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French Language: Vocabulary list - passing through French customs

French language teacher Delphine Janin gives you vocabulary information you need to pass through customs...

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VOCABULAIRE UTILE

La douane
Customs
Le poste / le bureau de douane
The customs house
La visite de la douane
The customs check
Les droits de douane
Customs duties
Exempté de douane
Duty free
Passer à la douane
To go through customs
Se faire contrôler à la douane
To be stopped by a customs officer
Avoir ses bagages contrôlés
à la douane
To have one’s luggage checked or
examined by customs officers
Avoir quelque chose à déclarer
To have something to declare
Faire ses bagages
To pack one’s luggage
Arrêter le moteur
To stop the engine
Ouvrir le capot de moteur /
le coffre
To open the bonnet / the car boot
Sortir de la voiture
To get out of the car
Vider le contenu de ses poches
To empty one’s pockets
Ouvrir son sac
To open one’s bag
Transporter
To carry
Laisser ses bagages sans
surveillance
To leave one’s luggage unattended
Procéder aux vérifications
To carry out checks

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