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LVL ENG Chp 41- Cities & Towns > Vocabulary > Flashcards

Vocabulary Flashcards

1
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capital

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capital

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metropolis

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métropole

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dormitory/bedroom town, bedroom community (U.S.)

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ville dortoir

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town

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ville

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twin town, sister town (U.S.)

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ville jumelée

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city

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cité

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the City (Brit.)

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La Cité (Londres)

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village

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village

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hamlet

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hameau

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parish

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paroisse

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country dweller, rural resident

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campagnard

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peasant, farmer

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paysan

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villager

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villageois

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district, area

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quartier

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residential area

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quartier résidentiel

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neighborhood

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voisinage, quartier

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the suburbs, exurbs

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la banlieue

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the outer suburbs

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la grande banlieue

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the inner cities (Brit.)

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les quartiers (défavorisés)

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council estate

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HLM

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slums, ghettos

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bidonvilles

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green belt

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ceinture verte

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to pull down

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abattre (bâtiment)

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to rent

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louer

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to build

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bâtir

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to rehabillitate, to renovate, to gentrify a neighborhood

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réhabiliter (quartier)

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town hall, city hall

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mairie

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town council

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conseil municipal

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uptown

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dans le quartier résidentiel

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the city center (Brit.), downtown (U.S.)

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au centre ville

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borough, county

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circonscription (électorale)

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mayor

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maire

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Lord Mayor (Brit.)

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Lord Maire

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town councillor

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conseiller municipal

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town hall official

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employé de mairie

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inhabitant

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habitant

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city dweller, urbanite

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citadin

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neighbor

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voisin

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the people next door, next-door neighbors

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les voisins proches

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pedestrian

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piéton

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citizen

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citoyen

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passerby

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passants

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bystander

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badaud

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motorist

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automobiliste

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road hog

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chauffard

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43
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tourist

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touriste

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beggar

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mendiant

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jogger

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jogger

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the homeless

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les SDF

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commuter

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banlieusard

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to live, to dwell

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vivre, habiter

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to visit

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vister

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49
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policeman, constable

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agent de police

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to take a walk

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se promener

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51
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cop

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flic

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52
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traffic warden (Brit.),

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contractuel(le)

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crossing guard, lollipop man/lady (Brit.)

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agent de surveillance devant les écoles

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firefighter

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pompier

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55
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postman (Brit.), mailman

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facteur

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taxi driver

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chauffeur de taxi

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bus driver

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chauffeur de bus

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street

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rue

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one-way street

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rue à sens unique

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alley, lane

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ruelle

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avenue

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avenue

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circus

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place (circulaire)

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square

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place (rectangulaire)

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crossroads, intersection

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carrefour

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roundabaout (Brit.), traffic circle, rotry park

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rond-point

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park

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parc

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roadway, pavement (U.S.)

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chaussée

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pavement (Brit.), sidewalk

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trottoir

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curb, kerb (Brit.)

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bord du trottoir

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bicycle lane

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couloir à vélo

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pedestrian zone

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zone piétonne

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pedestrian way, walking street

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rue piétonne

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pedestrian crossing, crosswalk

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passage pour piétons

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quiet

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calm, tranquille

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busy

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affairé, actif

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lively

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animé

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noisy

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bruyant

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safe

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sûr

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unsafe, insecure

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dangereux

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dirty

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sale

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urban

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urbain

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bus

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bus

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out-of-town, in the suburbs

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en banlieue

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means of transport

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moyens de transport

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bus stop

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arrêt de bus

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the subway

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métro (New York)

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the Underground Railway, the Tube (Brit.)

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le métro

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subway station, tube station (Brit.)

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sttaion de métro

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taxi, cab

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taxi

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tram, streetcar

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tram

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train

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train

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commuter train

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train de banlieue

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rush hour, peak hour

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heure de pointe

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traffic

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circulation

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traffic lights

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feux de circulation

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gridlock

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embouteillage

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tailback (Brit.)

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bouchon (circulation)

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green, orange, red lights

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feux verts, oranges, rouges

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parking lot

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parking

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parking place

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place de parking

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parking meter

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parkmètre

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parking ticket

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amende de stationnement

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no waiting, no standing

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arrêt interdit

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to walk

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se déplacer à pied

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car pooling

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covoiturage

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to jog

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faire du jogging

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to skateboard

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faire du skateboard

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to roller skate

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patiner (sur rollers)

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to ice skate

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patiner (sur glace)

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to ride, to bike ride, to go bike riding

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se déplacer à bicyclette

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to hitchhike

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faire du stop

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to drive

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se déplacer en voiture

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to use public transportation

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utiliser les transports en commun

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to commute

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faire la navette

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to stop

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s’arrêter

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to start

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démarrer

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to park

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se garer

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to double-park

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se garer en double-file

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to pollute

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polluer

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Tourist Information Office

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syndicat d’initivative

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public conveniences/toilets/restrooms

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toilettes publiques

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shop, store

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magasin

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supermarket

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supermarché

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bookstop, bookstore

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librairie

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stationery store

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papeterie

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bank

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banque

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shopping mall, commerical center

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centre commercial

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cinema, movie theater

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cinéma

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theater

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théâtre

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concert hall

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salle de concert

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opera house

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opéra

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circus

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cirque

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zoo

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zoo

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(art) museum

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musée de peinture

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school

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école

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library

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bibliothèque

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church

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église

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mosque

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cathédrale

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synagogue

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synagogue

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pub

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pub, café

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coffeehouse

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café

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internet café

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cybercafé

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cafeteria

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cafétéria

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tearoom

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salon de thé

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burger bar, fastfood place, burger place

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fast food

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restaurant

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restaurant

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self service restaurant

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self

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takeout

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vente à emporter (restaurant)

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noise pollution

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pollution sonore

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vandalism

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vandalisme

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a mugging

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une agression

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security camera, CCTV (closed circuit TV)

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caméra de surveillance

LVL ENG Chp 41- Cities & Towns (1 decks)

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