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FRE 201 Unit 2- En Ville
chapter 2 vhl imaginez
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Language - French
Undergraduate 2
02/18/2011
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Term
un arrêt d'autobus
 Definition
bus stop
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une banlieue
 Definition
suburb; outskirts
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une caserne de pompiers
 Definition
fire station
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le centre- ville
 Definition
city/ town center; downtown
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un cinéma
 Definition
cinema; movie theater
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un commissariat de police
 Definition
police station
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un édifice
 Definition
building
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un gratte- ciel
 Definition
skyscraper
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un hôtel de ville
 Definition
city/ town hall
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un jardin public
 Definition
public garden
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un logement/une habitation
 Definition
housing
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un musée
 Definition
museam
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le palais de justice
 Definition
courthouse
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une place
 Definition
square; plaza
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la préfecture de police
 Definition
police headquarters
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un quartier 
 Definition
neighborhood
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une station de métro
 Definition
subway station
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la circulation 
 Definition
traffic
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les clous
 Definition
crosswalk
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un croisement
 Definition
intersection
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un embouteillage
 Definition
traffic jam
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un feu (tricolore)
 Definition
traffic light
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un panneau
 Definition
road sign
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un panneau d'affichage
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billboard
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un pont
 Definition
bridge
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un rond- point
 Definition
rotary; roundabout
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une rue
 Definition
street
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les transports en commun
 Definition
public transportation 
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un trottoir
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sidewalk
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une voie
 Definition
land; road; track
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descendre
 Definition
to go down; to get off
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donner des indication
 Definition
to give directions
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être perdu(e)
 Definition
to be lost
Term

monter

(danse une voiture, dans un train) 

 Definition
to get in (a car, a train)
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se trouver
 Definition
to be located
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un agent de police
 Definition
police officer
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un(e) citadin(e) 
 Definition
city/ town dweller
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un(e) citoyen(ne)
 Definition
citizen
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un(e) colocataire
 Definition
roomate; co- tenant
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un(e) conducteur/ conductrice
 Definition
driver
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un(e) étranger/ étrangère
 Definition
foreigner; stranger
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le maire
 Definition
mayor
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un(e) passager/ passagère 
 Definition
passenger
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un(e) piéton(ne)
 Definition
pedestrian
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les travaux
 Definition
construction
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l'urbanisme
 Definition
city/ town planning
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la vie nocturne
 Definition
nightlife
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améliorer
 Definition
to improve
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s'amuser
 Definition
to have fun
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construire
 Definition
to build
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empêcher (de)
 Definition
to stop; to keep from (doing something)
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s'ennuyer
 Definition
to get bored
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s'entretenir (avec)
 Definition
to talk; to conversate
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passer (devant)
 Definition
to go past
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peupler
 Definition
to populate
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rouler (en voiture)
 Definition
to drive
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vivre
 Definition
to live
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(peu/ très) peuplé(e)
 Definition
(sparsley/ densely) populated
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animé(e)
 Definition
lively
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bruyant(e)
 Definition
noisy
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inattendu(e)
 Definition
unexpected
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plein(e)
 Definition
full
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privé(e)
 Definition
private
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quotidien(ne)
 Definition
daily 
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sûr(e)/ en sécurité
 Definition
safe
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vide
 Definition
empty
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faire grève
 Definition
to strike
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débile
 Definition
moronic
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un marché
 Definition
deal
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se plaindre
 Definition

to complain

(conj. like éteindre)
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une rame de métro
 Definition
subway train
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se rassurer
 Definition
to reassure oneself
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réitérer
 Definition
to reiterate
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rejoindre
 Definition
to join
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un sketch
 Definition
a skit
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solliciter
 Definition
to solicit
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une voie
 Definition
means; channel
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duper
 Definition
to trick
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gêné(e)
 Definition
embarrassed
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insensible
 Definition
insensitive
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un lien
 Definition
correction
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se méfier de
 Definition
to be distrustful/ wary of
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un wagon
 Definition
a subway car
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avoir du mal
 Definition
to have difficulty
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c'est ça
 Definition
that's right
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vous êtes mal barré(e)
 Definition
you won't get far
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Excusez- moi de vous déranger.
 Definition
Sorry to bother you
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se faire poser un lapin
 Definition
to get stood up
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J'attendrai le suivant
 Definition

main character- antoine

a panhandler who claims to be looking for love but it just perfoming a skit
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font la manche
 Definition
panhandle
Term
récolter
 Definition
collect
Term
une bêtise
 Definition
error
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Marseille
 Definition

600 b.c.

on côte méditerranéenne

la bouillabaisse

la pétanque 

des plages, plonger

port Vieux- Port

château d'If
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Lyon
 Definition

43 b.c.

between Rhône & Saône, near Alpes & Genève

Capital of Gaule sous l'Antuquité

center of Renaissance

capital of la Résistance pendant la SGM

carrefour économique

fête des Lumières
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Rollers en Ville
 Definition
very popular in Paris
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Trompe-l'oeil
 Definition

trick of the eye

fresques murales

Fresque des Lyronnais à Lyon

Mur du cinéma à Cannes
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Les péniches
 Definition

bateaux- logements

(principalement à Paris)

 
Term
La fête du Citron
 Definition

Carnaval

en février

La ville de Menton (sur la Côte d'Azur)
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Paris Combo
 Definition

1 singer 4 musicians

contemoraines et rétro
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