Local Area, Holiday, Travel 6

toothpaste

dentifrice (m)

tour

tour (m)

tourist

touriste (m)

tourist (adjective)

touristique

tourist attraction

site touristique (m), attraction (f)

tourist information office

office de tourisme (m)

tower

tour (f)

town

ville (f)

town centre

centre-ville (m)

town hall

mairie (f); hôtel de ville (m)

traffic

circulation (f)

traffic jam

embouteillage (m)

traffic lights

feux (m/pl)

train

train (m)

tram

tramway (m)

travel agency

agence de voyage (f)

traveller

voyageur (m)

(to) turn/switch on

allumer

(to) turn/switch off

éteindre

twin-bedded room

chambre à deux lits (f)

underground railway

métro (m)

underground station

station de métro (f)

unleaded petrol

essence sans plomb (f)

view (over)

vue (f) (sur)

village

village (m)

waiting period/time limit

délai (m)

waiting room

salle d'attente (f)

wash basin

lavabo (m)

way out/exit

sortie (f)

welcome

accueil (m)

window

fenêtre (f)

(shop) window

vitrine (f)

winter holidays

vacances d'hiver (f/pl)

youth hostel

auberge de jeunesse (f)

ATM/cash point

distributeur d'argent (m)

air transport

transport aérien (m)

bed and breakfast accommodation

chambre d'hôte (f)

bedlinen

linge de lit (m)

(bike) hire

location de vélos (f)

(to) board (plane, ship)

embarquer

(to) brake

freiner

brakes

freins (m/pl)

canal

canal (m)

coming/arriving from (planes, trains)

en provenance de

Customs

douanes (f/pl)

door (of train etc.)

portière (f)

dry cleaner's; dry cleaning

pressing (m); nettoyage à sec (m)

emergency exit

sortie de secours (f)

event

événement (m)

fast train

(train) express (m)

fireworks

feux d'artifice (m/pl)

fountain

fontaine (f)

heavy goods vehicle (HGV)

poids lourd (m)

helicopter

hélicoptère (m)

hospitality

hospitalité (f)

hypermarket

grande surface (f); hypermarché (m)

ironmonger's/hardware shop

quincaillerie (f)

launderette

laverie automatique (f)

level crossing

passage à niveau (m)

motorway junction

intersection (f)

motorway services

aire (de repos) (f)

no entry (when driving)

sens interdit (m)

no parking

stationnement interdit (m)

noise

bruit (m)

(to) overtake

doubler

package holiday

voyage organisé (m)

park; green space

espace vert (m)

policeman

gendarme; policier (m)

police station

gendarmerie (f)

procession

défilé (m)

registration/booking in

enregistrement (m)

roundabout (in road)

rond-point (m)

run over (traffic accident)

écraser

rush hour

heures de pointe (f/pl)

savings bank

caisse d'épargne (f)

seaside resort

station balnéaire (f)

seat belt

ceinture de sécurité (f)

sound and light (show)

spectacle son et lumière (m)

speed

vitesse (f)

speed limit

limitation de vitesse (f)

surrounding area, vicinity

environs (m/pl)

to put someone up; accommodate

loger

to take place

avoir lieu

to stay (for a holiday)

séjourner

toll

péage (m)

(to) validate a ticket (e.g. train, tram)

composter

winter/skiing holiday

vacances de neige (f/pl)

vehicle

véhicule (m)