Travelling Flashcards

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1
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la randonnée en montagne

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mountain climbing

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Le VTT

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mountain biking

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3
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faire du roller

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to rollerskate

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les sports nautiques

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water sports

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5
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faire du trampoline

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to go trampolining

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un pèlerinage

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pilgrimage

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surtout

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especially

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le frisson

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thrill

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un règime

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diet

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10
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décoller

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to take off, to get going

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la valise

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suitcase

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les gosses (fam.)

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(slang) kids

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partout

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everywhere

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tant que

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as long as

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dès que

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as soon as

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se faufiler

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to weave in and out, sneak in

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17
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des eaux

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waters

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putride

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putrid (repulsive)

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immondice

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filth

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20
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chemin de fer

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railway

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21
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le moindre espace

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the least space

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22
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rafistoler

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to patch (sth.) up

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rudimentaire

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rudimentary, basic

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24
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douteux(se)

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doubtful

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25
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s’entasser

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to pile up

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26
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boueux/se

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muddy, (slang) binman

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27
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jaunâtre

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yellowish

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28
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non loin de là

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not far from there

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29
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ébreché(e)

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chipped, flawed

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30
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guingois

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crookedness

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31
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il n’en croit pas ses yeux

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he didn’t believe his eyes

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32
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bidonville

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slum, ghetto

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33
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routards

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globetrotters, backpackers

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34
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les hommes d’affaires

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businessmen

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35
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les taudis

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slums

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36
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apeuré(e)

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frightened, scared

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37
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assourdissant

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deafening

38
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ferroviare

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of the railway

39
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poussière

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dust, a speck of dust

40
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détritus

A

rubbish

41
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happer

A

to catch, to hit, to snatch

42
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la résorption

A

resorption, absorption

43
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les mendiants

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beggars

44
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méticuleusement

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meticulously, painstaking

45
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quant

A

as for, when it comes to

46
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l’expatrié(e)

A

expat

47
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détourner

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to divert

48
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les grappes

A

clusters, groups

49
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la croisière

A

cruise

50
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le tourisme fluvial

A

river tourism, water tourism

51
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l’escapade

A

getaway

52
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le tourisme éthique

A

ethical tourism

53
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les juilletistes ou les aoûtiens

A

july or august holidaymakers

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mitié.e

A

moth-eaten

55
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faire du bivouac

A

to camp

56
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bivouaquer

A

to go camping

57
Q

dormir à la belle étoile

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to sleep under the stars

58
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un studio en bord de mer

A

studio by the sea

59
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en demi-pension

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half-board

60
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en pension complète

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full-board

61
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une auberge de jeunesse

A

youth hostel

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hors saison

A

off-season

63
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un prestation

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service

64
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un baroudeur

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adventurer

65
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séjourner

A

to stay (with.), to spend (time)

66
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lezarder

A

to bask, to lounge

67
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se détendre

A

to relax

68
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se prélasser

A

to lounge

69
Q

bourlinguer

A

to travel around

70
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faire bronzette (fam.)

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to sunbathe

71
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parcourir en long et en large

A

to travel long and far

72
Q

mettre les voiles

A

to set sail

73
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se faire la malle

A

to clear off

74
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avoir la bougeotte

A

to be restless, to have itchy feet (metaphor)

75
Q

une station balnéaire

A

seaside resort

76
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une station thermale

A

spa resort

77
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le dépaysement

A

change of scene, culture shock

78
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un gîte

A

holiday cottage

79
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une colonie de vacances

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holiday camp

80
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louer/s’installer en un lieu contre paiement

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to rent a place for a fee

81
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retenir à une place l’avance

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to book a place in advance

82
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un séjour

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living room, lounge

83
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un périple

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trek, journey

84
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se balader

A

to sail through, to walk it

85
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flâner

A

to stroll, lounge about

86
Q

le car

A

coach

87
Q

cela provoque beaucoup de problèmes

A

this provokes a lot of problems

88
Q

la hantise

A

nightmare

89
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différend

A

disagreement

90
Q

agréer

A

to accept