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Lesson 66 : City life Flashcards

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1
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La voirie

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The road network

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La périphérie

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A ring road

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Une rocade

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An orbital road

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Une ruelle

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A lane / an alley

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Un carrefour

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A croassroads

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Une voie sans issue

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A no-through road

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Un rond point

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A roundabout

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Une place

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A square

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Une place circulaire

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A circus

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Un panneau indicateur

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A road sign

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La place du marché

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The marketplace

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Une zone piétonne

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A pedestrian precinct

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Un quai (près du fleuve)

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An embarkment

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14
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Le trottoir

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The pavement / sidewalk

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Le bord du trottoir

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The kerb

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Le caniveau

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The gutter

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17
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Le passage protégé

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The pedestrian crossing

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18
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Des pavés

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Cobblestones

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Un passage souterrain

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An underpass / a subway

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Des feux de signalisation

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Traffic lights

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Une bouche d’égout

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A manhole

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22
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Un reverbere

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A lamppost

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23
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Les jardins publics

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Public gardens

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24
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Un parc

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A public park

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25
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Un jardin botanique

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A botanical garden

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Une aire de jeu

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A playground

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27
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Un bac à sable

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A sandpit

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28
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Faire du toboggan / un toboggan

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To slide / a slide

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Se balancer / une balançoire

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To swing / a swing

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30
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Les espaces verts

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Green areas

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31
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Une fontaine

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A fountain

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32
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Les services publics

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Public services

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33
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La mairie

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The town-hall / the city-hall

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La municipalité / le conseil municipal

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The town-council / the city-council

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Un conseiller municipal

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A town councilor

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Un secrétaire de mairie

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A town clerk

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37
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Un(e) maire

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A mayor / a mayoress

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les impôts locaux

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Local taxes

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39
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Un bureau de poste

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A post office

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40
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La préfecture de police

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The police headquarters

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41
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Un commissariat de police

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A police station

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43
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Une caserne de pompiers

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A fire station

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44
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Les pompiers

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The fire brigade / the fire department

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45
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Un pompier

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A fireman

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46
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Une piscine municipale

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A public swimming pool

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Une piscine intérieure

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An indoor swimming pool

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Un stade

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A stadium

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49
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Un stade de football

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A football field

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Un gymnase

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A sports hall / a gymnasium

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Une maison de jeune

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A youth club

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Une maison de retraite

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An old people’s home

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Une bibliothèque municipale

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A public library

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Un musée

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A museum

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Un cinéma

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A movie theater / a cinema

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Une station service

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A petrol station

57
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La vie en ville

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Town life

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Animé

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Busy

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Grouillant

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Bustling

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Débordant de vie

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Vibrant

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Fou / endiablé

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Hectic

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Se précipiter

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To rush

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Se dépêcher

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To hurry / To hasten

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Faire la queue

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To queue up

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Bruyant / assourdissant

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Noisy / deafening

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Épuisé

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Exhausted / worn-out

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Isolé / l’isolement

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Isolated / isolation

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Sale / crasseux

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Grimy

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Pollué

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Polluted

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Irrespirable

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Unbreathable

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Un passant

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A passer-by

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Un clochard

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A tramp / a bum

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Rôder / traîner

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To hang about / to loiter

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Affluer

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To flock into / pour into

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S’installer

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To settle

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Emmenager

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To move in

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Déménager

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To move out

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Posseder une maison

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To own a house

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Un banlieusard

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A commuter

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Aller au travail en train

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To commute to work

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La taxe embouteillage

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The congestion charge

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La vie à la campagne

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Country life

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Charmant

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Charming

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Idyllique

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Idyllic

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Triste

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Dull

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Ennuyeux

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Boring

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Arriéré

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Backward

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Un hameau

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A hamlet

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Un village / un villageois

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A village / a villager

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La place du marché

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Marketplace

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Le pub

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The pub / the local

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Le cimetière

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The graveyard / churchyard

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Une maison de campagne

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A cottage

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Une résidence secondaire

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A second home

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Un manoir

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A hall / a manor / country house

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Une circulation incessante

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A relentless traffic

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Une grande banlieue

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The commuter belt

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Une cité dortoir

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A commuter town

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Une rue passante

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A busy street

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Une rue embouteillée

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A congested street

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L’agitation

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The hustle and bustle

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Une rue déserte

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A deserted street

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Une rue étroite

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A narrow street

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Une rue à sens unique

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A one-way street

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Une rue calme

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A quiet street

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Un balayeur / un cantonier

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A street cleaner / a sweeper

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Une piste cyclable

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A bike / a bicycle lane

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Un couloir de bus

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A bus lane

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Une impasse

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A blind alley

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Une ville déshumanisée

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A dehumanized city

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Des bâtiments décrépits

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Rundown buildings

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Des maisons délabrées

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Dilapidated houses

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Une maison insalubre

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Insalubrious house

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Une vie anonyme

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An anonymous life

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Une maison abandonnée

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A derelict house / a abandoned house

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Un secteur peu sur

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An insecure area

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Un quartier ou sévit la criminalité

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A crime-ridden neighbourhood

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La pénurie de logement

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Housing shortage

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Une vie simple

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A plain life

120
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Un campagnard

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A country dweller

121
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La salle des fêtes

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A village hall

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Le terrain communal

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The village green

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Un bled / un trou paumé

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A one-horse town / a dump / the boondocks / the boonies

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