11. Weather and environment Flashcards

1
Q

pluies acides

A

acid rain

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2
Q

verglas

A

black ice

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3
Q

souffler

A

blow

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4
Q

ensoleillé

A

bright

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5
Q

refroidissement

A

chill

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6
Q

nuageux

A

cloudy

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7
Q

humide

A

damp

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8
Q

aube

A

dawn

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9
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aurore

A

daybreak

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10
Q

sécheresse

A

drought

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11
Q

crépuscule

A

dusk

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12
Q

tremblement de terre

A

earthquake

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13
Q

est

A

east

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14
Q

gaz d’échappement

A

exhaust fumes

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15
Q

0° Celsius

A

32° Farenheit

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16
Q

inondation, inonder

A

flood (N/V)

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17
Q

brouillard

A

fog

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18
Q

geler

A

freeze

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19
Q

gelée

A

frost

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20
Q

coup de vent

A

gale

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21
Q

émissions de gaz / CO2

A

gas emissions / CO2 emissions

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22
Q

réchauffement climatique

A

global warming

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23
Q

effet de serre

A

greenhouse effect

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24
Q

rafale

A

gust

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25
Q

grêle, grêler

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hail (N/V)

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26
Q

danger

A

hazard

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27
Q

chaleur

A

heat

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28
Q

vague de chaleur

29
Q

fortes pluies

A

heavy rain

30
Q

ouragan

31
Q

calotte glacière

32
Q

verglacé

33
Q

2,54cm / 30,5CM

A

inch / foot

34
Q

foudre

35
Q

environ 21°

A

lower seventies

36
Q

fondre

37
Q

environ 15°C

A

mid sixties

38
Q

doux

39
Q

températures modérées

A

mild temperatures

40
Q

brume

41
Q

chutes de neige modérées

A

moderate snowfall

42
Q

midi (2)

A

noon, midday

43
Q

nord

44
Q

dehors

45
Q

ciel couvert

A

overcast sky

46
Q

couche d’ozone

A

ozone layer

47
Q

pollué

48
Q

pollution (pic de pollution)

A

pollution (high level of…)

49
Q

couler, ruisseler

50
Q

précipitation

51
Q

pluvieux

52
Q

averses intermittentes

A

scattered showers

53
Q

briller

54
Q

averse

55
Q

sud

56
Q

période

57
Q

tempête

58
Q

vents violents

A

strong winds

59
Q

des éclaircies, embellies

A

sunny intervals

60
Q

lever du soleil

61
Q

coucher du soleil

62
Q

tonnerre et éclairs

A

thunder and lightning

63
Q

tempêtes

A

thunderstorms

64
Q

raz-de-marrée

A

tidal wave

65
Q

les conditions météorologiques

A

weather conditions

66
Q

les prévisions météorologiques

A

weather forecast

67
Q

bulletin météo

A

weather report

68
Q

ouest

69
Q

venté