32 Natural disasters 1/5 Flashcards

1
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les risques naturels

A

natural hazards

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2
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désastreux

A

disastrous

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3
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un drame, une tragédie

A

a tragedy

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4
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dramatique, tragique

A

tragic

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5
Q

une catastrophe, un sinistre

A

a catastrophe

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6
Q

catastrophique

A

catastrophic

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7
Q

un cataclysme

A

a cataclysm

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8
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toucher une région

A

to affect a region

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9
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une zone à haut risque

A

a high-risk area

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10
Q

frapper (2)

A

to strike, to hit

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11
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faire des ravages

A

to wreak havoc

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12
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éviter, prévenir une catastrophe

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to avert a disaster

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13
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l’étendue du sinistre, l’ampleur du sinistre

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the scope of the disaster, the extent of the disaster

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14
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très mauvais temps

A

severe weather, extreme weather

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15
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prévoir le temps

A

to predict the weather, to forecast the weather

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16
Q

les prévisions météorologiques

A

the weather forecast

17
Q

les dégâts

A

damage

18
Q

abîmer quelque chose

A

to damage something

19
Q

causer des dégâts

A

to do damage, to cause damage

20
Q

dévaster, ravager une région

A

to devaste a region, to ravage a region

21
Q

la zone la plus durement touché

A

the worst-hit area

22
Q

être déclaré zone sinistré

A

to be declared a disaster area

23
Q

déclarer l’état d’urgence

A

to declare a state of emergency

24
Q

un sinistré

A

a disaster victim

25
Q

faire 25 morts

A

to claim 25 lives

26
Q

le nombre de victimes, le bilan

A

the death toll

27
Q

une victime

A

a casualty

28
Q

un cadavre

A

a corpe

29
Q

fuir son domicile

A

to flee one’s home

30
Q

une personne déplacée

A

a displaced person