Categories of tourism
Categories
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VINES AND WINES
Vine stock: pied de vigne
Row of vines: rangées de vignes
Grape: raisin
Raisin: raisin sec
A bunch of grapes: une grappe de raisin
The stem: la tige
Fortified wine: vin doux naturel
Sweet wine: vin doux
Sparkling wine: vin mousseux
White, red, rosé wine: vin blanc, rouge, rosé
Vintage wine: vin millésimé
Grape variety/varietal: cépage
Organic wine: vin biologique
Biodynamic wine: vin biodynamique
Wine making: vinification
PLACES AND INSTRUMENTS
Wine shed: chai
Wine warehouse/storehouse: chai
Wine cellar: cave à vin
A decanter: une carafe
A wine cooler: un seau à champagne/vin
A cork: un bouchon
to be corked: être bouchonné (vin qui a mauvais goût)
A corkscrew: un tire-bouchon
An apron: un tablier
a drop stop: un stop goutte
a thief: un instrument pour prélever le vin dans un tonneau
a barrel: un tonneau
a cooper: un tonnelier
wine merchant: caviste
ACTIVITIES
Wine tasting / sampling: dégustation de vin
Barrel sampling: dégustation à partir du tonneau directement
Tasting room: salle de dégustation
Blending workshop: atelier d’assemblage
Food and wine pairing: accord mets et vins
Guided tour of the estate / chateau / winery: visite guidée de la proprité / du château / du vignoble
Stomping contest: concours de foulage
Hands-on experiences: expériences concrètes
Experiential tourism: tourisme experientiel
Adopt-a-vine programme: programme d’adoption de vigne
Loyalty programme: programme de fidélité
Loyalty card: carte de fidélité
Membership programme: programme d’adhésion
Membership fee: frais d’adhésion
Wine and dine: dîner bien arrosé
Wine trail: route des vins
Participate in the harvest: participer aux vendanges
Bottling: mise en bouteille
Labelling: étiquetage
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Types of boats.
Narrow boat: péniche
Canal boat: péniche
Barge: péniche, gabarre
House boat: péniche
(River) cruise ship/boat: bateau de croisière
schooner: goélette
steamship/steamboat: bateau à vapeur
paddle steamer: bateau à roues à aubes
a vessel: un vaisceau
a sailboat: un bateau à voile
a liner: un paquebot
a fleet: une flotte
a floating hotel: un hôtel flottant
Places.
Majestic seascape: paysage marin majestueux
Old, beguiling ports: ports anciens et captivants
Port of call: port d’escale
Waterway: voie navigable (canal, rivière, fleuve)
Naviguable canal: canal navigable
Bustling marina: port de plaisance animé
A port, a harbour: un port
Picturesque canal route: itinéraire pittoresque à travers les canaux
ONBOARD.
ONBOARD.
Starboard: tribord
Port: babord
Bow: la poupe (avant du bateau)
Stern/aft: la proue (arrière du bateau)
Deck: pont
Bridge: passerelle de navigation (zone de commande du bateau)
Upper decks: ponts supérieurs
Lower decks: ponts inférieurs
Roliing: roulis
Pitching: tangage
To be seasick: avoir le mal de mer
Seasickness: mal de mer
To have sea legs: avoir le pied marin
Our ships are well stabilized: nos bateaux sont bien stabilisés
Passenger: passager
Inside/outside cabin: cabine intérieure, extérieure
Stateroom: cabine particulière
Deluxe cabin: cabine de luxe
Two-berth cabin: cabine à deux couchettes
Bunk beds: lits/couchettes superposé(e)s
Suite: suite
Porthole: hublot
Picture window: baie vitrée
Wardrobe: placard
Walk-in wardrobe: dressing
A chest of drawers: une commode
Ensuite bathroom: salle de bain privative
Bathrobe: peignoir de bain
to set sail: prendre la mer
To land / to come ashore: accoster
To dock: amarrer, mettre à quai
To embark: embarquer
To disembark: débarquer
Welcome onboard: bienvenu à bord
The crew: l’équipage
Purser: commissaire de bord
Table steward: serveur sur un bateau
The galley: la cuisine
Medical centre: infirmerie
Lifeboat: canot de sauvetage
Lifejacket: gilet de sauvetage
Safety drill on a cruise ship: exercice d’évacuation sur un bateau de croisière
“Cruise holidaymakers will now need to take part in pre-departure safety drills” http://www.telegraph.co.uk/
Muster drill: exercice de rassemblement
Gratuities: pourboires
ACTIVITIES.
Shore excursions: excursions à terre
Snorkelling: plongée libre
Scuba-diving: plongée sous-marine
Wetsuit: combinaison de plongée
Fine dining: cuisine gastronomique
Daytime activities: animations en journée
Evening entertainment: animations en soirée
Youth activity centre: centre pour enfant
Youth leader: animateur pour enfant
Kid’s club: club enfant
Play area: zone de jeux
Video arcade: salle de jeux vidéos
Shows: spectacle
Cabaret: cabaret
Original (Disney) musical: comédie musicale originale (de Disney)
Nightclub: discothèque
Casino: casino
Gambling: jouer
Slot machine: machine à sous
Spa treatments: soins de spa
Whirlpool: bain à remous
Gift shops: magasins de souvenirs
Outdoor swimming-pool: piscine extérieure
Slides: toboggans
Water-parks and water coasters: parcs aquatiques et toboggans géants
Zip-lining: tyrolienne
Surf-simulator: simulateur de surf
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AT THE AIRPORT
Airport shuttle: navette aéroport
Boarding pass: carte d’embarquement
Check-in desk: comptroir d’enregistrement
“You can check in for your flight online or on your mobile device before arriving at the airport, or you can use the self-service check-in kiosks at the airport. If there are no self-service check-in kiosks at the airport, you can check in at a check-in desk. “
Luggage/baggage: les baggages
A piece of luggage, two pieces of luggage: un baggage, deux baggages
To check-in one’s luggage/baggage: enregistrer ses bagages
Baggage/luggage trolley: chariot à baggage
Luggage/baggage allowance: poids de baggage autorisé
Carry-on (luggage/baggage): baggage accompagné
Hand luggage: baggage à main
Luggage/baggage carousel: tapis à baggage
Lost and delayed luggage: baggage perdu ou retardé
Suitcase: valise
Backpack/rucksack: sac à dos
Luggage/baggage carousel: tapis à baggage
Lost and delayed luggage: baggage perdu ou retardé
Passport control: contrôle des passeports
Visa: visa
Identification/ID: pièce d’identité
Pre-boarding announcement: annonce avant l’embarquement
Final boarding announcement: annonce d’embarquement final
Security check: vérification de sécurité
To go through security: passer la sécurité
Overbooking of seats: surbooking des sièges
Flight delay: retard de vol
“When confronted with flight delay or cancellation, always request a written statement from the airline. This is always necessary if you have purchased a cancellation insurance policy. The written statement can be used as proof to support your claim to financial compensation within the legal framework of the EC Regulation 261/2004”. (http://www.airpassengerrights.co.uk/Delayed.aspx)
Flight cancellation: annulation de vol
“If the flight for which you had a valid/confirmed reservation is CANCELLED then you may be entitled to compensation. If upon arrival you discover that you have been re-routed to another flight, then you may also be entitled to a financial compensation.”
(http://www.airpassengerrights.co.uk/Cancelled.aspx)
Flight rerouting: déroutement de vol
There are two types of re-routing.
Re-routed with a different flight number
The first type of re-routing occurs when you reach your destination with a different flight number than the one you were initially booked on. This situation is very common and it often results in delays for the affected passengers.
Re-routed on a different routeThe second type of re-routing occurs when you reach your final destination but this occurs by flying on a different route than originally planned. In these cases you may be entitled to compensation. The delay experienced must be longer than three hours.
(http://www.airpassengerrights.co.uk/Rerouted.aspx)
Departure lounge: salle d’embarquement
Departure board: tableau des départs
Arrival board: tableau des arrivées
Airbridge: passerelle
ON THE PLANE
Airplane, aircraft: avion
Airliner: avion de ligne
Hold: soute
Tail: queue (arrière de l’avion)
Nose: nez (avant de l’avion)
Cabin: cabine
Cockpit: cabine de pilotage
Landing gear: train d'aterrissage
Pre-flight announcement: annoce avant le vol
Safety briefing: briefing de sécurité
Leg room: espace pour les jambes
Window seat: siège hublot
Middle seat: siège du milieu
Aisle seat: siège couloir
short-haul: vol court courrier
medium-haul: moyen courrier
long-haul flight: long courrier
turbulence: tubulence
air pocket: trou d’air
galley: cuisine
to fasten one’s seatbelt: attacher sa ceinture
“Please keep your seat belt fastened until our aircraft has come to a complete stop/until the sign has been switched off”
in-flight entertainment: divertissement à bord
“The in-flight magazine is available in the seat pocket in front of you. “
CREW
Check-in clerk/agent/attendant: agent d’enregistrement
Ground staff: personnel au sol
Station agent:
flight attendant: personnel naviguant commercial
cabin crew: personnel de cabine, personnel navigant commercial
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Location. (situation)
A ski resort/winter resort: une station de ski
Snow-capped, snow covered mountain: montagne couverte de neige
ski slope/ski run: piste de ski
a glacier: un glacier
ski area: domaine skiable
ice rink: patinoire
ice field / snow field: névé
ice floe: banquise
Activities.
Alpine skiing/downhill skiing: ski alpin/ski de descente
ski break: vacances au ski
cross-country skiing: ski de fonds
ski touring: ski de randonnée
snowboarding: snwoboard
heli-skiing: ski par hélicopter
off-piste skiing: ski hors-piste
go dog-sledding: faire du chien de traineau
go sledding: faire de la luge, du traineau
go ice-skating: faire du patin à glace
go snowshoeing, to go on a snowshoe tour: faire des raquettes
mountaineering: alpinisme
rock-climbing: faire de la varappe, de l’escalade
go snowmobiling (on a snowmobile, a skidoo), go on a snowmobile tour: faire de la moto des neiges
ski lessons with a ski instructor: leçons de ski avec un moniteur de ski
Material.
Ski lift: remontée mécanique
chair lift: télésiège
ski tow: téléski
ski boots: chaussures de ski
ski suit: combinaison de ski
ski pants: fuseau
ski poles/ski sticks: bâtons de ski
ski pass: forfait de ski
a beacon: une balise
a snow-grooming machine: une dameuse
backpack/rucksack: sac à dos
fleece jacket: une veste polaire
Hazards.
Avalanche/snowslide: une avalanche
to trigger an avalanche: provoquer une avalanche
Miscellaneous (divers)
Beginner, intermediate skier, advanced skier, expert skier
Wintry break: vacances hivernales
Skiing on a budget: faire du ski tout en dépensant peu d'argent
Scenery, setting
The northern lights: une aurore boréale
“Seeing the northern lights, or the aurora borealis, as they are also known, is a jaw-dropping and mystical moment.”
Accommodation.
Expensive, exclusive, pricey, deluxe, luxurious, luxury, lavish (somptueux) accommodation/lodging
Budget, reasonably priced accommodation/lodging
Off-the-beaten-track destination: destination hors des sentiers battus
Family resort
(luxury) Chalet with ski-in/ski-off access: chalet ski au pied
Wooden cabin: cabane en bois
Norwegian lodge (A cottage or cabin, often rustic, used as a temporary abode or shelter)
Hotel
Condo(minium): appartement en copropriété
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Definitions.
Sustainable tourism: any form of tourism that does not reduce the availability of resources and does not inhibit future travelers from enjoying the same experience.
Eco-tourism: responsible travel to natural areas which conserves the environment
and improves the welfare of the local people.
From http://www.ecotourism.org/what-is-ecotourism
Responsible tourism: tourism which operates in such a way as to minimize negative impacts on the environment.
Global warming: réchauffement climatique
Greenhouse effect: effet de serre
Greenhouse gases: gaz à effet de serre
Over-fishing: surpêche
Deforestation: déforestation
The demise: la disparition
Threat to the wildlife: menace de la vie
To threaten: menacer
Crafts/handicrafs: Artisanat
crafts market: marché artisanal
Trivialization: Banalisation
Oil spill: Déversement accidentel d’hydrocarbure
Oil slick: marée noire
Carbon offsetting: Compensation carbone
Carbon footprint: empreinte carbone
Climate change: Changement climatique
Improve, enhance: améliorer
Endangered species Espèces menacées: en voie d’extinction
Conserve the environement: protéger, sauvegarder l’environnement
Developing country: Pays en voie de développement
Fair price: Prix équitable
To Income: Revenue
High income / low income: haut revenue / bas revenue harm: abimer, endommager
Well-being/welfare: Bien-être
Harmful: nuisible
Harmless: inoffensif
To damage: endommager
To reduce carbon dioxide emissions: Réduire les émissions CO2
To urge: Exhorter, inciter
Benefit from: Bénéficier de, profiter de
Local products: Produits locaux
Knowledge: Connaissance
The warmest welcome: L’accueil le plus chaleureux
To be aware (of): Etre informé/conscient
To raise the public’s awareness: sensibiliser le public
Responsible tourism issues: Questions / problèmes du tourisme responsible
To raise environmental concerns: susciter des soucis environnementaux
Waste disposal: Traitement des déchets
Litter: détritus, déchets
Do not litter!: ne pas jeter d’ordure!
To recycle: recycler
To sort the garbage/ to sort the refuse: trier les déchets
To melt: Fondre
Ice cap: calotte glaciaire
Ice floe: banquise
Polar bears: ours polaires
Cruise to the arctic: croisière en Arctique
Retreat of the ice at the poles: retrait de la glace aux pôles
Organic: biologique
Renewable: renouvelable
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To take out insurance: souscrire une assurance
Insurance is an uncountable word!
To subscribe an insurance policy: souscrire une police d’assurance
Third-party liability: responsabilité civile
Theft insurance: assurance contre le vol
Full coverage / fully comprehensive insurance: assurance tous risques
To be covered by insurance: être couvert par une assurance
Insurance cover: une couverture assurance
Insurance premium: une prime d’assurance
Car insurance: assurance voiture
Home insurance: assurance habitation
Insurance claim: demande d'indemnisation
Claim form: formulaire de déclaration de sinistre
Damage report: déclaration de sinistre
to report a damage: déclarer un sinistre
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