Liste de vocabulaire anglais transports et logistique, routier, ferroviaire et aérien

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to travel by train => voyager en train
a non-stop train => un train direct
a fast train => un train rapide
the High Speed Train => le TGV
a goods train => un train de marchandises
a suburban train => un train de banlieue
a passenger train => un train de voyageurs
first/second class => première/deuxième classe
a sleeping car => un wagon couchettes
a dining car => un wagon restaurant
vacant => libre
reserved seats => des places réservées
the ticket collector => le contrôleur
restful => reposant
the station master => le chef de gare
a platform => un quai
rails => les rails
a level crossing => un passage à niveau
a waiting room => une salle d’attente
a single ticket => un aller simple
a return ticket => un aller et retour
the fare => le prix du billet
to pay half fare => payer demi tarif
to refund => rembourser
to get on/off => monter/descendre
to whistle => siffler
the timetable => l’horaire
on/behind schedule => à l’heure/en retard
to change at => changer à
a connection => une correspondance
to be delayed => avoir du retard
to miss => manquer

to travel by plane => voyager en avion
the air fleet la flotte aérienne
a domestic flight => un vol intérieur
a medium-distance/ long distance flight => un vol moyen/long courrier
a high-speed flight => un vol à grande vitesse
a jet plane => un avion à réaction
a helicopter => un hélicoptère
the cockpit => le poste de pilotage
on automatic pilot => en pilotage automatique
the joystick => le manche à balai
the engine => le moteur
the reactor => le réacteur
a propeller => une hélice
a wing => une aile
the tail => la queue
the nose =>  le nez
the crew => l’équipage
a pilot => un pilote
to pilot => piloter
an air hostess => une hôtesse de l’air
a steward => un steward
an airport => un aéroport
an air terminal => une aérogare
the tarmac => l’aire d’envol
a runway => une piste
the landing strip => la piste d’atterrissage
to land => atterrir
to take off => décoller
a radar => un radar
a tanker => un camion citerne
fuel => du carburant
airport taxes => les taxes d’aéroport

the departure lounge => la salle d’embarquement
the departure gate => la porte de départ
the arrival => l’arrivée
to check in => enregistrer
the luggage => les bagages
the passport control => le contrôle des passeports

the customs => les douanes
to board a plane => embarquer à bord d’un avion
on board => à bord
the business class => la classe affaires
to fly over => survoler
air sickness => le mal de l’air
air safety => la sécurité aérienne
to tighten up security => renforcer la sécurité
a plane disaster => une catastrophe aérienne
a failing engine => un moteur défaillant
to catch fire => prendre feu
to burn => brûler
to crash => s’écraser
to disintegrate => se désintégrer
to explode => exploser
to threaten => menacer
to feel helpless => se sentir impuissant
panic-stricken => frappé de panique
an emergency exit => une sortie de secours
a hijacker => un pirate de l’air
to hijack a plane => détourner un avion

to travel by boat => voyager en bateau
a ship => un navire
a vessel => un vaisseau
a cruising yacht => un yacht de croisière
a liner => un paquebot
a ferry boat => un ferry
a hovercraft => un aéroglisseur
a lifeboat => un canot de sauvetage
a canoe => un canot
a buoy => une bouée
a sailor => un marin
a deckhand => un matelot
the crew => l’équipage
the Navy => la Marine
a harbour => un port
a funnel => une cheminée
a sail => une voile
an oar => une rame
the mast => le mât
the helm => le gouvernail
an anchor => une ancre
a compass => une boussole
a cabin => une cabine
a porthole => un hublot
a saloon => un salon
the gangway => la passerelle
the upper/lower deck => le pont supérieur/inférieur
the main deck => le pont principal
the bridge => le pont de commandement
to get on board => monter à bord
to embark => embarquer
to disembark => débarquer
to sail into/to leave harbour => entrer/sortir du port
to come to anchor => jeter l’ancre
to weigh anchor => lever l’ancre
to go on a cruise => partir en croisière
a crossing => une traversée
to cross the Channel => traverser la Manche
off the coast => au large
to be moored => être amarré
shallow/deep => peu profond/profond
rolling => le roulis
pitching => le tangage
smooth,calm => calme
big waves => des grosses vagues
a heavy sea => une mer houleuse
billowy => houleux
to be sea sick => avoir le mal de mer
the safety of the passengers => la sécurité des passagers
life jackets => les gilets de sauvetage
a distress signal => un signal de détresse
a reef => un récif
to capsize => chavirer
to sink => sombrer
to run ashore => échouer
to be shipwrecked => faire naufrage
a wreck => une épave
to tug, to tow =>  remorquer
to be adrift => être à la dérive
to drown => se noyer

to travel by car => voyager en voiture
a car dealer => un concessionnaire
a show room => une salle d’exposition
a garage owner => un garagiste
to order => commander
second-hand => d’occasion
to hire => louer
to register => immatriculer
to insure the vehicle => assurer le véhicule
a car licence => une carte grise
to tank up, to fill up => faire le plein
a gas/petrol station => une station service
to change the oil => vidanger
to check the tyre pressure => vérifier la pression des pneus
a flat/punctured tyre => un pneu à plat/crevé
to have the car serviced => faire réviser la voiture
to run out of petrol => tomber en panne d’essence
to have a breakdown => tomber en panne
a sports car => une voiture de sport
a convertible => une décapotable
an estate car => un break
the spare wheel => la roue de secours
the suspension => la suspension
shock absorbers => les amortisseurs
the bonnet => le capot
the engine => le moteur
the carburettor => le carburateur
sparking plugs => les bougies
the wing => l’aile
the boot => le coffre
the bumper => le pare-chocs
the number plate => la plaque d’immatriculation
the tank => le réservoir
the exhaust pipe => le pot d’échappement
a jack => un cric
headlamps => les phares
the ignition key => la clé de contact
the horn => le klaxon
to hoot one’s horn => klaxonner
the mileage indicator => le compteur kilométrique
the dashboard => le tableau de bord
the steering wheel => le volant
the windscreen => le pare-brise
windscreen wipers => les essuie-glaces
the driving mirror => le rétroviseur
indicators => les clignotants
a safety belt => une ceinture de sécurité
the gear box => la boîte de vitesse
the gear lever => le levier de vitesse
to change gear => changer de vitesse
to get into first gear => passer en première
the reverse gear => la marche arrière
the clutch pedal => la pédale d’embrayage
the handbrake => le frein à main
to brake => freiner
the accelerator => l’accélérateur
to accelerate => accélérer
roadholding => la tenue de route
the road network =>  le réseau routier
a highway une route => à grande circulation
a motorway => une autoroute
the toll => le péage
the ring road => le périphérique
roadsigns => des panneaux
roadworks => des travaux
a bend => un virage
a level crossing => un passage à niveau
a tunnel => un tunnel
a crossroads => un croisement
a junction => un carrefour
a roundabout => un rond point
a car driver => un automobiliste
a driving school => une auto-école
a driving instructor => un moniteur
the driving licence => le permis de conduire
the speed limits => les limitations de vitesse
to reduce speed => réduire la vitesse
at full speed => à toute vitesse
at an average speed of => à une vitesse moyenne de
to slow down => ralentir
a radar trap => un contrôle radar
to overtake => doubler
a reckless driver => un chauffeur imprudent
a road hog => un chauffard
the breath test alcohol => l’alcootest
drunk =>  ivre
a penalty, a fine => une amende
to yield the right of way to sb => céder la priorité à qn
a car crash => un accident de voiture
fatal => mortel
severely injured => gravement blessé
on slippery ground => sur terrain glissant
with no visibility => sans visibilité
to hit => heurter
to skid => déraper
to catch fire => prendre feu
to be ejected from => être éjecté de
to lose control => perdre le contrôle
to avoid => éviter
to tow => remorquer
a wreck => une épave
a scratch => une griffe
a bump => un choc, une bosse

the Channel tunnel => le tunnel sous la Manche
to dig => creuser, percer
to connect to => relier à
a builder => un constructeur
a worker => un ouvrier
an engineer => un ingénieur

to delay => retarder, ralentir
maintenance => l’entretien
to maintain => entretenir
to repair => réparer
a ventilation shaft => un conduit d’aération
to ventilate => ventiler
the access => l’accès
a shuttle => une navette

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