B1 Level Vocabulary - Transport and Travel

Learn vocabulary to talk about transport, travel, and daily journeys in French.

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le rail [noun]

rail

Ex:

This rail measures exactly 1.435 meters wide.

le port [noun]

harbor

Ex:

They built a new port for yachts.

le souterrain [noun]

underground passage

Ex:

le contrôleur [noun]

inspector

Ex:

Quality controllers reject defective products.

l'hôtesse de l'air [noun]

flight attendant (female)

Ex:

Ask the flight attendant if you need help.

l'équipage [noun]

crew

Ex:

She has been part of the crew for 5 years.

monter [Verb]

to board

Ex:

Get in the car, we're leaving.

parcourir [Verb]

to traverse

Ex:

This train covers 300 km daily.

embarquer [Verb]

to board

Ex:

She refuses to board without her passport.

débarquer [Verb]

to disembark

Ex:

Tourists disembark from the cruise ship.

décoller [Verb]

to take off

Ex:

The helicopters take off from the oil platform.

atterrir [Verb]

to land

Ex:

We landed in Paris at noon.

dépêcher [Verb]

to hurry

Ex:

We need to hurry if we want to arrive on time.

le guichet [noun]

ticket window

Ex:

She submitted her request at the information desk.

l'aller simple [noun]

one-way ticket

Ex:

This counter sells single tickets and round trips.

échangeable [Adjective]

exchangeable

Ex:

The concert tickets are not exchangeable.

le péage [noun]

toll

Ex:

The toll is mandatory on this bridge.

le covoiturage [noun]

carpooling

Ex:

BlaBlaCar is a popular carpooling app in France.

le terminus [noun]

final stop

Ex:

The train reached its final stop after three hours of travel.

la circulation [noun]

traffic

Ex:

The police control traffic in the city.

la foule [noun]

crowd

Ex:

The police had to control the crowd.

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