| A | B |
|---|
| le tableau des départs | departure board |
| le tableau des arrivées | arrival board |
| les grandes lignes | main lines |
| les lignes de banlieue | local lines |
| Les lignes de banlieue sont les trains qui desservent les villes de banlieue. | The local lines are the trains that service the suburban towns. |
| Les grandes lignes sont les trains qui desservent les grandes villes de France et des autres pays d'Europe. | The main lines are the trains that service the major cities in France and other European countries. |
| le bureau de location | reservations office |
| Les voyageurs font la queue. | The passenger line up. |
| Ils veulent louer (réserver) des places à l'avance. | They want to reserve their seats ahead of time. |
| Ils louent (réservent) leurs places au bureau de location. | They reserve their seats at the reservations office. |
| monter en voiture | get on the train |
| descendre | get off (the train) |
| le quai | the platform |
| Le train s'est arrêté. | The train stopped. |
| Les voyageurs ont changé de train. | The passengers changed trains. |
| Ils ont pris la correspondance. | They took the connecting train. |
| Ah, zut! J'ai raté le train. | Darn! I missed the train. |
| Le train est déjà parti. | The train already left. |
| Le prochain train part à quelle heure? | What time does the next train leave? |
| un fourgon à bagages | the luggage compartment |
| un château | a castle |
| un vélo | a bicycle |
| Les jeunes gens vont visiter les châteaux de la Loire | The young people are going to visit the castles of the Loire valley. |
| Ils ont emporté leur vélo. | They took along their bikes. |
| Ils ont mis leur vélo dans le fourgon à bagages. | They put their bikes in the luggage compartment |
