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Understanding French Road Signs in Geneva, Switzerland

What does that word mean? Where must I turn? A handy jargon guide to some of the terminology you will see in French on road signs in Geneva and across the border into France.

French term English translation
Aire de repos  Rest area
Alcootest Breath test / breathaliser
Allumez vos lanternes / feux Turn on your lights
Attention au feu Beware of traffic signal/lights
Attention travaux Beware, roadworks
Autres directions  Other directions
Bande d’arrêt d’urgence Breakdown lane / hard shoulder
Borne d’appel d’urgence Emergency telephone
Chaussée déformée Bumpy road ahead
Cédez le passage Give way (Give priority to the other road)
Centre ville Town centre
Col Mountain pass
Contrôle radar  A radar / speed trap
Déraper  To skid
Fermé Closed
Gendarmerie Police station
Gravillons  Gravel / Loose stones
Haute tension Electric line
Interdit aux piétons No pedestrians
Nids de poules Potholes
Ouvert  Open
Passage à niveau Level crossing
Péage Toll booth
Piste cyclable Bicycle path
Plaque de verglas  Icy road
Priorité à droite  Give way to the right
Rappel  Remember
Route barrée Road closed
Sens-unique  One-way
Sens interdit No entry
Serrez a droite Keep to the right
Sortie  Exit
Suivre  Follow
Toutes directions All directions
Vitesse adaptée sécurité Adapt your speed for safety
Voie unique One lane road
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