14. The Sky and The Earth Flashcards

1
Q

sans bornes, sans limites (ciel)

A

boundless

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2
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le firmament

A

the heavens

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3
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tourner, graviter

A

to revolve

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4
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un croissant (lune)

A

a crescent

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5
Q

miroiter

A

to glimmer

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6
Q

le clair de lune

A

moonlight

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7
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scintiller

A

to twinkle

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8
Q

une étoile filante

A

a shooting star

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9
Q

le littoral

A

the coastline

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10
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une baie

A

a bay

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11
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une crique

A

a cove, a creek

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12
Q

le continent

A

the mainland

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13
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un archipel

A

an archipelago

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14
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le rivage

A

the shore

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15
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des galets

A

pebbles, shingle

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16
Q

une falaise

A

a cliff

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17
Q

rocheux

A

rocky

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18
Q

un récif

A

a reef

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19
Q

uni, uniforme (montagne)

A

even (mountains)

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20
Q

inégal (montagne)

A

uneven (mountains)

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21
Q

montagneux

A

mountainous

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22
Q

une chaîne de montagnes

A

a mountain range

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23
Q

au-dessus du niveau de la mer

A

above the level of the sea

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24
Q

enneigé

A

snow-capped

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25
Q

se dresser (montagne)

A

to tower

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26
Q

entourer

A

to surround

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27
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un champ de glace

A

an ice-field

28
Q

infranchissable

A

impassable

29
Q

une crête

A

a ridge

30
Q

une vallée

A

a valley

31
Q

la pente

A

the slope

32
Q

escarpé, raide (pente)

A

steep

33
Q

une gorge, un ravin

A

a gorge, a glen

34
Q

à pic (pente)

A

precipitous

35
Q

surplomber

A

to overhang

36
Q

une colline

A

a hill

37
Q

par monts et par vaux

A

over hill and dale

38
Q

accidenté, escarpé (chemin)

A

rugged, craggy

39
Q

une carrière (travaux)

A

a quarry

40
Q

le silex

A

flint

41
Q

cassant

A

brittle

42
Q

l’argile

A

clay

43
Q

la chaux

A

lime

44
Q

le calcaire

A

limestone

45
Q

le grès

A

sandstone

46
Q

le marbre

A

marble

47
Q

un gisement

A

a deposit

48
Q

un minerai

A

an ore

49
Q

le cuivre rouge

A

copper

50
Q

l’étain

A

tin

51
Q

le plomb

A

lead

52
Q

l’argent massif

A

solid silver

53
Q

plaqué or

A

gold-plated

54
Q

découvrir du pétrole

A

to strike oil

55
Q

un puits

A

a well

56
Q

un gisement pétrolifère

A

an oilfield

57
Q

forer

A

to drill, to bore

58
Q

le pétrole brut

A

crude oil

59
Q

une raffinerie

A

a refinery

60
Q

un pétrolier

A

a tanker

61
Q

les industries pétrochimiques

A

petrochemical industries

62
Q

une plate-forme de forage

A

an oil(-drilling) rig

63
Q

des zones “offshore”, en haute mer

A

offshore areas

64
Q

une marée noire, une nappe de pétrole

A

an oil slick

65
Q

A l’aube

A

At daybreak, At dawn