Travel Reference
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Below are a few commonly used abbreviations.
BHV Bazar de l'Hôtel de Ville: major department store
BNP Banque Nationale de Paris: major national bank
EDF Electricité de France: biggest electric company
FUAJ Fédération Unie des Auberges de Jeunesse:
a youth hostel organisation
FUSAC France-USA Contacts: a helpful publication for
Anglophones in Paris
GDF
Gaz de France: gas company
HT
Hors tax: before sales tax
RC
Rez-de-Chaussée: ground floor
RATP
Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens:
the public transport system.
RDV
Rendezvous: meeting or date
RER
Réseau Express Régional: commuter train
RF
République Française: The French Republic
RIB
Relevé d'Identité Bancaire: official identification of
a bank account
SIDA
Acronym for AIDS
SNCF
Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer: the
national railroad
TGV
Train à Grande Vitesse: the express train
TTC
Toutes Taxes Comprises: all taxes included
TVA
Taxe sur Valeur Ajoutée: the sales tax (VAT)
VF
Version Française: a foreign film dubbed in French
VO
Version Originale: film in its original language
WC
Water Closet: the toilet
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