Now with the world opening up, you might want to travel. For the same, you need to know words useful at the airport. In this article, we take you through such words in French. So the ones planning a trip to France, these words will help you.
1. une compagnie aérienne
Meaning: a business that operates regular services for carrying passengers and/or goods by aircraft
English: airline
Example: Les vols de sa compagnie aérienne ne décollent plus. (The flights of his airline company no longer take off.)
2. avion
Meaning: a vehicle designed for air travel that has wings and one or more engines
English: airplane
Example: Avez-vous déjà voyagé en avion? (Have you ever travelled in an airplane?)
3.aéroport
Meaning: a place where aircraft regularly take off and land, with buildings for passengers to wait in
English: airport
Example: Vous devez être à l’aéroport deux heures avant votre vol. (You need to be at the airport two hours before your flight.)
4. l’enregistrement
Meaning: to show your ticket at an airport so that you can be told where you will be sitting and so that your bags can be put on the aircraft
English: check in
Example: Il y avait de longues files d’attente à l’enregistrement. (There were long queues at the check-in.)
5. la douane
Meaning :the place at a port, airport, or border where travelers’ bags are examined for illegal or taxable goods
English: customs
Example: Il a été arrêté à la douane aujourd’hui pour avoir tenté d’apporter des drogues illicites. (He was arrested by customs officers at the border today for trying to bring in illegal drugs.)
6. classe économique
Meaning: the cheapest and least comfortable type of seats on an aircraft
English:economy class
Example: Même s’il est un acteur célèbre, il voyage en classe économique. (Even though he is a famous actor, he travels in economy class.)
7. première classe
Meaning: relating to the most expensive and highest quality service on a plane or train, or in a hotel
English:first class
Example: Elle était ravie lorsque son billet a été surclassé en première classe. (She was delighted when her ticket got upgraded to first class.)
8.l’immigration
Meaning: the process of examining your passport and other documents to make certain that you can be allowed to enter the country, or the place where this is done
English:immigration
Example: Il a été arrêté alors qu’il soudoyait les agents de l’immigration. (He was caught while bribing the officers at immigration.)
9. le contrôle de sécurité
Meaning :Ensemble des installations de chemin de fer permettant d’assurer les opérations relatives à la circulation des trains, au service des voyageurs et/ou des marchandises.
English:security check
Example: Le pirate essayait d’éviter le contrôle de sécurité à l’aéroport (The hijacker was trying to avoid the security check at the airport.)
10.aérogare
Meaning: the area or building at a station, airport, or port that is used by passengers leaving or arriving by train, aircraft, or ship
English: terminal
Example: De quel terminal votre vol décollera-t-il? (From which terminal will your flight take off? )
11. escale
Meaning :a short stay in a place that you make while you are on a longer journey to somewhere else
English:stopover
Example: Le vol a fait escale à Istanbul. (The flight had a stopover at Istanbul.)
12.navette
Meaning: a vehicle or aircraft that travels regularly between two places
English:shuttle
Example: Une navette attendait les passagers. (A shuttle was waiting for the passengers.)
13.les départs
Meaning: the act of leaving a place, or a flight, train, etc. that is leaving a place at a particular time
English: departures
Example:Il y a eu moins de départs que d’arrivées aujourd’hui. (There were less departures than arrivals today.)
14. un vol
Meaning: a journey in an aircraft
English:flight
Example: Notre vol a été retardé en raison d’un orage. (Our flight was delayed due to a thunderstorm.)
15.les arrivées
Meaning: the act of someone or something that reaches a place or comes into existence, or a person or thing that reaches a place
English:arrivals
Example: Combien d’arrivées y a-t-il aujourd’hui? (How many arrivals are there today? )
16.l’atterrissage
Meaning: the fact of an aircraft arriving on the ground or a boat reaching land
English:landing
Example: L’avion n’a pas trouvé d’endroit pour atterrir. (The plane couldn’t find a spot for landing.)
17.le décollage
Meaning: If an aircraft, bird, or insect takes off, it leaves the ground and begins to fly
English: take off
Example: Le vol décollera dans quelques minutes. (The flight will take off in a few minutes.)
Now that you have learnt the meanings of these words in French, be sure to use them while you visit France. At the airport, these French words will save you. For more such vocabulary in French, keep following our blog.
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