Le livre Insight - Intermédiaire - Unité 2 - 2D

the area where passengers sit in an airplane

cabine

a vehicle with usually four wheels, pulled by one or more horses

calèche

a trip or journey from one place to another by going over a large area of water like an ocean or a sea

traversée, croisière

to go on vacation by a ship or boat

faire une croisière

a ship or boat's upper outside floor

pont

a part of an airport or terminal that passengers go through to get on or off a plane, train, or bus

porte

a carrier designed to hold on top of a car or luggage above the seats of a train

porte-bagages, support de bagages

a very wide road that has no intersections or cross-traffic and is designed for high-speed travel

autoroute, voie express

a small closet that usually has a lock, in which valuable items and belongings could be stored

casier

a long platform built from the shore into the sea that people can go for entertainment or a walk

jetée, appontement

the raised surface in a station next to a railroad track where people can get on and off a train

quai

a strip of ground with a hard surface on which aircraft land or take off from

piste

a belt in cars, airplanes, or helicopters that a passenger fastens around themselves to prevent serious injury in case of an accident

ceinture de sécurité

a station where a train arrives at or leaves from

rail

to enter a bus, ship, airplane, etc.

monter

to leave a bus, train, airplane, etc.

descendre

toward the land from the direction of a ship or the sea

vers la rive, vers le rivage

the earth's surface where it is not under water

terre

to travel on water using the power of wind or an engine

naviguer, voguer

to move with a lower speed or rate of movement

ralentir

to become faster

accélérer, celer

to leave a surface and begin flying

décoller

a large boat, used for carrying passengers or goods across the sea

navire

a winged flying vehicle driven by one or more engines

avion

a series of connected carriages that travel on a railroad, often pulled by a locomotive

train

a system or method for carrying people or goods from a place to another by trains, cars, etc.

transport, système de transport

a bus with comfortable seats that carries many passengers, used for long journeys

autocar, bus de tourisme

used when two or more things or people are together in a single place

avec

used to indicate who is supposed to have or use something or where something is intended to be put

pour

used to say where someone or something goes

à

from one end to or toward the other end of something

le long de, à travers

used to indicate that something is located on every side of a person or thing

autour

from a point that is high or higher on a thing to a point that is lower

vers le bas, en bas

used to indicate movement or passage from one side or end to the other

à travers

a narrow passage in a theater, train, aircraft, etc. that separates rows of seats

allée, couloir

a carriage on a train where passengers can purchase and consume food and beverages

voiture-restaurant, wagon-restaurant

a long journey taken on a ship or spacecraft

voyage, traversée