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1
Q

aborder
(Ramp)

A

Approach

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Accident steps

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1) put on vest; secure area; install triangles=30m agglomeration, 100m countryside 2) assess injuries; 3) call 112 for emergency services:

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Accrochage

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Collision

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Amende

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Fine

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Angle mort

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Blind spot

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Appuie-tête

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Headrest

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Auto-portage

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Ride sharing

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BAU (la bande d’arrêt d’urgence)

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Emergency shoulder; generally on autoroutes

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9
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Before driving adjustments

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Seat, backrest, headrest, steering wheel, mirrors, belt

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10
Q

Blessures

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Injuries

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Bouchons
Cork

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Slow traffic ahead

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Caler

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Stalling

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carrosserie

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Bodywork

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Casse

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Broken

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15
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Chaussée glissante

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Slippery when wet

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16
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chevaucher

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to ride

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17
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CIA

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Control, indicate, Act

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18
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Circulation à sens unique

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One way

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19
Q

Circule au point mort

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Drive in neutral

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20
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Contrôle

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Check or verify

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21
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Contrôle l’angle mort

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check blind spot

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22
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Crevaison

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Flat tire

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23
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Cric

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jack

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24
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Crit’air zone

A

All vehicles are covered by an air quality certificate: private cars, two or three-wheelers, quadricycles, light utility vehicles, heavy goods vehicles, vehicles registered in France or abroad.

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D’éblouissement

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Dazzling

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26
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D’enlever

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Remove

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27
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d’éteindre

A

turn off

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28
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déchirure

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Tear (in my tire)

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29
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Dégât

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damage

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30
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Démarrage en côte

A

Hill start

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dérapage
(Slide)

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skid

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32
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Dès que

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As soon as

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33
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Desserre les écrous

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Loosen the nuts

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34
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Digivrer

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Defrost

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35
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Disque

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Disk

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36
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Driving with children

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<10 yo back seat

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37
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E-call

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SOS button in car

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38
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Écarts
—>

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deviations

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39
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Embouteillages

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Traffic jam

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40
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Empêche

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Stop; prevent

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41
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Empiète

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Encroach

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42
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Encrassé

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clogged

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43
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Endormissement
Zzz!

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Falling asleep

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44
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Entrée de zone de circulation restreinte

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Low emission zone

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45
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essuie-glaces

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Windshield wiper

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46
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Étroit

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Narrow

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47
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évite

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Avoid

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48
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Factultatifs
Maybe

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Optional

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49
Q

Faire un appel de feux stop

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Stop light call

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50
Q

Feu de circulation en arrêt

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Traffic Light out of order

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51
Q

Feux anti-brouillard arriere

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Rear fog lights

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52
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Feux anti-brouillard avant

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Front fog lights

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53
Q

feux blancs

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White lights

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54
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Feux Clignotants

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Turn signals

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55
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Feux de croisement

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Low beam

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56
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Feux de detresse

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Emergency blinkers

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57
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Feux de position

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Parking lights

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58
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Feux de route

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High beam

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59
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feux diurnes

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Daytime running lights

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60
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Fiable

A

low; weak

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61
Q

franchir
X

A

to cross

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62
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Frein

A

Brake

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63
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Freins à main

A

Hand brake

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64
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Génant

A

Inconvenient; rude; inconsiderate

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Heurt

A

Clash, shock

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66
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Immatriculation

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Registration

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67
Q

Indices se trouvent

A

Indications found around you

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68
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Inutile

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Futile; useless

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69
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ISOFIX system

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Baby seat

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70
Q

Issue de secures

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Emergency exit

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71
Q

Je ralentis

A

I’m slowing down; I’m careful

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72
Q

L’autopartage

A

Renting a car by subscription

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73
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L’embrayage

A

The clutch

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74
Q

L’épreuve

A

Test

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75
Q

Le caoutchouc

A

the rubber (of the tire)

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76
Q

Le délit de fuite

A

Hit and run

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77
Q

Le phénomène d’aspiration

A

The suction phenomenon generated by a truck

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78
Q

Le pot d’échappement

A

The exhaust pipe

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79
Q

Le roue de secours peut se dégonfler

A

The spare tire may deflate (even if it isn’t used)

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80
Q

le taux d’alcool

A

The alcohol level

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81
Q

Leur usure

A

Their wear (tires)

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82
Q

Licence révoquée

A

License revoked

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83
Q

Licence suspendue drogues alcool

A

Suspended license drugs alcohol

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84
Q

m’éblouit

A

Dazzle

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85
Q

maîtrise

A

control

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86
Q

Malgré

A

despite

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87
Q

Marquage au sol

A

Lane marking stripes

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88
Q

Néanmoins

A

Nevertheless

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89
Q

One-way road

A

The stop line crosses the entire roadway and I can see that there are curb lines on each side. This means that this road is a one-way road.

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90
Q

Ouvre sa portière

A

Open his door

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91
Q

panne

A

Breakdown

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92
Q

Parcours

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Travel

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93
Q

Pare-brise

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Windshield

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94
Q

Péage

A

Toll booth

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95
Q

Pistes

A

Tracks

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96
Q

Plaquettes

A

Brake pads

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97
Q

Rabattre

A

Change lanes; fold down

98
Q

radar de recul

A

Reversing radar (camera)

99
Q

Refus de se conformer ?

A

“What is a refusal to comply?”

100
Q

Réglages

A

Adjustments

101
Q

Réhausser

A

Booster seat

102
Q

Remorque de voiture

A

Trailer (truck)

103
Q

Replie

A

Fold

104
Q

Replie vos rétroviseurs

A

Fold your mirrors in

105
Q

Rétrécissement de la chaussée

A

Road narrows

106
Q

Rouiller les portières

A

Lock the doors

107
Q

Roule doucement

A

Drive slowly

108
Q

Rouler au point mort

A

Free wheeling;

109
Q

Roundabout Sens giratoire

A
110
Q

Roundabouts

A

Rond-point

111
Q

Security spacing

A

(Velocity/10)6; eg (130/10)6=78m

112
Q

Serre á droite

A

Keep tight on right

113
Q

souplesse

A

Smoothly

114
Q

Speed estimate m/s

A
115
Q

Stopping distance

A
116
Q

suivre une formation

A

Take a training course

117
Q

Tableau de bord

A

Dashboard

118
Q

Tramway

A
119
Q

Travaux

A

Workers ahead

120
Q

Trop proche

A

Too close

121
Q

Trottinette

A

Scooter

122
Q

une voie partagée

A

Shared lane

123
Q

Utile

A

Useful

124
Q

Verglas fréquent

A

Watch for ice

125
Q

Verres d’alcool

A

In restaurants/bars = 10g

126
Q

Virages

A

Curve in road;

127
Q

Volant

A

Steering wheel

128
Q

Zone de rencontre

A

Meeting zone

129
Q

L’ABS

A

Antiblocage des roues

130
Q

L’AFIL

A

L’alerte de franchissement involontaire de ligne

131
Q

L’AFU

A

Aide au freinage d’urgence

132
Q

L’ESP

A

L’ESP (Programme de Stabilité électronique)

133
Q

Période probatoire

A

What is the probationary period?

134
Q

Période probatoire Conduite Accompagnee (AAC) ou Conduite Supervised

A
135
Q

Période probatoire Formation post-permis

A

“Post permit training aka Le stage post-permis”

136
Q

Stage complémentaire

A

Complementary internship

137
Q

Stage de sensibilisation à la sécurité routière” or “stage de récupération de points

A

“Road safety awareness course” or “point recovery course (Stage=>internship)”

138
Q

Traffic Points

A

“stage de sensibilisation à la sécurité routière” or “stage de récupération de points”

139
Q

Traffic signs for directions

A
140
Q

Traffic violation categories

A
141
Q

Allumez vos feux

A

Turn on your lights

142
Q

Fin d’allumage des feux

A

Turn off your lights

143
Q

Risque de verglas

A

Icy road

144
Q

Roulez au pas

A

Drive very slowly

145
Q

Route barrée

A

Closed road

146
Q

Suivre déviation

A

Follow detour

147
Q

Un train peut en cacher un autr

A

One train may hide another

148
Q

Vérifiez votre distance de sécurité

A

Keep a safe distance

149
Q

Vous n’avez pas la priorité

A

You don’t have right of way

150
Q

Accident, ralentissez

A

Car accident, slow down

151
Q

Attention travaux à 10 km, vitesse réduite

A

Work zone in 10km, reduced speed limit ahead

152
Q

Au péage, prudence, piétons

A

At the toll booth, watch out for pedestrians

153
Q

Bouchon à 1 km, prudence

A

Traffic jam in 1km, caution

154
Q

Des chantiers, des hommes, je ralentis

A

Work zones, men at work, I slow down

155
Q

Distance respectée = sécurité

A

Keeping a safe distance = security

156
Q

Hommes en jaunes sur les voies, je ralentis

A

Men in yellow on the road, I slow down

157
Q

Je respecte les vitesses

A

I follow speed limit

158
Q

Par temps de pluie, vitesse 110km/h

A

Speed limit reduced to 110km/h when raining

159
Q

Ralentissement à 2 km, restez vigilants

A

Slower traffic in 2km, proceed with caution

160
Q

Vent violent, soyez prudent

A

Caution, high winds

161
Q

le clignotant

A

turn indicator

162
Q

le feu

A

the light

163
Q

feux de croisement

A

low beam lights

164
Q

feux de position

A

side lights

165
Q

feux de brouillard

A

fog lights

166
Q

feux de route

A

high beams

167
Q

en revanche

A

on the other hand

168
Q

une voie de stockage

A

a storage lane, turn pocket

169
Q

un demi-tour

A

U-turn

170
Q

il s’agit

A

it’s about

171
Q

agir

A

act

172
Q

soumis à

A

subject to

173
Q

un rétrécissement

A

a shrinkage

174
Q

gênant

A

inconvenient

175
Q

auto portage

A

car sharing / carpool

176
Q

covoiturage

A

carpooling

177
Q

le brouillard

A

the fog

178
Q

les pistes

A

the tracks

179
Q

livraison

A

delivery

180
Q

frein

A

brake

181
Q

essieu

A

axle

182
Q

signaux sonores

A

sound signals = horns

183
Q

bouge

A

move

184
Q

ethylotest

A

breathalyzer

185
Q

amende

A

fine ($)

186
Q

hors agglomeration

A

outside urban areas

187
Q

facultative

A

optional

188
Q

le caoutchouc

A

the rubber (of the tire)

189
Q

pneus à crampons

A

studded tires

190
Q

démonter une roue

A

change a tire

191
Q

freins à main

A

hand brake

192
Q

crépuscule

A

dusk

193
Q

vitrée

A

glazed (ice)

194
Q

heurt

A

collision

195
Q

vehicles lents

A

slow vehicles

196
Q

douane

A

customs post

197
Q

carambolage

A

pileup

198
Q

une aire piétonne

A

pedestrian area

199
Q

car

A

because

200
Q

apaise

A

soothes

201
Q

quetter

A

watch

202
Q

règle

A

rule

203
Q

ralentir

A

slow down

204
Q

rocade

A

ring road

205
Q

lourds

A

heavy

206
Q

exprimer, expriment

A

express

207
Q

flèche

A

arrow

208
Q

annonçant

A

announcing

209
Q

suivre

A

follow

210
Q

chiffres

A

numbers

211
Q

dan ce cas-là

A

In this case

212
Q

lorsque

A

when

213
Q

milieu

A

middle

214
Q

trottoir

A

sidewalk

215
Q

quant

A

as for

216
Q

puissent

A

can

217
Q

prévenir

A

warn

218
Q

tronçons

A

sections

219
Q

dépasse

A

overtake

220
Q

ralentisseur

A

speed bump

221
Q

avis

A

opinion

222
Q

traites très large

A

broad lines

223
Q

virage

A

turn

224
Q

céderai

A

give way to

225
Q

le son

A

the sound, the audio

226
Q

sur voies rapides

A

expressways

227
Q

inconnu

A

unknown

228
Q

rétroviseur

A

rear view mirror

229
Q

dérapage

A

skid

230
Q

un fort ralentissement

A

a major slowdown

231
Q

ABS

A

Anti-Blocking System

232
Q

AFU

A

Emergency Braking Assistance

233
Q

PTAC, PTRA

A

GVWR = gross vehicle weight rating

234
Q

lequel

A

which

235
Q

fumée epaisse

A
236
Q

gênant

A

annoying

237
Q

frais de deplacement

A

travelling expenses

238
Q

j’évite d’utiliser la voiture

A

I avoid using the car

239
Q

malus

A

penalty

240
Q

l’étiquette énergie

A

energy label

241
Q

stationner à l’ombre

A

parking in the shade

Driving Terms (2 decks)

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