Unité 4C- Sports d’hiver et préparatifs de départ

la luge

A sled used for sliding down snowy hills.

une piste

A ski slope or track designated for skiing.

faire une balade

To go for a walk or stroll.

patiner

To skate, usually on ice.

escalader

To climb, often refers to climbing steep surfaces.

faire de l’alpinisme

To engage in mountaineering, climbing mountains.

skier

To engage in the activity of skiing.

périmé(e)

Expired or out of date.

valable

Valid or acceptable.

annuler

To cancel, to call off something.

en règle

In order or compliant with regulations.

se fouler la cheville

To sprain one's ankle.

se casser le poignet

To break one's wrist.

avoir une contusion

To have a bruise.

planifier obtenir un passeport

To plan to obtain a passport.

se renseigner à l’office du tourisme

To inquire at the tourist office.

se faire vacciner

To get vaccinated.

faire sa valise

To pack one's suitcase.

emporter une pièce d’identité

To bring an identification document.

vérifier qu’on n’a rien oublié

To check that nothing has been forgotten.

passer un séjour

To spend a stay, typically referring to traveling.

les sports extrêmes

Extreme sports that involve high levels of risk.

les loisirs

Leisure activities or hobbies.

Du côté des médias

Regarding the media.

un cadre naturel superbe

A superb natural setting.

adaptés aux débutants

Suitable for beginners.

La Savoie, savoyard(e)

Savoie, a region in France, and its residents.

le Mont Blanc et les Alpes

Mont Blanc and the Alps mountain range.

frontalière

Bordering or adjacent to a border.

la photovoltaïque, l’énergie solaire

Photovoltaics, solar energy.

le berceau de groupe Carrefour

The cradle or origin of the Carrefour group.

la raclette

A type of cheese that is melted and typically served with potatoes.

le Carnaval vénitien

The Venetian Carnival, a famous festival in Venice.

Le lac d’Annecy

Lake Annecy, known for its beautiful scenery.

Les pays près des Alpes

Countries near the Alps.

le chamois et la marmotte

The chamois (a type of goat-antelope) and marmot (a large ground squirrel).

une station téléphérique

A cable car station for mountain transport.

le chien Saint Bernard

The Saint Bernard dog, known for rescue work in the Alps.

Saint Martin

An island in the Caribbean.

Les Antilles françaises

The French West Indies, a region in the Caribbean.

Les Caraïbes

The Caribbean, an archipelago in the Americas.

La Réunion

A French overseas department located in the Indian Ocean.

La Corse

Corsica, a Mediterranean island and territorial collectivity of France.

Chamonix

A resort town in the French Alps, known for its skiing.

Mont Blanc

The highest mountain in the Alps.

Megève, Courchevel, Avoriaz

Famous ski resorts in the French Alps.

s’attendre à, s’y attendre

To expect something.

Je ne m’y attendais pas

I did not expect that.

avoir l’occasion de…

To have the opportunity to...

planifier

To plan.