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AN. Vocabulaire.2 C. > 27 La Géographie Physique - Physical Geography > Flashcards

27 La Géographie Physique - Physical Geography Flashcards

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Les points cardinaux

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The cardinal points

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Le nord

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The north

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Le sud

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The south

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L’est, l’Orient

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The east

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L’ouest, l’Occident

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The west

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La terre (ferme)

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Land

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Un continent

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A continent

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L’Asie

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Asia

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L’Afrique

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Africa

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L’Amérique

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America

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L’Europe

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Europe

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L’Océanie

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Oceania

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L’Antarctique

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Antarctica

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Le pôle Nord / Sud

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The North / South Pole

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Une péninsule

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A peninsula

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Un désert

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A desert

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Un degré

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A degree

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Un méridien

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A meridian

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Un tropique

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A tropic

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L’équateur

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The equator

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Un parallèle

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A parallel

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La latitude

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The latitude

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La longitude

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The longitude

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Équatorial

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Equatorial

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Tropical

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Tropical

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**Les montagnes**

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**Mountains**

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Une colline

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A hill

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Une vallée

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A valley

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Une dune (de sable)

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A (sand) dune

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Un sommet

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A summit, a mountain top

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Un pic

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A peak

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Un mont, une montagne

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A mount

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Une chaîne de montagnes

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A (mountain) range

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Un volcan

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A volcano

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Une falaise

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A cliff

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Un à-pic

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A sheer drop

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Un col

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A (mountain) pass

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Un glacier

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A glacier

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Les Alpes

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The Alps

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L’Himalaya

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The Himalayas

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Le mont Everest

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Mount Everest

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Les (montagnes) Rocheuses

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The Rocky Mountains / the Rockies

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Vallonné

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Hilly

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Montagneux

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Mountainous

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**Mers et océans**

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**Seas and oceans**

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La côte

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The coast

the land next to or close to the sea

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Le rivage

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The shore
(the land along the edge of a sea, lake, or wide river)
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Une baie

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A bay

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Un golfe

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A gulf

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Un lagon

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A lagoon

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Un détroit

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A strait, straits

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Un cap

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A cape, a headland

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Une île

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An island

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Un archipel

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An archipelago

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Le niveau de la mer

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The sea level

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Un abîme, un abysse

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An abyss

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L’écume

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Foam, froth

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Les embruns

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Spray

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Un courant marin

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A stream

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Une marée

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A tide

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Le flux et le reflux

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The ebb and flow

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Une vague

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A wave

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Un raz de marée

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A tidal wave

an extremely large wave caused by movement of the earth under the sea, often caused by an earthquake

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Les vagues déferlantes, ressac

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Surf

the tops of the waves on the sea when they are near to the coast or hit against rock

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L’océan Atlantique

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The Atlantic Ocean

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L’océan Pacifique

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The Pacific Ocean

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L’océan Indien

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The Indian Ocean

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L’océan Arctique

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The Arctic Ocean

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La Méditerrannée

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The Mediterranean (Sea)

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La mer du Nord

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The North Sea

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La Manche

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The (English) Channel

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Les îles Anglo-Normandes

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The Channel Islands

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La mer d’Irlande

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The Irish Sea

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La (mer) Baltique

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The Baltic Sea

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La mer des Caraïbes

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The Caribbean Sea

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Le golfe persique

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The Persian Gulf

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**Lacs et rivières**

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**Lakes and rivers**

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Un cours d’eau

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A stream
(water that flows naturally along a fixed route formed by a channel cut into rock or ground, usually at ground level)
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  1. Un fleuve 2. Une rivière
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A river

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Un ruisseau

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A brook

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Une source

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A spring

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Un affluent

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A tributary

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Une rive

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A bank

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Un étang

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A pond

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Un canal

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A canal

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Une cascade, une chute d’eau

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A waterfall

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Un barrage

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A dam

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La Tamise

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The (River) Thames

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Le Saint-Laurent

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The Saint Lawrence (River)

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Le Rhin

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The Rhine

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Le Nil

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The Nile

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L’Amazone

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The Amazon

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Les Grands Lacs

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The Great Lakes

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Le lac Léman

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Lake Geneva

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Les chutes du Niagara

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Niagara Falls

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Le Canal de Suez / Panama

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The Suez / Panama Canal

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En amont / En aval (d’une rivière, d’un court d’eau)

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Upstream / Downstream

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Couler

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To flow

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Se jeter dans

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To flow into, to run into

to move in one direction, especially continuously and easily

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Il vit dans le nord-est de la France

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He lives in the northeast of France

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À quelle heure est la marée haute / basse ?

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What time is the high / low tide?

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La mer peut être agitée ou calme

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The sea can be rough or smooth

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Les pionniers américains du XIXème siècle allaient vers l’ouest

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The 19th-century American pioneers went westward

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Peter arrive du Sud profond

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Peter comes from the Deep South

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Le Proche-Orient, le Moyen-Orient, l’Extrême-Orient

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The Near East, the Middle East, the Far East

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Être pris entre le marteau et l’enclume

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To be caught between the devil and the deep blue sea

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Il a fait son temps

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He’s over the hill

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Je suis complètement perdu

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I’m all at sea

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C’est vieux comme Mathusalem

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It’s as old as the hills

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Arrête de t’en faire une montagne !

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Stop making a mountain out of a molehill!

111
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Se laisser porter par le courant

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To go with the flow

112
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C’est une goutte d’eau dans la mer

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It’s just a drop in the ocean

113
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Aller à contre-courant

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To swim against the tide

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L’inflation est difficile à enrayer

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It’s hard to stem the tide of inflation

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Être dans une situation très difficile

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To be in dire straits

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Il y a eu une vague de mécontentement

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There was a wave of discontent

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La voie est libre, allons-y !

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The coast is clear, let’s go!

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**La Terre**

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**The Earth**

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