SituationWeeks of 13 Sept to 11 Oct
At the bank
- Collections
- 2
- Free
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- Words
- 20
- Done
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In order
Opening a bank account as a foreigner
You arrive at the branch with your passport and an electricity bill, and the advisor asks you how long you've been living in France.
LockedA card swallowed by the cash machine
You type your PIN at the cash machine, the screen shows an error and your card doesn't come back out.
Free
All 10 words
A card swallowed by the cash machine
- cartecard/kaʁt/A small plastic or cardboard rectangle for paying or proving identity.
- distributeurcash machine/distʁibytœʁ/A machine where you withdraw banknotes with your card.
- avalerto swallow/avale/To make something go down your throat.
- codecode/kɔd/A sequence of numbers or letters you enter to open or access something.
- secretsecret/səkʁɛ/That nobody else must know.
- retirerto withdraw/ʁətiʁe/To take money out of your account.
- récupérerto get back/ʁekypeʁe/To take back what you had lost.
- écranscreen/ekʁɑ̃/A surface where images and text are displayed.
- agencebranch/aʒɑ̃s/An office where a company receives its customers.
- conseilleradvisor/kɔ̃sɛje/A person whose job is to inform people and guide them.