouc émissaire m

A

Scapegoat

81
Q

Inégalité des chances f

A

Inequality of opportunities

82
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Sans-papiers m/f or adj

A

Undocumented (immigrant)

83
Q

Français(e) de souche

A

“True” French citizen

84
Q

Cambrousse f

A

Middle of nowhere

85
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Province f

A

Outside of the capital city