Word	Translation	Example
réserver	to book / to reserve	Je veux réserver une table pour deux. I want to book a table for two.
'Veux' = present of 'vouloir' + infinitive. 'Pour deux' = for two (people implied).
embarquer	to board	Les passagers peuvent embarquer maintenant. Passengers can board now.
'Peuvent' = present 3rd plural of 'pouvoir' + infinitive. 'Maintenant' = now.
débarquer	to disembark	On a débarqué de l'avion à midi. We disembarked from the plane at noon.
Passe compose with 'avoir'. 'De l'avion' = elision. 'A midi' = at noon.
le passager	passenger	Tous les passagers doivent s'attacher. All passengers must fasten their seatbelts.
'Doivent' = present 3rd plural of 'devoir'. 'S'attacher' = reflexive infinitive.
la porte d'embarquement	boarding gate	La porte d'embarquement a changé. The boarding gate has changed.
Passe compose 'a change'. 'D'embarquement' = noun complement with 'de'.
la carte d'embarquement	boarding pass	Tu as ta carte d'embarquement ? Do you have your boarding pass?
'Ta' = possessive fem. 'D'embarquement' = de + noun (elision). Question by intonation.
le contrôle de sécurité	security check	Le contrôle de sécurité était rapide. The security check was quick.
'Etait' = imparfait of 'etre'. 'De securite' = noun complement (no article).
l'escale	layover / stopover	Le vol a une escale à Amsterdam. The flight has a layover in Amsterdam.
'A' = present of 'avoir'. 'A + city' = in (location). 'Une' = indefinite fem.
la ceinture de sécurité	seatbelt	Attachez votre ceinture de sécurité. Fasten your seatbelt.
Imperative 'vous' form. 'Votre' = formal possessive. 'De securite' = compound noun.
le quai	platform (train)	Le train part du quai numéro trois. The train departs from platform number three.
'Du' = contraction 'de + le'. 'Part' = present of 'partir'.
l'horaire de train	train schedule	Consulte l'horaire de train en ligne. Check the train schedule online.
Imperative (tu form). 'En ligne' = online. 'De train' = noun complement.
le guichet	ticket office / counter	Achète ton billet au guichet. Buy your ticket at the ticket office.
Imperative (tu form of 'acheter'). 'Au' = contraction 'a + le'.
la voie	track / platform	Le train pour Lyon part voie cinq. The train to Lyon departs from track five.
'Voie cinq' = track five (no preposition/article). 'Part' = present of 'partir'.
l'accueil	reception / front desk	Laissez les clés à l'accueil. Leave the keys at reception.
Imperative (vous form). 'A l'accueil' = at reception (elision before vowel).
le réceptionniste	receptionist	Le réceptionniste nous a donné un plan. The receptionist gave us a map.
Passe compose 'a donne'. 'Nous' = indirect object pronoun (to us).
la chambre double	double room	On veut une chambre double avec vue. We want a double room with a view.
'Veut' = present of 'vouloir'. 'Avec vue' = with a view (no article).
la chambre simple	single room	J'ai besoin d'une chambre simple. I need a single room.
'Avoir besoin de' = to need. 'D'une' = de + une (elision). 'Simple' = adj.
l'enregistrement	check-in	L'enregistrement se fait à quatorze heures. Check-in is at two o'clock.
'Se fait' = reflexive 'se faire' (passive meaning). 'A' + time = at.
libérer la chambre	to check out	Il faut libérer la chambre avant midi. You have to check out before noon.
'Il faut' = impersonal (one must). 'Avant' = before. 'Liberer' = infinitive.
la piscine	swimming pool	L'hôtel a une piscine sur le toit. The hotel has a rooftop pool.
'L'hotel' = elision before 'h'. 'Sur le' = on the (masc.).

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