27 - Physical Geography ♥ Flashcards

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Prépositions in, on, at vs into et onto, to

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un cours d’eau

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a stream

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un fleuve / 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 osurce

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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 chutte d’eau

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a waterfall

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un barrage

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a dam

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12
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se jeter dans, 2

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to flow into
to run into

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13
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couler

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to flow

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14
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en amont vs. en aval

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upstream vs. downstream

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15
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La tamise

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the (River) Thames

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16
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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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20
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les Grands Lacs

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the Great lakes

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21
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le lac Léman

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Lake Geneva

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22
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les chutes du Niagara

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Niagara Falls

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23
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Le canal de Suez

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Suez Canal

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24
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Le canal de Panama

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Panama Canal

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25
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la côte

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the coast

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26
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le rivage

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the shore

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27
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une baie

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a bay

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28
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un golfe

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a gulf

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29
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un lagon

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a lagoon

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30
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un détroit, 2

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a strait
straits

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31
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un cap, 2

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a cape
a headland

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32
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un archipel

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an archipelago

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33
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le niveau de la mer

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the sea level

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34
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un abîme, un abysse

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un abyss

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35
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l’écume, 2

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foam
froth

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36
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les embruns

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spray

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37
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un courant marin

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a stream

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38
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une marée

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a tide

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39
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le flux et le reflux

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the ebb and flow

Le flux de la mer est le mouvement de ses eaux qui se portent ordinairement vers la Terre durant 6 heures et le reflux est un autre mouvement contraire durant 6 autres heures

40
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une vague

41
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une lame de fond

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Une lame de fond est le déferlement d’une ou plusieurs vagues d’une taille considérablement plus grande que les autres, susceptible de provoquer des noyades et des destructions sur le rivage sur lesquelles elles s’abattent.

a tidal wave

42
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les vagues déferlantes

43
Q

l’océan Atlantique

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the Atlantic Ocean

44
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l’océan Pacifique

A

the Pacific Ocean

45
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l’océan Indien

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the Indian Ocean

46
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l’océan Arctique

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the Arctic Ocean

47
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la Méditerranée

A

the Mediterranean (Sea)

48
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la mer du Nord

A

the North Sea

49
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la Manche

A

the (English) channel

50
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les îles Anglo-Normandes

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the Channel Islands

51
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la mer d’Irlande

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the Irish Sea

52
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la (mer) Baltique

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the Baltic Sea

53
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la mer des Caraïbes

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the Caribbean Sea

54
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le golfe Persique

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the Persian Gulf

55
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une colline

56
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une vallée

57
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une dune (de sable)

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a (sand) dune

58
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un sommet, 2

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a summit
a mountain top

59
Q

un pic

60
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un mont, une montagne

61
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une chaîne de montagnes

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a (mountain) range

62
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un volcan

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une falaise

64
Q

un à-pic

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a sheer drop

65
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un col

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a (mountain) pass

66
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un glacier

67
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les Alpes

68
Q

l’Himalaya

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the Himalayas

69
Q

le mont Everest

A

Mount Everest

70
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les (montagnes) Rocheuses, 2

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the Rocky Mountains
the Rockies

71
Q

vallonné

72
Q

montagneux

A

mountainous

73
Q

les points cardinaux

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the cardinal points

74
Q

l’est, l’Orient

75
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l’ouest, l’Occident

76
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l’Océanie

77
Q

l’Antarctique

A

Antarctica

78
Q

le pôle Nord
le pôle Sud

A

the North pole
the South pole

79
Q

marée haute vs. marée basse

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high tide
low tide

80
Q

Sud profond

A

Deep South

81
Q

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

A

the Near East
the Middle East
the Far East

82
Q

être pris entre le marteau et l’enclume

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L’expression désigne le fait de se trouver dans une situation dangereuse entre deux camps opposés.
To be caught between the devil and the deep blue sea

83
Q

Il a fait son temps

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He’s over the hill

84
Q

Je suis complètement perdu

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I’m all at sea

85
Q

C’est vieux comme Mathusalem

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It’s as old as the hills

86
Q

Arrête de t’en faire une montagne !

A

Stop making a mountain out of a molehill

87
Q

Se laisser porter par le courant

A

to go with the flow

88
Q

C’est une goutte d’eau dans la mer

A

It’s just a drop in the ocean

89
Q

Aller à contre-courant

A

To swim against the tide

90
Q

Difficile à enrayer

A

It’s hard to stem

91
Q

Etre dans une situation très difficile

A

To be in dire straits

92
Q

Une vague de mécontentement

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A wave of discotent

93
Q

La voie est libre

A

the coast is clear

94
Q

West Virginia
vs.
Western Virginia

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West Virginia : la Virginie occidentale (un des 50 états)
vs.
Western Virginia : l’ouest de la Virginie

95
Q

South Africa
vs.
Southern Africa

A

South Africa : L’Afrique du Sud (le pays)
vs.
Southern Africa : L’Afrique australe (le sud de l’Afrique)

96
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North / South / East / West vs. Northern / Southern / Eastern / Western

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North / South / East / West : indiquent une simple zone géographique
vs.
Northern / Southern / Eastern / Western : renvoient plutot à une entité administrative, politique ou culturelle.

/!\ Exception pour North / South America.