Vocabulaire Essentiel pour le TOEFL - Moyens de Transport

any flying vehicle

avion

an extremely large balloon filled with heated air, which enables it to float and travel through the sky

ballon, montgolfière

a military aircraft that is designed to attack enemy aircraft and fly very fast

avion de chasse, chasseur

an aircraft that can drop bombs

bombardier

an object that allows a person or thing to slowly come to the ground after dropping from a flying aircraft

parachute

a large object with an engine, such as a car or truck, used for transporting people or goods

véhicule

a vehicle such as a bus, train, or ship with two levels on top of one another, providing additional seating capacity

bus à impériale, autobus à impériale, bus à étage, autobus à étage

a railroad car used for transporting goods

wagon de marchandises

a means of transportation that frequently travels between two places

navette

a type of bus that has only one floor

bus à un étage

a train that transports passengers to and from a port

train (assurant la liaison avec le ferry)

a vehicle in which people can sleep and live when traveling

camping-car

a small passenger-carrying vehicle that is larger than a typical car but smaller than a full-sized bus

minibus

a large vehicle used for transporting furniture and other goods from one place to another

camionnette de déménagement

any of the separate sections within a passenger train carriage, typically enclosed by walls and equipped with seats

compartiment

one of the separate parts of a train where passengers sit

wagon

the part of a truck, bus, or train where the driver sits

cabine

a light motor vehicle with a floorboard on which the rider puts their legs, and with wheels of usually small size

scooter

a ship or boat's upper outside floor

pont

the place where the pilot of an aircraft sits

poste de pilotage

a large metal box that is used for transporting goods on ships, trains, etc.

conteneur

a place where one is able to safely cross something, particularly a street

croisement, carrefour

the place where a road is crossed by another

carrefour

the place where two or more things such as roads or railways cross

carrefour, croisement, intersection

a road providing access to another road or to a specific place

voie d'accès

a passage dug through or under a mountain or a structure, typically for cars, trains, people, etc.

tunnel

a pathway typically made of concrete or asphalt at the side of a street for people to walk on

trottoir

a marked place where people walk across a street

passage

a wide street in a town or city, typically with trees on each side or in the middle

boulevard

an area where two or more roads join and all the traffic must move in the same direction around a circular structure

rond-point

the point at which a river, road, etc. splits into two parts; one of these parts

fourche, bifurcation, embranchement

the part of a road where vehicles can go faster due to light traffic there

voie express

able to be driven or ridden on rough ground

tout-terrain

a large, luxurious, and expensive car with a partition between the passengers and the driver

limousine