| A | B |
|---|
| avoir un accident (de voiture) | to have a (car) crash |
| heurter | to hit, to run into |
| renverser | to knock over, to run over |
| un piéton | a pedestrian |
| un camion | a truck |
| une voiture | a car |
| un rond-point | a roundabout |
| un feu | a traffic light |
| un passage piéton | a pedestrian crossing |
| s'arrêter | to stop |
| freiner | to brake |
| faire demi-tour | to make a U-turn, to turn around |
| soudain | suddenly |
| tout à coup | all of a sudden |
| rouler | to drive |
| le trottoir | the sidewalk |
| une autoroute | a highway |
| un conducteur/une conductrice | a driver |
| la pare-brise | the windshield |
| la portière | the car door |
| dans le rétroviseur | in the rearview mirror |
| un passager/une passagère | a passenger |
| un siège | a (car) seat |
| gravement blessé(e) | seriously injured |
| un vélo | a bike |
| une bicyclette | a bicycle |
| traverser | to cross, to go across |
| tourner à gauche | to turn left |
| tourner à droite | to turn right |
| dans un virage | in a bend, in a curve, in a turn |
| glisser | to slide, to slip, to glide (a person) |
| déraper | to slip, skid (a vehicle) |
| le pneu a éclaté | the tire burst/exploded/blew up |
| un pneu crevé | a flat tire |
| sur du verglas | on black ice |
| sur la neige | on the snow |
| la route | the road |
| la rue | the street |
| la police est arrivée | the police arrived |
| les pompiers sont arrivés | the firemen arrived |
| le SAMU est arrivé | the emergency medical service arrived |
| une ambulance | an ambulance |
| percuter un mur | to crash into a wall |
| entrer en collision avec | to collide with |
| une moto | a motorcycle |
| elle (la voiture) roulait vite | it (the car) was driving fast |
| il (le camion) roulait lentement | it (the truck) was driving slowly |
| doubler | to overtake |
| un vol | theft |
| cambrioler | to steal; burglarize |
| un cambrioleur | a thief |
| un cambriolage | a burglary (with use of force) |
| une contravention, une amende | a fine, a ticket |
| auto-école | driving school |
| code de la route | permit test (theory) |
| permis de conduire | driver's license |
| retrait du permis | losing your license (it has been revoked) |
| tomber en panne | to break down (car) |
| un bouchon | a traffic jam |
| un embouteillage | a bottleneck, traffic jam |
| brûler en feu rouge | to run a red light |
| un gendarme | a policeman |
| un flic (familier) | a cop |
