| A | B |
|---|
| lorsque | when (quand) |
| dès que | as soon as |
| aussitôt que | as soon as |
| une agence de voyages | a travel agency |
| acheter un billet (* accents) | to buy a ticket |
| réserver une place | to reserve a seat |
| confirmer ma réservation | to confirm my reservation |
| annuler ma réservation | to cancel my reservation |
| louer une voiture | to rent a car |
| quelle sorte de... | what sort/kind of... |
| un aller simple/un aller | a one-way ticket |
| un aller et retour | a round-trip ticket |
| en première classe | in first class |
| en deuxième classe | in second class |
| en classe affaires | in business class |
| en classe économie | in coach/tourist class (used only in planes) |
| en section fumeur | in the smoking section |
| en section non-fumeur | in the non-smoking section |
| le siège | the seat |
| la place | the seat (used for theaters/stadiums/transportation) |
| le couloir | the aisle |
| les renseignements | the information |
| la carte d'embarquement | the boarding pass |
| le vol | the flight |
| un vol direct/un train direct | a direct flight/a direct train |
| une escale | also/stopover/layover (of the plane) |
| une correspondance | a change/transfer of plane /train |
| à l'heure | on time |
| en avance | early |
| en retard | late |
| avoir "X" minutes d'avance | to be "X" minutes early |
| avoir "X" minutes de retard | to be "X" minutes late |
| annulé(e) | cancelled |
| complet | full |
| avoir de la place | to be room |
| libre | free (not occupied) (e.g. seat/bathroom) |
| occupé(e) | busy (e.g. seat/bathroom) |
| le comptoir | the counter |
| la salle d'attente | the waiting room |
| le pilote | the pilot |
| l'hôtesse de l'air | the flight attendant (female) |
| le steward | the flight attendant (male) |
| le contrôle de sécurité | the security check(point) |
| les horaires (m. pl.) | the schedules (e.g. for departure/arrival as well as otherwise) |
| la livraison des bagages | the baggage claim/(literally, the baggage delivery) |
| un douanier/une douanière | a customs officer |
| la porte | the "gate" (airport or skiing) |
| présenter le billet | to show/present the ticket |
| obtenir la carte d'embarquement | to get/obtain the boarding pass |
| enregistrer les bagages | to check in the luggage |
| se présenter à la porte de départ | to go to the departure gate |
| embarquer | to embark/to board/to get on the plane/boat |
| attacher la ceinture de sécurité | to fasten the safety belt |
| attacher | to fasten |
| débarquer | to disembark (plane/boat)/ to deplane |
| chercher les bagages | to look for the luggage |
| passer par la douane | to go through customs |
| décoller | to take off (plane) |
| atterrir | to land (plane) |
| le départ | the departure |
| l'arrivée | the arrival |
| la sortie | the exit |
| le guichet | the ticket window (train station/stadium/theater) |
| la consigne | the baggage-check/possibly lockers or a room where you can leave your suitcase until you're ready to take the train) |
| le tableau d'affichage | the billboard (where departures/arrivals are indicated) |
| le composteur | the ticket-punching machine (typical at the entrance to the train platform or when on a bus or tram) |
| un train | a train |
| le quai | the platform (where you wait to get on a train) |
| un wagon | a train car |
| composter (un billet) | to punch (a ticket) |
| monter (dans) | to get on the train |
| descendre (de) | to get off (the train) |
| rater (le train/l'avion) | to miss (the train/plane); to fail (school subject) |
| prendre le prochain train | to take the next train |
| attendre le train suivant | to wait for the following train |
| le contrôleur | the conductor (on a train) |
| une amende | a fine |
