Unit 9 Vocab and Lexique Flashcards
allure (à toute ~ ) (exp)
at full speed
amende (n/f)
fine
apprentissage (n/m)
learning
attraper (v)
to catch
automobiliste (n/m/f)
motorist
autoroute (n/f)
highway / freeway
avoisinant(e) (adj/m/f)
neighboring
banlieue (n/f)
suburb
baptême (n/m)
christening / baptism
barrage (n/m)
barricade / roadblock
bâtir (v)
to build
bibliothèque (n/f)
library
bijou (n/m) (plur: bijoux)
jewelry
billetterie (n/f)
ticket / cash dispenser
bouchon (n/m)
traffic jam
bretelle d’accès (n/f)
access road
brousse (n/f)
bush
cabanon (n/m)
shed
carburant (n/m)
fuel
carrefour (n/m)
crossroads / intersection
celui-ci / celui-là (pron)
this one / that one
chauffeur (n/m)
driver
chemin (n/m)
path / route
circuler (v)
to drive
commune (n/f)
municipality
comportement (n/m)
behavior
composter (v)
to validate
compte bancaire (n/m)
bank account
compteur (n/m)
meter / counter
conducteur (-trice) (n/m/f)
driver
consigne (n/f)
instructions
contrevenant(e) (n/m/f)
offender
craindre (v)
to fear / to be afraid of
crever (v)
to burst / to get a flat tire
croisement (n/m)
crossroads / intersection
déconseiller (v)
to advise against
défouler (se ~) (v)
to unwind
défouler (se ~) (v)
to unwind
démarche (n/f)
step / procedure
déménager (v)
to move
dépanner (v)
to fix
dépanneur (n/m)
repairman
dépanneuse (n/f)
tow truck
départ (n/m)
departure
départementale (n/f)
secondary road
depuis (adv)
for / since
déranger (v)
to disturb
descendre (v)
to get off / to get down
écarter (v)
to move apart / to separate
embarquement (n/m)
loading / boarding
embarquer (v)
to board
embouteillage (n/m)
traffic jam
émouvoir (s’~) (v)
to be moved
emprunter (v)
to borrow
encombrer (v)
to block
entraver (v)
to obstruct
entretenir ( v)
to maintain
essayer (v)
to try
évènement (n/m)
event
éviter (v)
to avoid
falaise (n/f)
cliff
fier (se ~ à) (v)
to trust
filtre à huile (n/m)
oil filter
fin de matinée (en ~) (exp)
in the late morning
foire (n/f)
fair
gilet de sauvetage (n/m)
life jacket
gîte (n/m)
shelter
goût (n/m)
taste
goûter (v)
to snack
hasard (par ~) (exp)
accidentally / by chance
hébergement (n/m)
hosting / lodging
heure de pointe (n/f)
rush hour / peak hour
heurter (v)
to collide
immatriculation (n/f)
registration / license
implanter (v)
to establish / to settle
inciter (v)
to encourage
jeune (adj/m/f)
young
longer (v)
to go alongside/ to walk along
mécanicien(ne) (n/m/f)
mechanic
mêler (se ~ de) (v)
to meddle with / to interfere in
mieux (adv)
better
milieu (au ~ de) (exp)
in the middle of
mise en place (exp)
implementation
moindre (adj/m/f)
lesser / lower
moniteur (-trice) (n/m/f)
Instructor
monter (dans) (v)
to get on / to get in
outil (n/m)
tool
passer (v)
to pass by / to go by
patrimoine (n/m)
inheritance / heritage
pendant (prép)
during / while / for
perdre (se ~) (v)
to get lost
permis de conduire (n/m)
driver’s license
piéton(ne) (n/m/f)
pedestrian
pire (adj/m/f)
worse
pirogue (n/f)
dugout / canoe
pis (adj/adv)
worse
piste cyclable (n/f)
bicycle path
plage (n/f)
beach
plaque d’immatriculation (n/f)
licence plate
pneu crevé (n/m)
flat tire
poids lourd (n/m)
heavy truck
point de repère (n/m)
landmark
pompier (n/m)
fireman
pont (n/m)
bridge
prévoir (v)
to plan / to schedule
promener (se ~) (v)
to go for a walk
prouesse (n/f)
feat
puisque (conj)
since / because
punir (v)
to punish
quel(s) / quelle(s) (adj. inter. ou excl.)
what / which
quitter (v)
to leave
raconter (v)
to tell
rame de métro (n/f)
subway train
randonnée (n/f)
hike
randonnée (n/f)
hiking
rangée (n/f)
row
réalisateur (-trice) (n/m/f)
director / film director
receler (v)
to harbor
réglementation (n/f)
regulation / control
rejeter (v)
to turn down / to reject
rejoindre (v)
to join / to meet
relancer (v)
to restart / to relaunch
remorquer (v)
to tow
remporter (v)
to win / to gain
rencontrer (se ~) (v)
to meet
rendre au travail (se ~) (v)
to go to work
rendre compte (se ~ de) (v)
to realize / to figure out
rendre compte (se ~ de) (v)
to realize / to figure it out
renverser (v)
to hit / to knock over
rire (v)
to laugh
roue (n/f)
wheel
rouler (v)
to drive
route (n/f)
road
ruse (n/f)
trick / ruse
sauvegarder (v)
to save / to back up
secourir (v)
to help / to aid
séjourner (v)
to stay
sentiment (n/m)
feeling
sortie (n/f)
exit / outing
souplesse (n/f)
flexibility
soutenir (v)
to support
souvenir (n/m)
memory
suffire (v)
to be enough
tarif (n/m)
price / rate
témoignage (n/m)
testimony
témoigner (v)
to testify
temps (de ~ à autre) / (de ~temps en temps)(exp)
from time to time
temps (tout le ~) (exp)
all the time
teneur (n/f)
content / substance
tenir à l’écart de (se ~) (exp)
to keep out of
trajet (n/m)
route
transport aérien (n/m)
air transportation
transport ferroviaire (n/m)
rail transportation
transport fluvial (n/m)
transport by inland waterway
transport maritime (n/m)
ocean transportation
transport routier (n/m)
road transportation
transporter (v)
to carry / to transport / to haul
traverser (v)
to cross
trembler (v)
to shake
trembler de colère (exp)
to shake with anger
verrouiller (v)
to lock
vidange (n/f)
oil change
vivre (v)
to live
vol (n/m)
theft
voyageur (-euse) (n/m/f)
traveler
