| French | English |
|---|---|
| Des rollers | The roller-blades |
| Les transports en commun (masc.) | The public transports |
| Les transports publics (masc.) | The public transports |
| Un autobus | A bus |
| Un autocar | A coach |
| Un avion | An airplane |
| Un bateau | A boat |
| Un camion | A truck or a lorry |
| Un camping car | A camper van |
| Un ferry | A ferry |
| Un hélicoptère | A helicopter |
| Un métro | The underground |
| Un scooter | A scooter (with an engine) |
| Un skateboard | A skateboard |
| Un taxi | A taxi |
| Un TER | The regional express train |
| Un TGV | The high-speed train |
| Un train | A train |
| Un tramway | The tramway |
| Un vélo | A bike |
| Une camionnette | A van |
| Une mobylette | A moped |
| Une montgolfière | A hot-air balloon |
| Une moto | A motorbike |
| Une trottinette | The scooter (without an engine) |
| Une voiture | A car |
In the spoken language, “un skateboard” is shortened to “un skate,” “un autobus” to “un bus,” “un autocar” to “un car” and “un tramway” to “un tram.”
“En” is used with transports to translate “by” with movement verbs and it replaces “le, la, l’, les” and “un, une, des”.
For example:
Je vais au bureau en bus → I go to the office by bus.
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