Getting through security in French
You reach the checkpoint, an agent asks you to empty your pockets, and the line moves forward behind you.
The phrase
Le contrôle de sécurité se trouve juste après cette porte.10 words10 sentences
The ten words3 of 10
- 1sécurité/sekyʁite/
securitynoun
Being safe from danger, and what is done to prevent it.
- 2ceinture/sɛ̃tyʁ/
beltnoun
A strip of leather or fabric worn tight around the waist.
- 3poche/pɔʃ/
pocketnoun
A small pouch sewn into a piece of clothing, used to hold small items.
- 4
bagageluggage
- 5
liquideliquid
- 6
fouillesearch
- 7
poserto put down
- 8
enleverto take off
- 9
avancerto move forward
- 10
suivantnext
The sentences3 of 10
Le contrôle de sécurité se trouve juste après cette porte.
The security checkpoint is right after that door.
Vous devez enlever votre ceinture et la poser dans le bac.
You need to take off your belt and put it in the tray.
Il me reste encore des clés dans la poche de mon manteau.
I still have keys left in my coat pocket.
Pronunciation
sécurité/sekyʁite/
The u is said as in the French word tu, never like an 'oo' sound.
ceinture/sɛ̃tyʁ/
"ein" is said as a single nasal vowel /ɛ̃/, and the u is /y/, as in the French word tu.
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- How do you say 'belt' in French at security?
- It's ceinture, as in "Vous devez enlever votre ceinture et la poser dans le bac" (you have to take off your belt and put it in the tray).
- What does fouille mean here?
- Fouille means a search: someone looking through your bag or clothes to see what's inside.
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