Traffic vocabulary in French
A useful French vocabulary list related to driving and traffic
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| la circulation | | the traffic |
| un véhicule | | a vehicle |
| conduire | | to drive |
| un embouteillage | | a traffic jam |
| un bouchon | | a traffic jam |
| un engorgement | | congestion |
| décaler | | to postpone |
| prendre le volant | | to get behind the wheel |
| un volant | | a steering wheel |
| une autoroute | | motorway / highway |
| une voie | | a lane |
| le périphérique | | ring road [US: beltway] |
| un axe routier | | a major road |
| la sortie | | the exit |
| un raccourci | | a shortcut |
| prendre son mal en patience | | to grin and bear it |
| un accident | | an accident |
| un ralentissement | | a reduction in speed |
| des travaux | | roadworks |
| l'heure de pointe | | rush hour / peak time |
| une voiture | | a car |
| un camion | | a lorry [US: truck] |
| une moto | | a (motor)bike |
| un scooter | | a (motor)scooter |
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