24 - The weather Flashcards

1
Q

une zome climatique

A

a climate zone

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2
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tropical, subtropical

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tropical, subtropical

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3
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equatorial

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equatorial

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4
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continental

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continental

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5
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sec

A

dry

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6
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désertique

A

aride

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7
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tempéré, 2

A

temperate, moderate

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8
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polaire

A

polar

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9
Q

la chaleur

A

heat

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10
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une goutte de pluie

A

a raindrop

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11
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une bruine, un crachin

A

a drizzle

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12
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une averse

A

a shower

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13
Q

les giboulées de mars

A

April showers

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14
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une pluie diluvienne

A

a downpour

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15
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la mousson

A

the monsoon

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16
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la saison des pluies

A

the rainy season

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17
Q

le brouillard, la brume, 3

A

the gof
the mist
the haze

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18
Q

une nappe de brouillard

A

a patch of fog

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19
Q

un flocon de neige

A

a snowflake

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20
Q

une chute de neige

A

a snowfall

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21
Q

la neige fondue au sol
la neige fondue qui tombe

A

la neige fondue au sol : slush
la neige fondue qui tombe : sleet

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22
Q

le dégel

A

thaw

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23
Q

la grêle

A

hail

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24
Q

un grêlon

A

a hailstone

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25
Q

un tourbillon

A

the whirlwind

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26
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une bourrasque

A

a gust of wind

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27
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une rafale

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a squall

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28
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un grand vent

A

a gale

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29
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une brise

A

a breeze

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30
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une accaklue

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a lull

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31
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une tempête

A

a storm

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32
Q

le tonnerre

A

thunder

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33
Q

un orage

A

a thunderstorm

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34
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un coup de tonnerre, 2

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a clap of thunder
a thunderclap

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35
Q

des éclairs

A

lightning

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36
Q

un eclair

A

a glash of lightning

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37
Q

une violente temête

A

a tempest

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38
Q

une tonarde
des tornades

A

a tornadoe
2 tornadoes

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39
Q

un cyclone

A

a cyclone

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40
Q

le gel, la gelée

A

frost

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41
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la gelée blanche

42
Q

la glace

43
Q

une plaque de verglas

A

a patch of (black) ice

44
Q

balayé par les vents

45
Q

couvert de givre

46
Q

glacial, glacé
gelé

47
Q

couvert (ciel)

48
Q

se couvrir (le ciel)

A

to cloud over

49
Q

se dégager (le ciel)

A

to clear u

50
Q

bruiner

A

to drizzle

51
Q

fondre

52
Q

fondre, dégeler

53
Q

souffler

54
Q

(se) givrer, 2

A

to frost up
to frost over

55
Q

une girouette, 2

A

a weathercock
a weathervane

56
Q

un baromètre

A

a barometer

57
Q

Monsieur météo

A

weatherman

58
Q

le bulletin météo

A

the weather report

59
Q

une dépression, 2

A

a tough
a depression

60
Q

une éclaircie

A

a sunny spell

61
Q

un anticyclone

A

an anticyclone

62
Q

une vague de chaleur

A

a heatwave

63
Q

la canicule

64
Q

une journée torride

A

a scorcher

65
Q

un soleil brûlant

A

a scorching sun

66
Q

étouffant

67
Q

lourd

68
Q

accablant, étouffant, 2

A

sultry
sweltering

69
Q

variable, changeant, 2

A

changeable
unsettled

70
Q

très doux

71
Q

donner les prévisions météorologiques

A

to forecast the weather

72
Q

humide et tiède

73
Q

humide et moite

74
Q

humide et lourd

75
Q

humide, mouillé

76
Q

humide et froid, 2

77
Q

Il pleut à verse

A

it’s pouring with raine

78
Q

on dirait qu’il va pleuvoir / neiger

A

it looks like rain/snow

79
Q

les alizés et les vents d’ouest

A

trade winds and westerlies

80
Q

on gèle ici

A

it’s freezing in here

81
Q

si le temps le permet

A

weather permitting..

82
Q

l’oeil du cyclone

A

the eye of the sotrm

83
Q

être bloqué par la neige

A

to be snowned up

84
Q

le vent a fait rage puis s’est calmé

A

the wind raged then abated

85
Q

de belles éclaircies

A

bright intervals

86
Q

quelques averses, 2

A

occasional showers
scattered showers

87
Q

les nuages se disperseront

A

the clouds will disperse

88
Q

Il tombe des cordes / des hallebardes

A

it’s raining cats and dogs

89
Q

après la pluie le beau temos
A qqchose, malheur est bon

A

every cloud has a silver lining

90
Q

un malheur n’arrive jamais seul

A

it never rains but it pours

91
Q

ne pas se sentir au mieux de sa forme

A

to feel under the weather

92
Q

laisser passer l’orage

A

to weather the storm

93
Q

parler de tout et de rien

A

to shoot the breeze

94
Q

entrer en trombe

A

to storm into

95
Q

c’est du bla-bla tout ca

A

it’s all hot air

96
Q

Couper dans son élan

A

to take the wind out of one’s sails

97
Q

on ne bouge plus! police

A

freeze ! this is the police

98
Q

une tempête dans un verre d’eau GB/US (Agitation exagérée autour d’un sujet qui n’est, somme toute, pas très important, voire insignifiant)

A

a storm in a teacup GB
a tempest in a teapot US

99
Q

quoiqu’il arrive

A

come rain or shine

100
Q

être débordé de travail

A

to be snowed under with work

101
Q

être laissé en plan

A

to be left out in the cold