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La vie urbaine
verbes, adjectifs, noms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| la banlieue | suburbs |
| une boite de nuit | nightclub |
| le centre-ville | downtown |
| la circulation | traffic |
| un clochard | bum |
| un crime | crime |
| la criminalité | crime, criminality |
| les distractions | entertainment |
| l'ennui | boredom |
| la foule | crowd |
| une gare | train station |
| un mendiant | beggar |
| la mode | fashion |
| un quartier | section, district, neighborhood |
| un trottoir | sidewalk |
| la vie culturelle | cultural life |
| un voyou | hoodlum, thug |
| animé | lively |
| anonyme | anonymous |
| bien conçu | well conceived |
| bien équipé | well equipped |
| efficace | efficient, effective |
| élaboré | elaborate |
| étroit | narrow, crowded |
| gothique | gothic |
| inhumain | inhuman |
| sale | dirty |
| sinistre | sinister |
| sombre | somber, dark |
| stimulant | stimulating |
| agresser | to assault |
| s'amuser bien | to have fun, to have a good time |
| attaquer | to attack, to mug |
| s'ennuyer | to be bored |
| être situé | to be located |
| faire des courses | to shop |
| garer une voiture | park the car |
| stationner une voiture | park the car |
| se perdre | to get lost |
| un agent immobilier | real estate agent |
| un appartement de trois pièces | three-room appartment |
| un ascenseur | elevator |
| le béton | concrete |
| un chantier | construction site |
| le citadin | city dweller |
| le campagnard | country dweller |
| un embouteillage | traffic jam |
| une émeute | riot |
| un endroit | place |
| les espaces verts | parks, green spaces, or areas |
| un étage | floor |
| un gratte-ciel | skyscraper |
| une HLM, un grand ensemble, une cité | housing project |
| un immeuble | apartment building |
| l'insécurité | insecurity |
| un(e) locataire | tenant |
| les loisirs | leisure |
| un loyer | rent |
| un pavillon | house, villa |
| la périphérie | outskirts |
| les petites annonces | classified ads |
| une pièce | room |
| un(e) propriétaire | landlord |
| un SDF | homeless person |
| un terrain vague | vacant lot |
| les transports en commun | public transportation |
| abimé | damaged |
| affreux/affreuse | ugly |
| délabré | dilapidated |
| déroutant | confusing |
| encombré | busy, crowded |
| louche | shady, suspicious |
| paisable | peaceful |
| sur | safe |
| se balader | to wander |
| casser | to break |
| faire du lèche-vitrine | to window shop |
| flâner | to stroll |
| louer | to rent |
| piquer | to steal, pickpocket |
| regarder les vitrines | to window shop |
| les heures de pointe | rush hour |
| mensuellement | monthly |
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