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Emergencies and safety in French

The number, the exit, the statement.

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The list nobody wants to need. In the middle of it is l’audition, and the English word spelt the same way belongs to a theatre. L’audition d’un témoin is the police or court *interview* — the session in which somebody is heard — and être entendu is to be interviewed in that sense. English « audition » is the tryout an actor or a musician goes to, and it never means questioning; the English for l’audition is « interview », « questioning » or, in court, « hearing ». The tryout, in French, is une audition too when a singer is heard — so the word does cover both, but the police sense is the frequent one and the one on this page. And there is a third: l’audition is also hearing as a faculty, une perte d’audition. One noun, three rooms.

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Verb (7)

s’effondrerto collapseVerbB1
Il s’est effondré devant la porte.He collapsed in front of the door.
saignerto bleedVerbB1
La main saigne encore un peu.The hand is still bleeding a little.
s’échapperto escapeVerbB1
Tout le monde s’est échappé par la cour.Everybody escaped through the courtyard.
sauverto rescueVerbB1
Un passant a sauvé le chien.A passer-by rescued the dog.
déroberto steal (formal)VerbB1
On lui a dérobé son portefeuille dans le bus.Somebody stole his wallet on the bus.
cambriolerto burgleVerbB1
La maison voisine a été cambriolée en août.The house next door was burgled in August.
signalerto report (a fault)VerbB1
Il signale la panne au gardien.He reports the fault to the caretaker.

Conjugation of signaler →

Adjective (2)

Grammar for these: Adjective agreement · Where the adjective goes

disparumissingAdjectiveB1
Deux vélos ont disparu depuis lundi.Two bicycles have been missing since Monday.
vigilantvigilantAdjectiveA2
Restez vigilants dans le hall de la gare.Stay vigilant in the station concourse.

Phrase (16)

l’appel d’urgencethe emergency callPhraseB1
L’appel d’urgence a été passé depuis la rue.The emergency call was made from the street.
le périmètre de sécuritéthe security cordonPhraseB1
Un périmètre de sécurité entoure le bâtiment.A security cordon surrounds the building.
les premiers secoursfirst aidPhraseB1
Elle a appris les premiers secours au travail.She learnt first aid at work.
sans connaissanceunconsciousPhraseB1
L’homme est resté sans connaissance deux minutes.The man was unconscious for two minutes.
la caserne de pompiersthe fire stationPhraseB1
La caserne de pompiers est à deux rues d’ici.The fire station is two streets away from here.
l’alarme incendiethe fire alarmPhraseB1
L’alarme incendie s’est déclenchée à midi.The fire alarm went off at midday.
l’issue de secoursthe emergency exitPhraseB1
L’issue de secours est bloquée par des cartons.The emergency exit is blocked by cardboard boxes.
avertir d’un dangerto warn of a dangerPhraseB1
Il faut avertir les voisins d’un danger.The neighbours have to be warned of a danger.
le poste de policethe police stationPhraseB1
Le poste de police reste ouvert la nuit.The police station stays open at night.
porter plainte pour volto report a theft to the policePhraseB1
Elle est allée porter plainte pour vol le soir même.She went to report the theft to the police that same evening.
les objets trouvésthe lost property officePhraseB1
Les objets trouvés se trouvent au sous-sol.The lost property office is in the basement.
fermer à cléto lockPhraseB1
Ferme à clé même pour cinq minutes.Lock the door even if it is only for five minutes.
appeler à l’aideto call for helpPhraseB1
Une voisine a appelé à l’aide depuis la fenêtre.A neighbour called for help from the window.
le service d’urgencethe ambulance servicePhraseB1
Le service d’urgence est arrivé en huit minutes.The ambulance service arrived in eight minutes.
garder son calmeto keep calmPhraseB1
Il garde son calme et décrit l’adresse.He keeps calm and describes the address.
le service de sécuritéthe security staffPhraseB1
Le service de sécurité contrôle les sacs à l’entrée.The security staff check bags at the entrance.

Noun (f) (5)

Grammar for these: Definite article: le, la, les · Indefinite article: un, une

la collisionthe collisionNoun (f)B1
La collision a eu lieu au carrefour.The collision happened at the junction.
la flammethe flameNoun (f)B1
Les flammes sortaient déjà du toit.Flames were already coming out of the roof.
la menacethe threatNoun (f)A2
Il n’y a pas de menace pour les voisins.There is no threat to the neighbours.
l’auditionthe questioningNoun (f)B1
L’audition a duré une heure.The questioning lasted an hour.
l’alarmethe alarmNoun (f)B1
L’alarme se déclenche dès qu’on ouvre la fenêtre.The alarm goes off as soon as you open the window.

Noun (m) (2)

Grammar for these: Definite article: le, la, les · Indefinite article: un, une

le malfaiteurthe offenderNoun (m)B1
Le malfaiteur est parti à pied.The offender left on foot.
le cadenasthe padlockNoun (m)B1
Le cadenas du garage a été coupé.The padlock on the garage has been cut off.

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