16. The Weather and The Seasons Flashcards

1
Q

pluvieux

A

rainy, wet

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2
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variable, incertain (temps)

A

changeable, unsettled

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3
Q

une éclaircie

A

a bright interval

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4
Q

quel temps fait-il ?

A

what’s the weather like ?

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5
Q

les prévisions météorologiques

A

the weather forecast

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6
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une girouette (indicateur de vent)

A

a weather vane, a weathercock

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7
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le thermomètre

A

the thermometer

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8
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le baromètre

A

the barometer

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9
Q

le baromètre monte

A

the glass is rising

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10
Q

du beau temps

A

fine, faire weather

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11
Q

le baromètre descend

A

the glass is falling

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12
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un nuage

A

a cloud

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13
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nuageux

A

cloudy

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14
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une averse

A

a shower

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15
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il pleut à verse

A

it pours

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16
Q

il pleut des cordes

A

it rains cats and dogs

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17
Q

une pluie battante

A

a driving rain

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18
Q

être trempé

A

to be wet

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19
Q

il grêle

A

it hails

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20
Q

un grêlon

A

a hailstone

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21
Q

une goutte de pluie

A

a raindrop

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22
Q

il bruine (pluie très fine)

A

it drizzles

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23
Q

le baromètre est au beau fixe

A

the glass points to set fair

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24
Q

briller

A

to shine

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25
Q

briller d’un éclat éblouissant

A

to glare

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26
Q

brillant, éclatant

A

bright

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27
Q

sans nuage

A

cloudless

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28
Q

un temps magnifique

A

glorious weather

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29
Q

la canicule, vague de chaleur

A

the heatwave

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30
Q

étouffant, lourd

A

stifling, oppressive

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31
Q

suffocant

A

sultry

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32
Q

une brume de chaleur

A

a heat haze

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33
Q

un orage se prépare

A

a thunderstorm is brewing

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34
Q

le grondement du tonnerre

A

the rumbling of thunder

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35
Q

un éclair

A

a flash of lightning

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36
Q

éblouir, aveugler

A

to dazzle

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37
Q

un coup de tonnerre

A

a clap of thunder

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38
Q

courir se mettre à l’abri

A

to run for shelter

39
Q

la foudre tombe

A

lightning strikes

40
Q

sec

A

dry

41
Q

la sécheresse

A

drought

42
Q

la chaleur (douce)

A

warmth

43
Q

frais, agréable

A

cool

44
Q

la rosée

A

dew

45
Q

humide

A

damp, humid

46
Q

gris, triste, maussade (temps)

A

dull

47
Q

couvert (temps)

A

overcast

48
Q

un grand vent

A

a high wind

49
Q

une tempête

A

a storm

50
Q

souffler

A

to blow

51
Q

tourbilloner

A

to whirl

52
Q

une brume

A

a mist

53
Q

un brouillard

A

a fog

54
Q

le brouillard se lève

A

the fog is lifting

55
Q

le temps s’éclaircit

A

it clears up

56
Q

il fait froid

A

it is cold

57
Q

il fait chaud

A

it is warm

58
Q

il fait très chaud, trop chaud

A

it is hot

59
Q

rigoureux (froid)

A

severe

60
Q

triste et froid

A

bleak

61
Q

frissonner

A

to shiver

62
Q

geler

A

to freeze

63
Q

givre

A

hoarfrost

64
Q

le gel, la gelée, le givre

A

frost

65
Q

la glace

A

ice

66
Q

un glaçon

A

icicle, ice cube

67
Q

neiger

A

to snow

68
Q

des flocons de neige

A

snowflakes

69
Q

le grésil, la neige fondue

A

sleet

70
Q

le dégel, fonte des neiges

A

thaw

71
Q

fondre

A

to melt, to thaw

72
Q

une tempête

A

a storm

73
Q

faire des dégâts

A

to wreak havoc

74
Q

une rafale

A

a squall

75
Q

coup de vent, bourrasque

A

a gust of wind

76
Q

une vague

A

a wave

77
Q

gronder

A

to roar

78
Q

un typhon

A

a typhoon

79
Q

faiblir, se calmer

A

to die away

80
Q

une inondation

A

a flood

81
Q

la lave

A

lava

82
Q

jaillir

A

to gush

83
Q

le cratère

A

the crater

84
Q

un volcan

A

a volcano

85
Q

les cendres

A

ashes

86
Q

un tremblement de terre

A

an earthquake

87
Q

trembler

A

to quake

88
Q

fissure, crevasse

A

crack

89
Q

glissement de terrain

A

landslip

90
Q

une tempête de neige

A

a blizzard

91
Q

une avalanche

A

an avalanche

92
Q

verglacé

A

icy

93
Q

le verglas

A

black ice