French vocabulary

French vocabulary: travel & transport

Common French words for travel & transport, the most frequent first. Each word has its English meaning and a real line from the Lexayo story, so you see it in use.

le voyage noun journey, trip
bon voyage = have a good trip
Et le voyage en train ?
And the train journey?
le contrôle noun check, inspection; control; test
Contrôle des billets, s'il vous plaît !
Tickets, please! (ticket inspection)
conduire verb to drive; to lead
irregular: je conduis, conduit
Tu sais conduire, Nuria ?
Can you drive, Nuria?
l'hôtel noun hotel
Oui : une nuit à l'hôtel !
Yes: a night in a hotel!
la voie noun way, lane; track, platform
Le train de Galice arrive à midi. Voie sept.
The train from Galicia arrives at twelve. Platform seven.
visiter verb to visit (a place)
people: rendre visite à
Mercredi, à midi. Une visite surprise.
Wednesday, at twelve o'clock. A surprise visit.
le vol noun flight; theft
Le vol atterrit samedi.
The flight lands on Saturday.
l'accident noun accident
Il y a eu un accident dans la rue.
There was an accident in the street.
l'arrière noun back, rear
en arrière = backwards
Mets les sacs à l'arrière de la voiture.
Put the bags in the back of the car.
le départ noun departure
Le départ du train est à neuf heures.
The train leaves at nine.
le billet noun ticket; banknote
Non... où est-ce que j'achète un billet ?
No... where do I buy a ticket?
l'arrêt noun stop (bus, metro); stopping
Tu prends la ligne deux. Seulement trois arrêts.
You take line two. It's only three stops.
la vitesse noun speed; gear
Le train roule à grande vitesse.
The train goes at high speed.
le siège noun seat; headquarters
Ce siège est libre ?
Is this seat free?
le bus noun bus
Le bus est lent. Le métro est rapide.
The bus is slow. The metro is fast.
le moteur noun engine, motor
Le moteur de la voiture fait un bruit bizarre.
The car engine is making a strange noise.
le vaisseau noun ship, vessel; spaceship
vaisseau sanguin = blood vessel
Dans le film, il y a un vaisseau spatial.
In the film there's a spaceship.
dépasser verb to overtake, pass; to exceed
Ne dépasse pas la limite de vitesse !
Don't go over the speed limit!
le commandant noun captain (plane, ship); commander
Le commandant parle aux passagers.
The captain speaks to the passengers.
la distance noun distance
Quelle est la distance entre Madrid et Tolède ?
What's the distance between Madrid and Toledo?

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