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Traffic: Traffique
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Traffic
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La circulation*
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| Road |
La route |
| Motorway |
Une autoroute |
| Roundabout |
Le Rond-point |
| Zebra crossing |
Le passage piétons |
| Pedestrian |
Le piéton |
| Driver |
Le conducteur(ice) |
| Road sign |
Le panneau de signalisation |
| Speed limit |
La limitation de vitesse |
| Traffic jam |
Un bouchon, Un embouteillage |
| Accident |
Un Accident |
| Pile up |
Le carambolage |
| Traffic light |
Le feu de signalisation |
| One way |
Le sens unique |
| No entry |
Le sens interdit |
| Divertion |
La déviation |
| Lay by |
Une aire de repos |
| Emergency lane |
La bande d'arrêt d'urgence |
| Pay Toll |
Le Péage |
| Bridge |
Le pont |
| Overtake |
Le dépassement |
| Slowdown |
Ralentir |
| Snow chains |
Les chaîs |
| Studded tyres |
Le pneu clouté |
| Snow tyres |
Le pneu neige |
| Broken down |
En panne |
| Break down |
Tomber en panne |
Useful French Phrases
Il y a un accident.
There is an accident.
Ne pas dépasser.
Do not overtake.
La limite de vitesse est 90 km.
The speed limit is 90 km.
Le rond point est sur la gauche.
The roundabout is on the left.
Comments
In france the speed limit in towns is generally 50 km. On national roads
90 km and on the Autoroute 130 km. The old rule of "priority to the
right" still applies if there is no road sign at the crossing. This
means that you must give way to traffic arriving from the right hand side.
This can be a dangerous trap for people. No matter what the excuse, if
you collide with traffic arriving on the right hand side, where there
was no road sign, it is your fault...
Important road signs
Here are some French words and phrases that you may encounter on the
roads whilst driving in France.
| Cédez le passge |
Give way |
| Douane |
Customs |
| Rappel |
Reminder |
| Fin de chantier |
End of works/site/roadworks |
| Ralentir |
Slow down |
| Arrêt |
Stop |
| Passage piétons |
Pedestrian crossing |
| Vous n'avez pas la priorité |
You do not have the priority |
| Chaussée glissante |
Road is slippery |
| Chaussée déformer |
Road is deformed/bad condition |
*Le trafic, is a correct translation of the english word
traffic but also reffers to illegal commercial activities such as smuggling...
So make sure you clarify what you mean:)
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