The city Flashcards

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1
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a town

A

une ville

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a city

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une grande ville

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3
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a megalopolis

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une mégalopole

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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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7
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town planning

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l’urbanisme

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8
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a town dweller / a city dweller

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un citadin

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9
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the townscape = the cityscape

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le paysage urbain

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10
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a local resident

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un riverain

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11
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an inhabitant = a resident

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un habitant

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12
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a neighbour

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un voisin

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13
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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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15
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a commuter

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un banlieuesard (travaillant en ville)

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16
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a district

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un quartier, un arrondissement

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17
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a neighbourhood

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un quartier

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18
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a shopping area

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un quartier commercant

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19
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a shopping centre / mall

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un centre commercial

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20
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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

A

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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24
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a green

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un terrain communal

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25
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a green area = a green space

A

un espace vert

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26
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a bandstand

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un kiosque à musique

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27
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a fountain

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une fontaine

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28
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a playground

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une aire de jeux

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29
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waste ground = a sandlot

A

un terrain vague

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30
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suburban

A

de banlieue / banlieuesard

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31
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populous

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populeux

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32
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overcrowded

A

surpeuplé

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33
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to inhabit

A

habiter

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34
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a sewer, sewerage

A

un égout, les égouts

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35
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a sewer, sewerage

A

un égout, les égouts

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36
Q

the bus network

A

le réseau d’autobus

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37
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a bus

A

un autobus

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38
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a bus driver

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un conducteur de bus

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39
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a bus stop

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un arrêt d’autobus

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40
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a bus shelter

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un abri d’autobus

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41
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the double-decker (bus)

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un autobus à l’impériale

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42
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the town hall GB = the city hall US

A

la mairie, l’hôtel de ville

43
Q

a fire station

A

une caserne de pompiers

44
Q

a fireman = a firefighter

A

un pompier

45
Q

a fire engine / truck

A

un camion de pompiers

46
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sports facilities

A

des équipements sportifs

47
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a public swimming-pool

A

une piscine municipale

48
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a stadium

A

un stade

49
Q

a gymnasium = a gym

A

un gymnase

50
Q

a youth club

A

une maison des jeunes / de quartier

51
Q

a library

A

une biliothèque

52
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a hospital complex

A

un centre hospitalier

53
Q

a public lavatory = a comfort station US

A

des toilettes publiques

54
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to collect / to pick up the garbage

A

ramasser les ordures

55
Q

street furniture

A

le mobilier urbain

56
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street lighting

A

l’éclairage public

57
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a public bench

A

un banc public

58
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a taxi / a cab

A

un taxi

59
Q

the fare

A

le prix de la course

60
Q

the metre

A

le compteur

60
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a bus lane

A

a bicycle lane

61
Q

a bicycle lane

A

une piste cyclable

62
Q

a pedestrian

A

un piéton

63
Q

a pedestrian crossing = a zebra crossing GB

A

un passage pour piétons

64
Q

traffic lights

A

des feux tricolores

65
Q

parking

A

le stationnement

66
Q

a parking space

A

une place de stationnement

67
Q

a parking metre

A

un parcmètre

68
Q

a pay-and-display machine

A

un horodateur

69
Q

a car park

A

un parking

70
Q

a thoroughfare

A

une artère

71
Q

an avenue

A

une avenue

72
Q

a boulevard

A

un boulevard

73
Q

a lane / an alley

A

une ruelle

74
Q

a one-way street

A

une rue à sens unique

75
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a blind alley = a dead end = a cul-de-sac

A

une imapsse = une voie sans issue = un cul de sac

76
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a square

A

une place

77
Q

a plaza

A

une esplanade

78
Q

the marketplace

A

la place du marché

79
Q

a crescent

A

une rue en arc de cercle

80
Q

an embankment

A

un quai

81
Q

the kerb GB = the curb US

A

le bord du trottoir

82
Q

a gutter

A

un caniveau

83
Q

a manhole

A

une bouche d’égout

84
Q

to cross

A

traverser

85
Q

to park

A

se garer

86
Q

to double-park

A

se garer en double file

87
Q

to hail = to flag a taxi / a cab

A

héler un taxi

88
Q

the town centre GB = downtown US

A

le centre-ville

89
Q

the High Street GB = the Main Street US

A

la rue principale

90
Q

a lamppost GB = a street lamp US

A

un lampadaire

91
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a dormitory town GB = a commuter town US

A

une cité-dortoir

92
Q

a dormitory town GB = a commuter town US

A

une cité-dortoir

93
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a pavement GB = a sidewalk US

A

un trottoir

94
Q

a subway GB = an underpass US

A

un passage souterrain

95
Q

the underground GB = the subway US

A

le métro

96
Q

a tramway GB = a streetcar / a trolley US

A

un tramway

97
Q

the fire brigade GB = the fire department US

A

les pompiers

98
Q

a fire hydrant GB = a fireplug US

A

une bouche à incendie

99
Q

the waste / refuse collection GB = the garbage collection US

A

le ramassage d’ordures

100
Q

a dustman GB = a garbage collector US

A

un éboueur

101
Q

a rubbish dump GB = a garbage dump US

A

une décharge

102
Q

a sandpit GB = a sandbox US

A

un bac à sable