Town life Flashcards

1
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la municipalité

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the council

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2
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peuplé

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populous

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sordide

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squalid

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une ruelle peu sûre

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an unsafe lane

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la rénovation

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rehabilitation

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6
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une maison préfabriquée

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a prefab

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pénurie

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shortage

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un lotissement, une cité

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a housing estate

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faire la navette

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to commute

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une résidence

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a block of flats

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des H.L.M.

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council houses, council flats

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12
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insonorisé

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sound-proof

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les espaces verts

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green areas

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une ville dortoir

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a dormitory room

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le transport du domicile au lieu de travail

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commuting

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des rangées de maisons (identiques)

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terraced houses

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une maison sans étage

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a bungalow

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des maisons mitoyennes

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semi-detached houses

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une rue secondaire

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a side street

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20
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les pavés

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cobble-stones

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21
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goudronner

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to tar

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22
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les bord du trottoir

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kerb, kerbstone

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embouteillé

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congested

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grouillant de passants

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teeming with passers-by

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25
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un rond-point

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a rundabout

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les feux de signalisation

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traffic lights

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orange (feu)

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amber

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28
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un passage piéton

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a pedestrian crossing, a zebra crossing

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29
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renverser quelqu’un

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to knock someone down

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30
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faire la queue

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to queue up, to line up

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31
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une place

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a square

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32
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des grilles

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railings

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un lampadaire

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a lamp-post, a street lamp

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34
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des détritus

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litter

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35
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un sac poubelle

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a bin bag, a trash bag

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36
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les éboueurs

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dustmen, garbage collectors, binmen

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37
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une décharge publique

A

a rubbish tip, a garbage dump

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un agent de police

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a constable, a P.C.

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39
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(ne pas) être de service

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to be on/off duty

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40
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demander son chemin

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to ask one’s way

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41
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un agent qui fait sa ronde

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a policeman on the beat

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42
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les (sapeurs) pompiers

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the fire brigade

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43
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un tuyau

A

a hose

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44
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une bouche d’incendie

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a hydrant, a fire-plug

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45
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éteindre un incendie

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to put out a fire

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46
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un extincteur

A

a fire extinguisher

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47
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un exercice d’alerte au feu

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a fire drill

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48
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un bus à deux étages

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a double-docker

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49
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une voiture à cheval

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a horse-drawn car

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50
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une charette à bras

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a handcart

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51
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bondé

A

crammed

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52
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l’animation

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bustle

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53
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le tumulte, le vacarme

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the uproar, the din

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54
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gronder, rouler avec fracas

A

to rattle along

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55
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fracas

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clatter

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56
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klaxonner

A

to sound the horn, to hoot

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57
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le métro de Londres

A

the Tube, the Undergroud

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58
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le métro de New York

A

the Subway

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59
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une boîte aux lettres

A

a pillar-box, a post-box, a mailbox

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un employé (de bureau)

A

a clerk

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61
Q

au guicher

A

over the counter

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62
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le cachet de la poste

A

the postmark

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63
Q

composer un numéro (au téléphone)

A

to dial a number

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64
Q

répondeur téléphonique

A

answering machine

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65
Q

raccrocher

A

to hang up

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66
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décrocher

A

to pick up

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67
Q

monter un spectacle

A

to put on a show

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68
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répéter

A

to rehearse

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69
Q

la distribution

A

the cast

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70
Q

bisser

A

to encore

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71
Q

la rampe

A

the footlights

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72
Q

les projecteurs

A

spotlights

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73
Q

le rideau se lève/se baisse

A

the curtain rises/drops

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74
Q

le décor

A

scenery, setting

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75
Q

les coulisses

A

the wings, the backstage

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76
Q

l’entracte

A

the interval, the intermission

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77
Q

la fosse

A

the pit

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78
Q

une loge

A

a box

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79
Q

louer, réserver

A

to book

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80
Q

la piste (circulaire)

A

the ring

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81
Q

un jongleur

A

a juggler

82
Q

un magicien, un prestidigitateur

A

a magician, a conjurer

83
Q

la ménagerie

A

the menagerie

84
Q

un forain

A

a stallholder, a carny(ie)

85
Q

un stand

A

a booth

86
Q

le tir à la carabine

A

rifle range

87
Q

des auto-tamponneuses

A

dodgems

88
Q

la pêche aux canards

A

Hook a Duck

89
Q

une machine à sous

A

a one-armed bandit, a slot machine

90
Q

la pension complète

A

full board

91
Q

la nourriture et le logement

A

board and lodging

92
Q

le prix, le tarif

A

the charge

93
Q

les auberges de jeunesse

A

youth hostels

94
Q

le menu

A

the bill of fare, the menu

95
Q

le comptoir

A

the counter

96
Q

le serveur, la serveuse

A

the waiter, the waitress

97
Q

une maison d’hôte

A

a bed-and-breakfast (B&B), a guesthouse

98
Q

le service

A

service charge

99
Q

le logement

A

accomodation

100
Q

un séjour

A

a stay

101
Q

the council

A

la municipalité

102
Q

populous

A

peuplé

103
Q

squalid

A

sordide

104
Q

an unsafe lane

A

une ruelle peu sûre

105
Q

rehabilitation

A

la rénovation

106
Q

a prefab

A

une maison préfabriquée

107
Q

shortage

A

pénurie

108
Q

a housing estate

A

un lotissement, une cité

109
Q

to commute

A

faire la navette

110
Q

a block of flats

A

une résidence

111
Q

council houses, council flats

A

des H.L.M.

112
Q

sound-proof

A

insonorisé

113
Q

green areas

A

les espaces verts

114
Q

a dormitory room

A

une ville dortoir

115
Q

commuting

A

le transport du domicile au lieu de travail

116
Q

terraced houses

A

des rangées de maisons (identiques)

117
Q

a bungalow

A

une maison sans étage

118
Q

semi-detached houses

A

des maisons mitoyennes

119
Q

a side street

A

une rue secondaire

120
Q

cobble-stones

A

les pavés

121
Q

to tar

A

goudronner

122
Q

kerb, kerbstone

A

les bord du trottoir

123
Q

congested

A

embouteillé

124
Q

teeming with passers-by

A

grouillant de passants

125
Q

a rundabout

A

un rond-point

126
Q

traffic lights

A

les feux de signalisation

127
Q

amber

A

orange (feu)

128
Q

a pedestrian crossing, a zebra crossing

A

un passage piéton

129
Q

to knock someone down

A

renverser quelqu’un

130
Q

to queue up, to line up

A

faire la queue

131
Q

a square

A

une place

132
Q

railings

A

des grilles

133
Q

a lamp-post, a street lamp

A

un lampadaire

134
Q

litter

A

des détritus

135
Q

a bin bag, a trash bag

A

un sac poubelle

136
Q

dustmen, garbage collectors, binmen

A

les éboueurs

137
Q

a rubbish tip, a garbage dump

A

une décharge publique

138
Q

a constable, a P.C.

A

un agent de police

139
Q

to be on/off duty

A

(ne pas) être de service

140
Q

to ask one’s way

A

demander son chemin

141
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a policeman on the beat

A

un agent qui fait sa ronde

142
Q

the fire brigade

A

les (sapeurs) pompiers

143
Q

a hose

A

un tuyau

144
Q

a hydrant, a fire-plug

A

une bouche d’incendie

145
Q

to put out a fire

A

éteindre un incendie

146
Q

a fire extinguisher

A

un extincteur

147
Q

a fire drill

A

un exercice d’alerte au feu

148
Q

a double-docker

A

un bus à deux étages

149
Q

a horse-drawn car

A

une voiture à cheval

150
Q

a handcart

A

une charette à bras

151
Q

crammed

A

bondé

152
Q

bustle

A

l’animation

153
Q

the uproar, the din

A

le tumulte, le vacarme

154
Q

to rattle along

A

gronder, rouler avec fracas

155
Q

clatter

A

fracas

156
Q

to sound the horn, to hoot

A

klaxonner

157
Q

the Tube, the Undergroud

A

le métro de Londres

158
Q

the Subway

A

le métro de New York

159
Q

a pillar-box, a post-box, a mailbox

A

une boîte aux lettres

160
Q

a clerk

A

un employé (de bureau)

161
Q

over the counter

A

au guicher

162
Q

the postmark

A

le cachet de la poste

163
Q

to dial a number

A

composer un numéro (au téléphone)

164
Q

answering machine

A

répondeur téléphonique

165
Q

to hang up

A

raccrocher

166
Q

to pick up

A

décrocher

167
Q

to put on a show

A

monter un spectacle

168
Q

to rehearse

A

répéter

169
Q

the cast

A

la distribution

170
Q

to encore

A

bisser

171
Q

the footlights

A

la rampe

172
Q

spotlights

A

les projecteurs

173
Q

the curtain rises/drops

A

le rideau se lève/se baisse

174
Q

scenery, setting

A

le décor

175
Q

the wings, the backstage

A

les coulisses

176
Q

the interval, the intermission

A

l’entracte

177
Q

the pit

A

la fosse

178
Q

a box

A

une loge

179
Q

to book

A

louer, réserver

180
Q

the ring

A

la piste (circulaire)

181
Q

a juggler

A

un jongleur

182
Q

a magician, a conjurer

A

un magicien, un prestidigitateur

183
Q

the menagerie

A

la ménagerie

184
Q

a stallholder, a carny(ie)

A

un forain

185
Q

a booth

A

un stand

186
Q

rifle range

A

le tir à la carabine

187
Q

dodgems

A

des auto-tamponneuses

188
Q

Hook a Duck

A

la pêche aux canards

189
Q

a one-armed bandit, a slot machine

A

une machine à sous

190
Q

full board

A

la pension complète

191
Q

board and lodging

A

la nourriture et le logement

192
Q

the charge

A

le prix, le tarif

193
Q

youth hostels

A

les auberges de jeunesse

194
Q

the bill of fare, the menu

A

le menu

195
Q

the counter

A

le comptoir

196
Q

the waiter, the waitress

A

le serveur, la serveuse

197
Q

a bed-and-breakfast (B&B), a guesthouse

A

une maison d’hôte

198
Q

service charge

A

le service

199
Q

accomodation

A

le logement

200
Q

a stay

A

un séjour