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To drive |
Conduire |
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Let's hit the road! |
En route! |
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All aboard! |
En voiture! |
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To start |
Démarrer |
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To accelerate |
Accélérer |
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To brake |
Freiner |
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To slow down |
Ralentir |
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To stop |
S'arrêter |
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To change gear |
Changer de vitesse |
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To change down |
Rétrograder |
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To change up |
Passer la vitesse supérieure |
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To overtake |
Dépasser / doubler |
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To be into neutral |
Être au point mort |
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To turn left / right |
Tourner à gauche / à droite |
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To go straight on |
Aller tout droit |
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To turn back |
Rebrousser chemin |
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To do a U turn |
Faire un demi-tour |
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To reverse / to back up |
Faire marche arrière |
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To park |
Se garer |
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To sound |
Klaxonner |
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To switch on /off one's light |
Allumer / éteindre les phares |
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To flash one's headlights |
Faire des appels de phares |
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To flash one's headlights on full beam |
Se mettre en pleins phares |
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To turn the indicator on |
Mettre le clignotant |
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Indicate a left/right turn OR indicate left/right |
Mettre le clignotant à droite / à gauche |
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To puncture |
Crever |
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To change a wheel |
Changer une roue |
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To break down |
Tomber en panne |
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To run out of petrol / gas |
Tomber en panne d'essence |
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To fill up |
Faire le plein |
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Traffic jam |
Embouteillage |
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To commit an offence |
Être en infraction |
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To give way |
Céder la priorité |
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To have the right of way |
Avoir la priorité |
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To keep the speed limit |
Respecter la limitation de vitesse |
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To break the speed limit |
Dépasser la limitation de vitesse |
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To jump a red light |
Brûler ou griller un feu |
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To go through a stop |
Griller un stop |
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Road |
Route |
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Street |
Rue |
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One-way street |
Rue à sens unique |
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Motorway |
Autoroute |
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Turnpike |
Autoroute à péage |
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Lane |
File - voie |
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Pavement |
Trottoir |
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Zebra crossing |
Passage clouté |
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Crossroads |
Carrefour |
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Junction |
Embranchement |
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Roundabout |
Rond-point |
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Ticket Machine |
Parcmètre / Horodateur |
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Road sign |
Panneau de signalisation |
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Traffic lights |
Feux de signalisation |
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Level crossing |
Passage à niveau |
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