un conduit daration => a ventilation shaft
Vocabulaire anglais transport et le capot => the bonnet
logistique
laire denvol => the tarmac
larrive => the arrival
les amortisseurs => shock absorbers
lacclrateur => the accelerator
laccs => the access
un accident de voiture => a car crash
une amende => a penalty, a fine
un aller simple => a single ticket
un aller et retour => a return ticket
un avion raction => a jet plane
un arogare => an air terminal
un aroglisseur => a hovercraft
un aroport => an airport
un automobiliste => a car driver
une auto-cole => a driving school
lalcootest => the breath test alcohol
une autoroute => a motorway
une ancre => an anchor
une aile => a wing
un break => an estate car
une boue => a buoy
une boussole => a compass
les bagages => the luggage
les bougies => sparking plugs
la bote de vitesse => the gear box
bord => on board
du carburant => fuel
les clignotants => indicators
calme => smooth,calm
une cabine => a cabin
une chemine => a funnel
la classe affaires => the business class
une catastrophe arienne => a plane disaster
une correspondance => a connection
un cric => a jack
un choc, une bosse => a bump
un contrle radar => a radar trap
un chauffeur imprudent => a reckless driver
un chauffard => a road hog
un croisement => a crossroads
un carrefour => a junction
une ceinture de scurit => a safety belt
une carte grise => a car licence
un constructeur => a builder
un concessionnaire => a car dealer
un canot de sauvetage => a lifeboat
un canot => a canoe
le carburateur => the carburettor
la cl de contact => the ignition key
le coffre => the boot
le compteur kilomtrique => the mileage indicator
le chef de gare => the station master
le contrleur => the ticket collector
le contrle des passeports => the passport
control
un camion citerne => a tanker
une dcapotable => a convertible
les douanes => the customs
lquipage => the crew
les essuie-glaces => windscreen wipers
une pave => a wreck
une pave => a wreck
lentretien => maintenance
une flotte arienne => an air fleet
un ferry => a ferry boat
le frein main => the handbrake
frapp de panique => panic-stricken
les gilets de sauvetage => life jackets
le gouvernail => the helm
grande circulation => a highway une route
une griffe => a scratch
gravement bless => severely injured
un garagiste => a garage owner
un hublot => a porthole
houleux => billowy
un hlicoptre => a helicopter
une hlice => a propeller
lhoraire => the timetable
une htesse de lair => an air hostess
lheure/en retard => on/behind schedule
un ingnieur => an engineer
ivre => drunk
le klaxon => the horn
le levier de vitesse => the gear lever
les limitations de vitesse => the speed limits
au large => off the coast
libre => vacant
le manche balai => the joystick
le moteur => the engine
un moniteur => a driving instructor
la Marine => the Navy
le mt => the mast
un marin => a sailor
un matelot => a deckhand
le mal de lair => air sickness
mortel => fatal
un moteur dfaillant => a failing engine
la marche arrire => the reverse gear
le moteur => the engine
une mer houleuse => a heavy sea
un navire => a ship
une navette => a shuttle
le nez => the nose
doccasion => second-hand
un ouvrier => a worker
la porte de dpart => the departure gate
un pirate de lair => a hijacker
le permis de conduire => the driving licence
le pare-brise => the windscreen
un pilote => a pilot
le poste de pilotage => the cockpit
en pilotage automatique => on automatic pilot
premire/deuxime classe => first/second class
le prix du billet => the fare
un passage niveau => a level crossing
une piste => a runway
la piste datterrissage => the landing strip
des places rserves => reserved seats
la pdale dembrayage => the clutch pedal
le page => the toll
le pare-chocs => the bumper
un passage niveau => a level crossing
un pneu plat/crev => a flat/punctured tyre
la plaque dimmatriculation => the number plate
la passerelle => the gangway
le pont suprieur/infrieur => the upper/lower
deck
le pont principal => the main deck
le pont de commandement => the bridge
un paquebot => a liner
peu profond/profond => shallow/deep
un port => a harbour
le pot dchappement => the exhaust pipe
les phares => headlamps
le priphrique => the ring road
des panneaux => roadsigns
un quai => a platform
la queue => the tail
une rame => an oar
le roulis => rolling
un rond point => a roundabout
le rservoir => the tank
le rseau routier => the road network
le rtroviseur => the driving mirror
reposant => restful
le racteur => the reactor
un radar => a radar
les rails => rails
la roue de secours => the spare wheel
un rcif => a reef
une sortie de secours => an emergency exit
une salle dattente => a waiting room
sans visibilit => with no visibility
la salle dembarquement => the departure lounge
la scurit arienne => air safety
la scurit des passagers => the safety of the
passengers
la suspension => the suspension
un steward => a steward
un salon => a saloon
un signal de dtresse => a distress signal
une salle dexposition => a show room
une station service => a gas/petrol station
le tangage => pitching
les taxes daroport => airport taxes
des travaux => roadworks
sur terrain glissant => on slippery ground
le tunnel sous la Manche => the Channel tunnel
le tableau de bord => the dashboard
une traverse => a crossing
la tenue de route => roadholding
un train direct => a non-stop train
un train rapide => a fast train
le TGV => the High Speed Train
un train de marchandises => a goods train
un train de banlieue => a suburban train
un train de voyageurs => a passenger train
un tunnel => a tunnel
toute vitesse => at full speed
une vitesse moyenne de => at an average
speed of
un vol intrieur => a domestic flight
un vol moyen/long courrier => a medium-
distance/ long distance flight
un vol grande vitesse => a high-speed flight
des grosses vagues => big waves
un vaisseau => a vessel
un virage => a bend
une voile => a sail
le volant => the steering wheel
une voiture de sport => a sports car
un wagon couchettes => a sleeping car
un wagon restaurant => a dining car
un yacht de croisire => a cruising yacht
Verbes utiles
atterrir => to land
acclrer => to accelerate
avoir du retard => to be delayed
assurer le vhicule => to insure the vehicle
avoir le mal de mer => to be sea sick
brler => to burn
changer => to change at
chavirer => to capsize
cder la priorit qn => to yield the right of way
to sb
changer de vitesse => to change gear
commander => to order
creuser, percer => to dig tomber en panne => to have a breakdown
doubler => to overtake traverser la Manche => to cross the Channel
dcoller => to take off voyager en voiture => to travel by car
dtourner un avion => to hijack a plane ventiler => to ventilate
dbarquer => to disembark voyager en avion => to travel by plane
se dsintgrer => to disintegrate voyager en train => to travel by train
exploser => to explode voyager en bateau => to travel by boat
scraser => to crash vidanger => to change the oil
embarquer bord dun avion => to board a plane vrifier la pression des pneus => to check the
viter => to avoid tyre pressure
embarquer => to embark
enregistrer => to check in
entrer/sortir du port => to sail into/to leave
harbour
tre amarr => to be moored
faire le plein => to tank up, to fill up
heurter => to hit
draper => to skid
prendre feu => to catch fire
tre ject de => to be ejected from
entretenir => to maintain
chouer => to run ashore
faire naufrage => to be shipwrecked
tre la drive => to be adrift
jeter lancre => to come to anchor
lever lancre => to weigh anchor
klaxonner => to hoot ones horn
freiner => to brake
louer => to hire
immatriculer => to register
partir en croisire => to go on a cruise
piloter => to pilot
prendre feu => to catch fire
payer demi tarif => to pay half fare
faire rviser la voiture => to have the car serviced
manquer => to miss
menacer => to threaten
monter/descendre => to get on/off
monter bord => to get on board
se noyer => to drown
passer en premire => to get into first gear
perdre le contrle => to lose control
rembourser => to refund
renforcer la scurit => to tighten up security
rparer => to repair
retarder, ralentir => to delay
ralentir => to slow down
rduire la vitesse => to reduce speed
remorquer => to tug, to tow
relier => to connect to
remorquer => to tow
se sentir impuissant => to feel helpless
siffler => to whistle
survoler => to fly over
sombrer => to sink
tomber en panne dessence => to run out of
petrol