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J'habite: (I live:)
Pour les jeunes / ados il y a pas mal de distractions: (For the youth / teens there are quite a few distractions:)
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Use of the 'imparfait': Pendant la pandémie, il y avait une grande vague de solidarité chez nous.
(During the pandemic, there was a great wave of solidarity among us.)
Use of the conditional: Si je travaillais pour la mairie, je mettrais plus de plus de pistes cyclables pour être plus écologique et réduire la circulation.
(If I worked for the town hall, I would put more cycling paths to be more ecological and reduce traffic.)
J'habite: (I live:)
Il n'y a pas beaucoup Ă faire et Ă voir. (There's not much to do and see.)
C'est un peu mort pour les jeunes ...pas de cafés, pas de pubs, pas de discos, pas de magasins. (It's a bit dead for the youth ...no cafes, no pubs, no discos, no shops.)
Idioms: Rien n'est à portée de main (nothing is close to hand.)
Il n'y a pas de transports en commun. (No public transport.)
Le quartier n'est pas bien desservi par des transports en commun...pas de bus...pas de train. (The area is not well served by public transport...no buses...no trains.)
Il faut conduire partout. Sans voiture, il est difficile de se déplacer. (You have to drive everywhere, without a car, it's difficult to get around.)
Les routes sont affreuses, avec beaucoup de nids de poules. (The roads are horrible, with lots of potholes.)
Les routes sont mal balisées. (The roads are poorly signposted.)
Mais en revanche… (on the other hand…)
Il y a: (There are)
Il existe un bon esprit communautaire-tout le monde se connaît. (A good community spirit exists-everyone knows each other.)
Use of the 'imparfait': Pendant la pandémie, il y avait une grande vague de solidarité chez nous.
(During the pandemic, there was a great wave of solidarity among us.)
Use of the conditional: Si je travaillais pour la mairie, je mettrais plus de plus de pistes cyclables pour être plus écologique.
(If I worked for the town hall, I would put more cycling paths to be more ecological.)
Français | English |
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un parc | a park |
un jardin | a garden |
un marché | a market |
une école | a school |
un supermarché | a supermarket |
une boulangerie | a bakery |
un café | a café |
un cinéma | a cinema |
un musée | a museum |
un théâtre | a theatre |
une bibliothèque | a library |
une gare | a train station |
un arrĂŞt de bus | a bus stop |
la mairie | the town hall |
un hĂ´tel | a hotel |
un hĂ´pital | a hospital |
une pharmacie | a pharmacy |
un centre commercial | a shopping centre/mall |
une piscine | a swimming pool |
un stade | a stadium |
un gymnase | a gymnasium/gym |
une station-service | a service station |
un commissariat de police | a police station |
une caserne de pompiers | a fire station |
une rivière | a river |
un lac | a lake |
une montagne | a mountain |
une plage | a beach |
Français | English |
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la boulangerie | bakery |
la boucherie | butcher's shop |
la charcuterie | delicatessen |
le supermarché | supermarket |
la librairie | bookshop |
le tabac | newsagent's |
la bijouterie | jeweller's shop |
la pharmacie | pharmacy |
le coiffeur | hairdresser |
le fleuriste | florist |
le cordonnier | shoe repair shop |
la poste | post office |
la banque | bank |
la station-service | petrol station |
le magasin | shop |
le centre commercial | shopping centre/mall |
l'épicerie | grocery store |
le kiosque | kiosk |
la pâtisserie | cake shop |
la poissonnerie | fishmonger's |
la crémerie | dairy shop |
la papeterie | stationery shop |
le marché | market |
la grande surface | superstore |
le pressing | dry cleaner's |
Français | English |
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calme | quiet |
animé | lively |
bruyant | noisy |
propre | clean |
sale | dirty |
dangereux | dangerous |
bien situé | well located |
mal situé | poorly located |
moderne | modern |
ancien(ne) | old |
spacieux/spacieuse | spacious |
étroit(e) | narrow |
pittoresque | picturesque |
pratique | convenient |
isolé | isolated |
surpeuplé | overcrowded |
rural | rural |
urbain | urban |
industriel | industrial |
résidentiel | residential |
cosmopolite | cosmopolitan |
touristique | touristy |
commerçant | commercial (area) |
verdoyant | green (area) |
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