pattern

Vocabulaire Avancé pour le TOEFL - Transport

Ici, vous apprendrez quelques mots anglais sur le transport, tels que « aerial », « aviator », « derail », etc. qui sont nécessaires pour l'examen TOEFL.

review-disable

Réviser

flashcard-disable

Flashcards

spelling-disable

Orthographe

quiz-disable

Quiz

Commencer à apprendre
Advanced Words Needed for TOEFL
aerial

relating to a plane or other aircraft

aérien

aérien

[Adjectif]
airbase

the base of operation for the aircraft of military forces

base aérienne

base aérienne

[nom]
airfield

a level area in which military or private aircraft can take off and land

aérodrome

aérodrome

[nom]
charter

the renting of a plane, ship, etc.

charte

charte

[nom]
charter flight

a flight in which a travel agency pays for all the tickets beforehand and then sells them to their customers

vol charter

vol charter

[nom]
airliner

a large aircraft for transporting passengers

airliner

airliner

[nom]
airstrip

a long and narrow piece of land where an aircraft can take off or land

piste d'atterrissage

piste d'atterrissage

[nom]
aviator

a person who operates an aircraft

aviateur

aviateur

[nom]
clearance

a permit issued by an airport to allow an aircraft to land or take off

autorisation

autorisation

[nom]
conveyor belt

a continuous moving surface or strip, used for transporting objects from one part of a building to another, especially in a factory or an airport

tapis roulant

tapis roulant

[nom]
customs

the place at an airport or port where passengers' bags are checked for illegal goods as they enter a country

douane

douane

[nom]
to disembark

(off passengers) to get off a plane, train, or ship once it has reached its destination

débarquer

débarquer

[verbe]
black box

a device in a plane that records all the information during the flight which is used to discover the cause in case of an accident

boîte noire

boîte noire

[nom]
standby ticket

a cheap ticket that is not available in advance, purchasable just before the departure of a plane or the start of a performance

billet de dernière minute

billet de dernière minute

Google Translate
[nom]
touchdown

the very first moment of landing during which the plane's wheels hit the ground

atterrissage

atterrissage

[nom]
depot

the place where transport vehicles, such as buses or trains, leave from or stop to unload their passengers and content

dépôt

dépôt

[nom]
to derail

(of a train) to accidentally go off the tracks

dérailler

dérailler

[verbe]
to hail

to signal an approaching taxi or bus to stop

héler

héler

[verbe]
locomotive

a powered railroad vehicle that pulls a train along

locomotive

locomotive

[nom]
monorail

a railway system that has only one rail instead of two, usually in an elevated position

monorail

monorail

[nom]
porter

someone whose job is carrying people's baggage, particularly at airports, hotels, etc.

porteur

porteur

[nom]
asphalt

a black sticky substance which is the combination of dark bituminous pitch with sand or gravel, commonly used in building roads

asphalte

asphalte

[nom]
cruise control

a device in a motor vehicle used to maintain a constant speed that is based on the preference of the driver

régulateur de vitesse

régulateur de vitesse

[nom]
SUV

a large car in which the engine delivers power to all four wheels

SUV

SUV

[nom]
tanker

a ship, aircraft, or road vehicle for carrying liquids, particularly crude oil or gas in large quantities

tanker

tanker

[nom]
tractor

a vehicle with large rear wheels and thick tires, mostly used on farms

tracteur

tracteur

[nom]
sedan

a car having a closed body with two or four doors and a separated boot in the back

berline

berline

[nom]
ramp

a road that was used years ago has that now is motorway or getaway

rampe

rampe

[nom]
adrift

(of boats or ships) floating without being anchored or controlled by anyone

à la dérive

à la dérive

[Adverbe]
to anchor

to moor a ship or boat to the bottom of the sea to stop it from moving away

ancrer

ancrer

[verbe]
ashore

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

vers la rive

vers la rive

[Adverbe]
carrier

a massive military ship that has a broad flat deck for takeoffs and landings and also carries soldiers, equipment, etc. from one place to another

entreprise de transport

entreprise de transport

[nom]
to capsize

(of a boat) to be overturned or to cause it to overturn

chavirer

chavirer

[verbe]
shipwreck

a ship that is destroyed or sunk at sea

naufrage

naufrage

[nom]
convoy

a number of vehicles or ships that travel together and are often escorted with armed troops protection

convoi

convoi

[nom]
liner

a large luxurious passenger ship, especially one that travels on a regular schedule and is used for long journeys

paquebot

paquebot

[nom]
estimated time of arrival

the time at which one is likely to arrive at one's destination

heure probable d'arrivée

heure probable d'arrivée

[nom]
estimated time of departure

the time at which an aircraft, ship, etc. is scheduled for departure

heure probable de départ

heure probable de départ

[nom]
manifest

(of a ship, aircraft, train) a list of passengers, crew, and goods carried on board for the use of customs officers

manifeste

manifeste

[nom]
offshore

in the sea, but not too far from the coast

en mer

en mer

[Adverbe]
LanGeek
Télécharger l'application LanGeek