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Places and Buildings
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| une place | public square |
| une rue | street |
| un boulevard | a boulevard |
| une avenue | a avenue |
| un quartier | a quarter |
| la rive gache | left bank |
| la rive droite | right bank |
| l'arrondissement | administrative district |
| le centre-ville | downtown |
| la banlieu | suburbs |
| un batiment | building |
| un bureau | office |
| un grand ensemble | complex of high-rise buildings |
| un gratte-ciel | skyscraper |
| un HLM (habitation a loyer modere) | low-income housing |
| un immeuble | appartment building |
| un lotissement | housing development |
| une maison | house |
| un pavillon | suburban house |
| une usine | factory |
| un hotel | hotel |
| une boutique | boutique |
| un magasin | store |
| un centre commercial | shopping center |
| un supermarche | supermarket |
| un cafe | a cafe |
| un restaurant | restaurant |
| un musee | museum |
| un cinema | movie theatre |
| une boite de nuit | nightclub |
| un theatre | theatre |
| un stade | stadium |
| un trottoir | sidewalk |
| un parking | paking lot |
| un parc | park |
| un jardin public | public carden |
| un fleuve | river |
| un pont | bridge |
| une banque | bank |
| un bureau de poste | post office |
| une boite aux lettres | mailbox |
| une cabine telephonique | phone booth |
| une laverie | launderette |
| un hotel de ville | mayor's office |
| la mairie | city hall |
| l'office tourisme | chamber of commerce |
| un hopital | hospital |
| un aeroport | airport |
| une gare | trainstation |
| une ecole | school |
| un college | junior high |
| un lycee | high school |
| une universite | university |
| une bibliothèque | library |
| une eglise | church |
| une cathedrale | a cathedral |
| une mosque | a mosque |
| une synagogue | synagogue |
| un temple | a temple |
| une epicerie | grocery store |
| une boucherie | a butchery |
| une charcuterie | deli |
| un traiteur | catering shop |
| une boulangerie | bakery |
| une patisserie | pastry shop |
| un bureau de tabac | tobacco shop |
| une librarie | bookstore |
| une papeterie | paper store |
| une pharmacie | pharmacy |
| l'ambiance | ambiance |
| l'anonymite | anonymity |
| l'atmosphere | atmosphere |
| le bruit | the noise |
| le cout de la vie | cost of living |
| le chomage | unemployment |
| une contravention | parking ticket |
| le dehumanisation | the dehuminising |
| le divertissement | entertainment |
| un embouteillage | traffic jam |
| l'emploi | employment |
| les encombrements | congestion |
| la foule | crowd |
| les heures d'affluence | rush hour |
| le manque | lack |
| le stationnement | parking |
| un taudis | slum |
| la vie nocturne | night life |
| aboutir | to converge onto something, to lead to something |
| bonde | crowded |
| bruyant | noisy |
| un chemin de fer | train track |
| cimente | covered in concrete |
| entourer | to surround |
| etroit | narrow |
| feerique | enchanting |
| ferrovaire | train-related |
| flaner | to wander |
| la paix | peace |
| pietonnier | pedestrian |
| la verdure | greenery |
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