French Vocabulary: People and Activities in Urban Settings

These flashcards contain vocabulary related to people and activities commonly found in urban settings, including terms for various professions, descriptors of places, and actions.

un agent de police

police officer

un(e) citadin(e)

city-/town-dweller

un(e) citoyen(ne)

citizen

un(e) colocataire

roommate

un(e) conducteur/conductrice

driver

un(e) étranger/étrangère

foreigner; stranger

le maire

mayor

un(e) passager/passagère

passenger

un(e) piéton(ne)

pedestrian

les travaux

construction

l'urbanisme (m.)

city/town planning

la vie nocturne

nightlife

améliorer

to improve

s'amuser

to have fun

construire

to build

empêcher (de)

to keep from (doing something)

s'ennuyer

to get bored

s'entretenir (avec)

to converse

passer (devant)

to go past

peupler

to populate

rouler (en voiture)

to drive

vivre

to live

(peu/très) peuplé(e)

(sparsely/densely) populated

animé(e)

lively

bruyant(e)

noisy

inattendu(e)

unexpected

plein(e)

full

privé(e)

private

quotidien(ne)

daily

sûr(e)/en sécurité

safe

vide

empty