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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