Chapitre 4 - Vocabulaire

 

Noms

Le Sens Anglais

Les Cousins Anglais

l'aller, m.

trip, one way ticket

 

l'aller et retour, m.

round trip ticket

 

l'arrt (m.) d'autobus

bus stop

 

l'arrivŽe, f.

arrival

arrival

le buffet

snack bar

buffet

le bus

bus

bus

la Carte Orange

orange card (Parisian commuter card)

 

le compartiment

compartment

compartment

le conducteur, la conductrice

driver

 

le contr™leur

conductor

 

la couchette

berth

 

le dŽpart

departure, leaving

departure

l'express, m.

express train

express

la foule

crowd

 

le guichet

ticket window

 

le haut-parleur (pl. les haut-parleurs)

loudspeaker

 

les heures de pointe

rush hour

 

l'invitation, f.

invitation

invitation

le lendemain

next day, day after

 

l'omnibus, m.

local train

 

la place

seat, room, space; square, plaza

plaza

le quai

platform

 

le retour

return; return trip; return ticket

 

le temps

weather; time

 

le ticket

ticket

ticket

le trajet

ride, short trip

 

la voie

track (of train)

 

le voyageur, la voyageuse

traveler

voyager

le wagon

car (of train)

wagon

le wagon-lit (pl. les wagon-lits)

sleeping car (of train)

 

le wagon-restaurant (pl. les wagon-restaurants)

dining car (of train)

 

le week-end

weekend

weekend

 

 

 

Adjectifs

 

 

assis, -e

seated, sitting

assizes

complet, complte

full, complete

complete

compris, -e

included

 

direct, -e

direct

direct

vide

empty

 

 

 

 

Verbes

 

 

aller chercher

to go get, to pick up

 

allumer

to light, to turn on

 

avoir le temps (de)

to have time to

 

changer (de)

to change

change

comprendre

to understand; to include

comprehend

compter

to count; with inf., to intend (to), to plan to, to count on

 

convenir (ˆ)

to suit, to be appropriate to

convenient

descendre (+ d.o.)

to take down, to bring down

descend

faire la queue

to get in line

 

gožter

to taste

 

manquer

to miss, to fail

 

monter (+d.o.)

to take up, to bring up

 

pousser

to push

 

rester debout

to stand, to remain standing

 

sortir (+d.o.)

to take out

 

venir chercher

to come to get, to come to look for

 

 

 

 

Adverbes

 

 

debout

standing (up)

 

juste

just, right, exactly

 

 

 

 

PrŽpositions

 

 

entre

between

 

 

 

 

Conjonctions

 

 

puisque

since

 

 

 

 

Expressions

 

 

attention au dŽpart!

all aboard!

 

avec plaisir

with pleasure

 

d'aprs

according to

 

de deuxime classe

second class (ticket)

 

de premire classe

first class (ticket)

 

en avance

early

 

en voiture

by car

 

!

hey!

 

laisser de la place

to leave room (for)

 

tout ˆ fait

completely, totally, absolutely