11. Weather and environment Flashcards by EVANE DURAND

Q

pluies acides

A

acid rain

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verglas

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black ice

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souffler

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blow

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ensoleillé

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bright

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refroidissement

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chill

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nuageux

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cloudy

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humide

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damp

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aube

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dawn

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aurore

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daybreak

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sécheresse

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drought

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crépuscule

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dusk

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tremblement de terre

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earthquake

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est

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east

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gaz d’échappement

A

exhaust fumes

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0° Celsius

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32° Farenheit

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inondation, inonder

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flood (N/V)

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brouillard

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fog

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geler

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freeze

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gelée

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frost

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coup de vent

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gale

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émissions de gaz / CO2

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gas emissions / CO2 emissions

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réchauffement climatique

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global warming

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effet de serre

A

greenhouse effect

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rafale

A

gust

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grêle, grêler

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hail (N/V)

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danger

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hazard

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chaleur

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heat

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vague de chaleur

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heat wave

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fortes pluies

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heavy rain

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ouragan

A

hurricane

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calotte glacière

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ice cap

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verglacé

A

icy

Q

2,54cm / 30,5CM

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inch / foot

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foudre

A

lightning

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environ 21°

A

lower seventies

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fondre

A

melt

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environ 15°C

A

mid sixties

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doux

A

mild

Q

températures modérées

A

mild temperatures

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brume

A

mist

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chutes de neige modérées

A

moderate snowfall

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midi (2)

A

noon, midday

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nord

A

north

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dehors

A

outdoors

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ciel couvert

A

overcast sky

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couche d’ozone

A

ozone layer

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pollué

A

polluted

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pollution (pic de pollution)

A

pollution (high level of…)

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couler, ruisseler

A

pour

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précipitation

A

rainfall

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pluvieux

A

rainy

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averses intermittentes

A

scattered showers

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briller

A

shine

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averse

A

shower

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sud

A

south

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période

A

spell

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tempête

A

storm

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vents violents

A

strong winds

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des éclaircies, embellies

A

sunny intervals

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lever du soleil

A

sunrise

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coucher du soleil

A

sunset

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tonnerre et éclairs

A

thunder and lightning

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tempêtes

A

thunderstorms

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raz-de-marrée

A

tidal wave

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les conditions météorologiques

A

weather conditions

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les prévisions météorologiques

A

weather forecast

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bulletin météo

A

weather report

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ouest

A

west

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venté

A

windy