23.6: Vocabulaire - Unité 23
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In this section, you can review all the vocabulary in Unité 23
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Le Baron Haussmann
| Français | Anglais |
|---|---|
| dans l'obscurité | in the dark |
| éclairé(e) | lit, illuminated |
| sale | dirty |
| l'insalubrité | unhealthiness |
| ressembler (à) | to resemble, to look like |
| le Moyen-Âge | the Middle Ages |
| grâce à | thanks to |
| l'hygiène | hygiene |
| impressionné(e) (par) | impressed by |
| à son retour | upon his return |
| convoquer | summon, call in |
| le préfet | the prefect |
| donner carte blanche (à) | give a free rein to |
| les bâtiments | buildings |
| les égouts | sewer |
| souterrain(e) | underground |
| des espaces verts | parks and gardens |
| embaucher | to hire |
| bien sûr | of course |
| des ouvriers de bâtiment | construction workers |
| mener à bonne fin | to see through to its successful completion |
| élargir | enlarge |
| les petites ruelles | small narrow streets |
| surpeuplé | overpopulated |
| gêner | to bother |
| la circulation | traffic |
| à la fois | at the same time |
| de la même taille | of the same size |
| de la même manière | in the same way |
| entrepôt | storage room, warehouse |
| les nobles | nobles |
| les combles | wood or |
| une bonne | female servant, domestic help |
| un domestique | domestic help |
| les habitants | inhabitants |
| réaménager | rearrange, restructure |
| dont | including |
| la propagation | the spread |
| bref | in short |
| mentionner | to mention |
| les contemporains | the contemporaries |
| destitué | removed from office |
| endetter | get/put into debt |
| poursuivre | carry on, continue |
| à ce propos | about this, on this matter |
| dédier (à) | to dedicate |
| se comparer (à) | to compare oneself to |
| un cygne | a swan |
| une source d'eau | a water source |
| son chez lui | his home |
Le Musée d'Orsay
| Français | Anglais |
|---|---|
| un palais | a palace |
| un emplacement | site, location |
| une caserne (de cavalerie) | (cavalry) barracks |
| un incendie | a fire |
| un bâtiment administratif | an administration building |
| une insurrection | an insurrection, a demonstration, a riot |
| une gare de chemin de fer électrique | an electric railway station |
| une métamorphose | a transformation, metamorphosis |
| une œuvre d'art | a work of art |
| conçu(e) | designed, imagined |
| incendié(e) | burned down |
| réaménagé(e) | reorganized, refurbished, redesigned |
| ainsi | in this way, thus |
| à peu près | about, approximately |
| lui-même | (by) himself |
| avoir lieu | to take place, to happen |
| collaborer | to collaborate |
| construire | to construct, build |
| convertir | to convert, transform something |
| dater de | date back to |
| durer | to last, to carry on |
| inaugurer | open, unveil, launch |
| rassembler | gather, round up |
| se situer | to be situated, to be located |
Le Musée du Louvre
| Français | Anglais |
|---|---|
| un repère | landmark, point of reference |
| un mètre carré | square meter |
| croissant(e) | growing, increasing |
| restitué(e) | given back, returned |
| également | also |
| étroitement | closely |
| malgré cela | despite that, in spite of that |
| s'étendre (sur) | to stretch, extend |
| subir | to go through, undergo |
| jeter un coup d'œil (sur) | to glance at, to cast a glance at |
| être lié(e) à | is tied to |
| s'aggrandir | to enlarge, widen, increase in size |
| (y) laisser | to leave behind (there) |
| saisir | to seize |
| baptiser | to name, baptize |
| prendre l'initiative (de) | to take the initiative (to) |
Histoire des grands magasins
| Français | Anglais |
|---|---|
| le commerce de détail | retail outlet |
| l'ère | era, epoch |
| la consommation de masse | mass consumerism |
| une timide apparition | a very small incursion |
| les magasins de nouveautés | a dry-goods store |
| les bénéfices | profits, benefits, advantages |
| un système de rotation | a rotation system |
| les baies vitrées | floor-to-ceiling windows |
| l'aménagement | arrangement, layout |
| un personnel conséquent | a substantial staff, staffed generously |
| des chambrettes | small rooms, bedrooms, alcoves |
| la rémunération | pay, salary, wage |
| le bon goût | good taste |
| révolutionnaire | revolutionary |
| spécialisé | specializing (in), specialized |
| satisfait ou remboursé | satisfied or your money back |
| réduit(e) | reduced |
| peu onéreux | inexpensive, low-cost |
| fulgurant(e) | skyrocketing |
| harassant(e) | exhausting |
| en son temps | in its time, in those days |
| à bord | on board, (in charge) |
| à tout-va | like crazy |
| tout exprès | especially, for that purpose |
| sous les toits | in the attic, under the roof |
| avant l'heure | before the time, before its time |
| maintes fois | many times, several times |
| s'adresser (à) | ask, seek, speak to |
| se faire engager | to get hired |
| s'associer | to join forces, to go into partnership |
| fourmiller (de) | to be filled with, to be full of |
| prendre peur | take fright, suddenly become afraid |
| céder | let somebody have, give something up to someone |
| se fier à | to trust |
| se fier aux apparences | to judge a book by its cover |
| innover | innovate, break new ground |
| faire mouche | to hit the target |
| effectuer une enquête | to conduct an investigation |
| démonter | take apart |
| être assuré de | to be provided, guaranteed |
| marchander | to haggle, bargain |
| Français | Anglais |
|---|---|
| les proies | preys |
| la bonne société | middle-class society |
| le foyer | home, household |
| l'entrée libre | free entry, admission |
| les prix fixes | fixed prices |
| les catalogues à distance | remote catalogues |
| la livraison à domicile | home delivery |
| le rouage | inner workings, apparatus |
| remarquable | remarkable, outstanding |
| cloîtré(e) | cloistered away |
| au cœur de | within, inside, at the heart of |
| au paradis | to be in heaven |
| à jamais | eternally, everlasting |
| accourir | rush over |
| se déchaîner | unleash, lose control |
| se devoir de (+ verbe à l'infinitif) | to feel duty-bound to do something |
| Regardez-moi ça ! | look at this, look at that ! |
| Tenez ! | Here you go, for you. |
| La boîte de Pandore | Pandora's box |
Qu’est-ce que l’espace public ?
| Français | Anglais |
|---|---|
| espace public | public space |
| espace urbain | urban space |
| espace partagé | shared space |
| espace hybride (public et privé) | hybrid space (public and private) |
| le domaine public | public domain |
| urbanisme | urban/town planning |
| riverains | residents |
| forêts, bois | forests, woods |
| voiries | highways, roads |
| trottoirs | sidewalks |
| jardins | gardens |
| agoras | pedestrian zones |
| salles polyvalentes | multipurpose rooms |
| parkings | parking lots |
| métro | subway |
| café / bistrot, bar | café / bar |