37 La terre 1 Flashcards

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1
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LA TERRE

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THE EARTH

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la géographie

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geography

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le globe

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the globe [gləʊb]

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la surface terrestre

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the Earth’s surface

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5
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une masse terrestre

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a land mass

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l’atmosphère

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the atmosphere [ˈætməsfɪəʳ]

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la stratosphère

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the stratosphere [ˈstrætəʊsfɪəʳ]

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l’ionosphère

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the ionosphere [aɪˈɒnəsfɪəʳ]

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la biosphère

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the biosphere [ˈbaɪəsfɪəʳ]

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géographique

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geographical [dʒɪəˈgræfɪkəl]

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un(e) géographe

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a geographer [dʒɪˈɒgrəfəʳ]

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la couche d’ozone

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the ozone layer

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le pôle Nord / Sud

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the North / South Pole

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14
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polaire

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polar [ˈpəʊləʳ]

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arctique

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Arctic [ˈɑːktɪk]

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16
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l’Arctique

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the Arctic (Region)

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17
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le cercle polaire arctique

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the Arctic Circle

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18
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l’océan Arctique

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the Arctic Ocean

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19
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l’Antarctique

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Antarctica [æntˈɑːktɪkə]

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20
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le cercle polaire austral

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the Antarctic Circle

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21
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l’océan Antarctique

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the Antarctic Ocean

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22
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l’hémisphère nord / sud

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the northern / southern hemisphere

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23
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l’équateur

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the Equator [ɪˈkweɪtəʳ]

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24
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à l’équateur

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on the Equator

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25
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équatorial

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equatorial [ˌekwəˈtɔːrɪəl]

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le tropique du Cancer / du Capricorne

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the Tropic of Cancer / Capricorn

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tropical

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tropical [ˈtrɒpɪkəl]

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28
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sous les tropiques

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in the tropics

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29
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la latitude

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latitude [ˈlætɪtjuːd]

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30
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la longitude

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longitude [ˈlɒŋgɪtjuːd]

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un méridien

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a meridian [məˈrɪdɪən]

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32
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le méridien de Greenwich

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the Greenwich meridian

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33
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un fuseau horaire

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a time zone

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34
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le 46ème parallèle

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the 46th parallel

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35
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un continent (en général)

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a continent [ˈkɒntɪnənt]

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36
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le continent (par rapport à une île)

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the mainland

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37
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la dérive des continents

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the continental drift

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38
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le plateau continental

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the continental shelf

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39
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une zone tropicale / tempérée

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a tropical / temperate zone

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40
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une région

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a region [ˈriːdʒən]

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41
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un territoire

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a territory [ˈterɪtərɪ]

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42
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territorial

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territorial [ˌterɪˈtɔːrɪəl]

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43
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une carte (en général)

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a map [mæp]

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44
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une carte (marine, du ciel)

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a chart [tʃɑːt]

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45
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≈ une carte d’état-major

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an Ordnance Survey map

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46
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dresser la carte d’une région

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to map a region

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47
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un plan

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a map • a plan [plæn]

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48
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l’échelle d’une carte

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the scale of a map

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49
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la cartographie

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cartography [kɑːˈtɒgrəfɪ]

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un(e) cartographe

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a cartographer [kɑːˈtɒgrəfəʳ]

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51
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un atlas

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an atlas [ˈætləs]

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52
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la topographie

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topography [təˈpɒgrəfɪ]

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53
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topographique

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topographical [ˌtɒpəˈgræfɪkl]

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54
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la terre

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the land [lænd]

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55
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sur la terre ferme

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on dry land

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56
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la campagne

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the countryside [ˈkʌntrɪsaɪd]

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57
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le paysage

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the landscape [ˈlændˌskeɪp] • the scenery(1) [ˈsiːnərɪ]

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58
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un point de repère

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a landmark [ˈlændmɑːk]

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59
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plat (étendue, région)

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flat [flæt]

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60
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sur terrain plat

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on level ground

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61
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accidenté (région)

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undulating [ˈʌndjʊleɪtɪŋ] • hilly [ˈhɪlɪ]

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62
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accidenté (terrain)

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uneven [ˈʌnˈiːvən] • bumpy [ˈbʌmpɪ]

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63
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un marais, un marécage

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a marsh [mɑːʃ] • a bog [bɒg] • a swamp [swɒmp]

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64
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les marécages

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marshland (n. c. sing.) • wetlands [ˈwetləndz]

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65
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marécageux

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marshy [ˈmɑːʃɪ] • boggy [ˈbɒgɪ]

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66
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détrempé

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waterlogged [ˈwɔːtəlɒgd]

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67
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une caverne, une grotte

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a cave [keɪv] • a cavern [ˈkævən] (soutenu)

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68
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un(e) spéléologue

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a speleologist [ˌspiːlɪˈɒlədʒɪst] • a caver [keɪvəʳ] (parlé) • [BR] a potholer [ˈpɒthəʊləʳ] • [AM] a spelunker [spɪˈlʌŋkəʳ] (parlé)

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69
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la spéléologie (étude)

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speleology [ˌspiːlɪˈɒlədʒɪ]

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la spéléologie (exploration)

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caving [ˈkeɪvɪŋ] (parlé) • [BR] potholing [ˈpɒthəʊlɪŋ] • [AM] spelunking [spɪˈlʌŋkɪŋ] (parlé)

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71
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une île

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an island [ˈaɪlənd] • an isle [aɪl] (soutenu)

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72
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une péninsule, une presqu’île

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a peninsula [pɪˈnɪnsjʊlə]

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73
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un isthme

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an isthmus [ˈɪsməs]

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74
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un promontoire

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a promontory [ˈprɒməntrɪ]

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75
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un cap

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a cape [keɪp] • a headland [ˈhedlənd]

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76
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un atoll

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an atoll [ˈætɒl]

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77
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un archipel

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an archipelago [ˌɑːkɪˈpelɪgəʊ] (plur. archipelagoes)

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78
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un désert

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a desert [ˈdezət]

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79
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les dunes (de sable)

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(sand) dunes

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80
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une oasis

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an oasis [əʊˈeɪsɪs] (plur. oases)

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81
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la savane

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savanna(h) [səˈvænə]

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82
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la brousse

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the bush [bʊʃ]

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83
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la jungle

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the jungle [ˈdʒʌŋgl]

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84
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une lande

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a moor [mʊəʳ]

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85
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la lande

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moorland (n. c.)

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86
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les broussailles

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scrub(land) [ˈskrʌb(lənd)] (n. c. sing.) • brushwood [ˈbrʌʃwʊd] (n. c. sing.)

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87
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la forêt, les bois

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woodland [ˈwʊdlənd] (n. c. sing.)

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88
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une vue

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a view [vjuː]

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89
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une vue, une perspective

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a vista [ˈvɪstə]

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90
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à perte de vue

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as far as the eye can see

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91
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un panorama

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a panorama [ˌpænəˈrɑːmə]

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panoramique

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panoramic [ˌpænəˈræmɪk]

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93
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les points cardinaux

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the points of the compass

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94
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la boussole

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the compass [ˈkʌmpəs]

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95
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un degré

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a degree [dɪˈgriː]

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96
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s’orienter

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to find* one’s bearings

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97
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le nord

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the north [nɔːθ]

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98
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du nord, septentrional (côte, pays)

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north • northern [ˈnɔːðən]

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99
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au nord (région, point)

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northerly [ˈnɔːðəlɪ]

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100
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un vent du nord

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a northerly wind

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101
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le vent du nord

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the north wind

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102
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au nord, vers le nord (aller, se trouver)

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north(wards) [ˈnɔːθ(wədz)] • towards the north

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103
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le plus au nord (ville, point)

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northernmost

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104
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le sud

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the south [saʊθ]

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105
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du sud, méridional (côte, pays)

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south • southern [ˈsʌðən]

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106
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au sud (région, point)

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southerly [ˈsʌðəlɪ]

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107
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un vent du sud

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a southerly wind

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108
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au sud, vers le sud (aller, se trouver)

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south(wards) [ˈsaʊθ(wədz)] • towards the south

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109
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le plus au sud (ville, point)

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southernmost

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110
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l’est

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the east [iːst]

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111
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l’Orient

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the Orient [ˈɔːrɪənt]

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112
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de l’est, oriental (côte, pays)

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east • eastern [ˈiːstən]

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113
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à l’est (région, point)

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easterly [ˈiːstəli]

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114
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un vent d’est

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an easterly wind

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115
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à l’est, vers l’est (aller, se trouver)

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east(wards) [ˈiːst(wədz)] • towards the east

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116
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le plus à l’est (ville, point)

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easternmost

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117
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l’ouest, l’Occident

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the west [west]

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118
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de l’ouest, occidental (côte, pays)

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west • western [ˈwestən]

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119
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de l’ouest, vers l’ouest (vent)

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westerly [ˈwestəlɪ]

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120
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à l’ouest, vers l’ouest (aller, se trouver)

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west(wards) [ˈwest(wədz)] • towards the west

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121
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le plus à l’ouest (ville, point)

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westernmost

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122
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le nord de la France

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the north of France • northern France

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123
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dans le nord de la France

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in the north of France • in northern France

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124
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au nord de la France (hors de France)

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north of France

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vivre dans le nord

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to live in the north

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126
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plus au nord

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further north

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127
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le nord-est

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the north-east

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128
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nord-nord-est

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north-by-north-east

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129
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les montagnes et les vallées

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mountains and valleys

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130
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haut

A

high [haɪ]

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131
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la hauteur

A

height [haɪt]

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132
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l’élévation

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elevation [ˌelɪˈveɪʃən]

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l’altitude

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altitude [ˈæltɪtjuːd]

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134
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en altitude (se trouver, voler)

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at high altitude

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135
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bas

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low [ləʊ]

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136
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à basse altitude (en général)

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at low altitude

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137
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à basse altitude (nuages)

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low(-lying)

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138
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une courbe de niveau

A

a contour (line)

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139
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les contours

A

the contours [ˈkɒntʊəz]

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140
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une montagne

A

a mountain [ˈmaʊntɪn]

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141
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montagneux

A

mountainous [ˈmaʊntɪnəs]

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142
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une colline

A

a hill [hɪl]

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143
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une chaîne de collines

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a range of hills

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144
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une chaîne de montagnes

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a range of mountains • a mountain chain

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145
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les contreforts

A

the foothills [ˈfʊthɪlz]

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146
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un massif

A

a massif [mæˈsiːf]

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147
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une arête

A

a ridge [rɪdʒ]

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148
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les neiges éternelles

A

the eternal snows

149
Q

couronné de neige

A

snow-capped

150
Q

le sommet

A

the summit [ˈsʌmɪt]

151
Q

le sommet de la montagne / de la colline

A

the top of the mountain / of the hill

152
Q

un sommet de montagne

A

a mountain top

153
Q

le sommet d’une colline

A

a hilltop [ˈhɪltɒp]

154
Q

un pinacle

A

a pinnacle [ˈpɪnəkl]

155
Q

la crête

A

the crest [krest]

156
Q

une pointe

A

a point [pɔɪnt]

157
Q

un pic

A

a peak [piːk]

158
Q

un glacier

A

a glacier [ˈglæsɪəʳ]

159
Q

une vallée

A

a valley [ˈvælɪ] • a vale [veɪl] (soutenu)

160
Q

la vallée de la Loire

A

the Loire valley

161
Q

vallonné

A

hilly [ˈhɪlɪ]

162
Q

un paysage onduleux

A

rolling countryside

163
Q

une gorge

A

a gorge [gɔːdʒ] • [AM] a canyon [ˈkænjən]

164
Q

une falaise

A

a cliff [klɪf]

165
Q

une pente

A

a slope [sləʊp]

166
Q

une pente douce

A

a gentle slope

167
Q

descendre en pente

A

to slope down

168
Q

une corniche, une saillie

A

a ledge [ledʒ]

169
Q

un col

A

a pass [pɑːs]

170
Q

un à-pic

A

a sheer drop

171
Q

un ravin

A

a ravine [rəˈviːn]

172
Q

un précipice

A

a precipice [ˈpresɪpɪs]

173
Q

un gouffre

A

a chasm [ˈkæzəm]

174
Q

une crevasse

A

a crevasse [krɪˈvæs]

175
Q

une plaine

A

a plain [pleɪn]

176
Q

un plateau

A

a plateau [ˈplætəʊ]

177
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un creux

A

a hollow [ˈhɒləʊ]

178
Q

une dépression

A

a depression [dɪˈpreʃən]

179
Q

un bassin

A

a basin [ˈbeɪsn]

180
Q

s’élever (montagne)

A

to rise* up

181
Q

se dresser abruptement

A

to rise* steeply

182
Q

dominer qqch. (montagne)

A

to tower over sth

183
Q

raide, escarpé

A

steep [stiːp]

184
Q

à pic, très escarpé

A

precipitous [prɪˈsɪpɪtəs]

185
Q

infranchissable

A

impassable [ɪmˈpɑːsəbl]

186
Q

un volcan

A

a volcano [vɒlˈkeɪnəʊ] (plur. volcanoes)

187
Q

volcanique

A

volcanic [vɒlˈkænɪk]

188
Q

une éruption volcanique

A

a volcanic eruption

189
Q

entrer en éruption

A

to erupt [ɪˈrʌpt]

190
Q

fumer

A

to smoke [sməʊk]

191
Q

un cratère

A

a crater [ˈkreɪtəʳ]

192
Q

la lave

A

lava [ˈlɑːvə]

193
Q

une faille

A

a fault [fɔːlt]

194
Q

un tremblement de terre

A

an earthquake [ˈɜːθkweɪk]

195
Q

une secousse tellurique

A

an earth tremor

196
Q

7 sur l’échelle de Richter

A

7 on the Richter scale

197
Q

les Alpes

A

the Alps [ælps]

198
Q

les Pyrénées

A

the Pyrenees [pɪrəˈniːz]

199
Q

l’Apennin

A

the Apennines [ˈæpənaɪnz] (plur.)

200
Q

les Montagnes Rocheuses

A

the Rocky Mountains • the Rockies [ˈrɒkɪz]

201
Q

les Appalaches

A

the Appalachian Mountains • the Appalachians [ˌæpəˈleɪʃənz]

202
Q

les Andes

A

the Andes [ˈændiːz]

203
Q

l’Himalaya

A

the Himalayas [ˌhɪməˈleɪəz] (plur.)

204
Q

la mer

A

the sea

205
Q

le niveau de la mer

A

sea level

206
Q

au-dessus / en dessous du niveau de la mer

A

above / below sea level

207
Q

en mer

A

at sea

208
Q

la pleine mer

A

the open sea

209
Q

une mer fermée

A

a landlocked sea

210
Q

en haute mer

A

on the high seas

211
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l’eau de mer

A

sea water

212
Q

un océan

A

an ocean [ˈəʊʃən]

213
Q

un courant

A

a current [ˈkʌrənt]

214
Q

maritime

A

maritime [ˈmærɪtaɪm]

215
Q

les fonds marins

A

the sea bed (sing.)

216
Q

la faune / la flore marine

A

marine animals/plants

217
Q

la marée

A

the tide [taɪd]

218
Q

à marée haute / basse

A

at high / low tide

219
Q

la mer est haute / basse

A

the tide is in / out

220
Q

la marée montante / descendante

A

the rising / falling tide

221
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la marée monte / descend

A

the tide is coming in / is going out

222
Q

changer (marée)

A

to turn [tɜːn]

223
Q

le flux

A

the flood tide

224
Q

le reflux

A

the ebb tide

225
Q

une vague

A

a wave [weɪv]

226
Q

une lame de fond

A

a ground swell

227
Q

les vagues déferlantes

A

surf [sɜːf] (n. c. sing.)

228
Q

déferler

A

to break* [breɪk]

229
Q

un brisant

A

a breaker [ˈbreɪkəʳ]

230
Q

la houle

A

the swell

231
Q

le ressac

A

the undertow [ˈʌndətəʊ] • the backwash [ˈbækwɒʃ]

232
Q

une mer houleuse / agitée / calme

A

a rough / choppy / calm sea

233
Q

la crête d’une vague

A

the crest of a wave

234
Q

les moutons

A

white horses

235
Q

les embruns

A

spray [spreɪ] (n. c. sing.)

236
Q

l’écume

A

foam [fəʊm]

237
Q

un raz-de-marée

A

a tidal wave

238
Q

une baie

A

a bay [beɪ]

239
Q

un golfe

A

a gulf [gʌlf]

240
Q

une anse

A

a cove [kəʊv]

241
Q

une crique

A

an inlet [ˈɪnlet] • [BR] a creek(1) [kriːk]

242
Q

un détroit

A

a strait [streɪt] • straits (plur.)

243
Q

un chenal

A

a channel [ˈtʃænl]

244
Q

la côte

A

the coast [kəʊst] • [AM] the seaboard [ˈsiːbɔːd]

245
Q

côtier

A

coastal [ˈkəʊstəl]

246
Q

le rivage

A

the (sea)shore [(ˈsiː)ʃɔːʳ]

247
Q

sur le rivage

A

by the seashore

248
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le bord de la mer

A

the seaside [ˈsiːsaɪd]

249
Q

au bord de la mer

A

at the seaside • by the seaside

250
Q

la plage

A

the beach [biːtʃ]

251
Q

le sable

A

sand [sænd]

252
Q

un banc de sable

A

a sandbank

253
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une plage de sable

A

a sandy beach

254
Q

un galet

A

a pebble [ˈpebl]

255
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les galets

A

shingle [ˈʃɪŋgl] (n. c. sing.) • pebbles

256
Q

une plage de galets

A

a shingle beach • a pebbly beach

257
Q

une roche, un rocher

A

a rock [rɒk]

258
Q

rocailleux

A

rocky [ˈrɒkɪ]

259
Q

un récif

A

a reef [riːf]

260
Q

l’embouchure d’un fleuve

A

the mouth of a river

261
Q

un estuaire

A

an estuary [ˈestjʊərɪ]

262
Q

un delta

A

a delta [ˈdeltə]

263
Q

un lagon, une lagune

A

a lagoon [ləˈguːn]

264
Q

un fjord

A

a fjord [fjɔːd]

265
Q

sans accès à la mer, sans littoral

A

landlocked [ˈlændlɒkt]

266
Q

l’Adriatique, la mer Adriatique

A

the Adriatic (Sea)

267
Q

la mer Égée

A

the Aegean [iːˈdʒiːən]

268
Q

l’(océan) Atlantique

A

the Atlantic (Ocean)

269
Q

la (mer) Baltique

A

the Baltic (Sea)

270
Q

la mer Noire

A

the Black Sea

271
Q

la mer des Caraïbes, la mer des Antilles

A

the Caribbean [ˌkærɪˈbiːən]

272
Q

la mer Caspienne

A

the Caspian Sea

273
Q

la Manche

A

the (English) Channel

274
Q

la mer Morte

A

the Dead Sea

275
Q

l’océan Indien

A

the Indian Ocean

276
Q

la mer d’Irlande

A

the Irish Sea

277
Q

la (mer) Méditerranée

A

the Mediterranean (Sea)

278
Q

la mer du Nord

A

the North Sea

279
Q

l’océan Pacifique

A

the Pacific (Ocean)

280
Q

la mer Rouge

A

the Red Sea

281
Q

les mers du Sud

A

the South Seas

282
Q

le golfe de Gascogne

A

the Bay of Biscay

283
Q

le golfe du Lion

A

the Gulf of Lions

284
Q

le golfe du Mexique

A

the Gulf of Mexico

285
Q

le golfe Persique

A

the (Persian) Gulf

286
Q

la baie de Hudson

A

the Hudson Bay

287
Q

les quarantièmes rugissants

A

the roaring forties

288
Q

le détroit de Gibraltar

A

the Strait of Gibraltar

289
Q

les cours d’eau et les lacs

A

rivers and lakes

290
Q

un fleuve, une rivière, un cours d’eau

A

a river [ˈrɪvəʳ]

291
Q

au bord de la rivière

A

by the riverside

292
Q

la rive

A

the (river)bank

293
Q

le lit d’un fleuve

A

the bed of a river • a riverbed

294
Q

le cours d’un fleuve

A

the course of a river

295
Q

le débit

A

the (rate of) flow

296
Q

le courant

A

the stream [striːm] • the current [ˈkʌrənt]

297
Q

à contre-courant

A

against the stream

298
Q

en amont

A

upstream [ˈʌpˈstriːm]

299
Q

en aval

A

downstream [ˈdaʊnˌstriːm]

300
Q

une source (en général)

A

a spring [sprɪŋ]

301
Q

une source (de cours d’eau)

A

a source [sɔːs]

302
Q

cette rivière prend sa source dans les Alpes

A

this river has its source in the Alps • this river springs up in the Alps

303
Q

un ruisseau

A

a brook [brʊk] • a stream [striːm] • [AM] a creek(1) [kriːk]

304
Q

un affluent

A

a tributary [ˈtrɪbjʊtərɪ]

305
Q

un torrent

A

a torrent [ˈtɒrənt]

306
Q

la ligne de partage des eaux

A

[BR] the watershed [ˈwɔːtəʃed] • [AM] the divide [dɪˈvaɪd]

307
Q

la boue

A

mud [mʌd]

308
Q

boueux

A

muddy [ˈmʌdɪ]

309
Q

le limon

A

silt [sɪlt]

310
Q

la vase

A

slime [slaɪm]

311
Q

s’envaser, s’ensabler

A

to silt up

312
Q

un lac

A

a lake [leɪk]

313
Q

le bord du lac

A

the lakeside

314
Q

un étang

A

a pool [puːl]

315
Q

une mare

A

a pond [pɒnd]

316
Q

une chute d’eau

A

a waterfall [ˈwɔːtəfɔːl]

317
Q

une cascade

A

a cascade [kæsˈkeɪd]

318
Q

un tourbillon

A

a whirlpool [ˈwɜːlpuːl]

319
Q

les rapides

A

rapids [ˈræpɪdz]

320
Q

un gué

A

a ford [fɔːd]

321
Q

passer à gué

A

to ford

322
Q

une digue

A

a dyke [daɪk]

323
Q

un fossé

A

a ditch [dɪtʃ]

324
Q

l’eau douce

A

fresh water

325
Q

limpide

A

clear [klɪəʳ]

326
Q

rapide

A

fast-flowing [ˌfɑːstˈfləʊɪŋ] • swift-flowing [ˌswɪftˈfləʊɪŋ]

327
Q

lent

A

slow [sləʊ]

328
Q

sinueux

A

winding [ˈwaɪndɪŋ]

329
Q

étroit

A

narrow [ˈnærəʊ]

330
Q

large

A

broad [brɔːd]

331
Q

profond

A

deep [diːp]

332
Q

peu profond

A

shallow [ˈʃæləʊ]

333
Q

serpenter

A

to wind* [waɪnd]

334
Q

les méandres

A

meanders [mɪˈændəz]

335
Q

faire des méandres

A

to meander

336
Q

se rider

A

to ripple [ˈrɪpl]

337
Q

une ride, une ondulation

A

a ripple

338
Q

couler

A

to flow [fləʊ]

339
Q

se jeter dans

A

to flow into • to run* into

340
Q

jaillir

A

to gush [gʌʃ]

341
Q

déborder, sortir de son lit

A

to overflow its banks • to burst* its banks

342
Q

une crue (montée des eaux)

A

a rise in the water level

343
Q

en crue

A

in spate

344
Q

une inondation, une crue

A

a flood [flʌd]

345
Q

inonder

A

to flood

346
Q

l’inondation

A

flooding [ˈflʌdɪŋ]

347
Q

navigable

A

navigable [ˈnævɪgəbl]

348
Q

une voie navigable

A

a waterway [ˈwɔːtəweɪ]

349
Q

un canal

A

a canal [kəˈnæl]

350
Q

une écluse

A

a lock [lɒk]

351
Q

les portes d’une écluse

A

the lock gates

352
Q

le chemin de halage

A

the towpath [ˈtəʊpɑːθ]

353
Q

un barrage

A

a dam [dæm]

354
Q

un réservoir

A

a reservoir [ˈrezəvwɑːʳ] • a dam

355
Q

les Grands Lacs

A

the Great Lakes

356
Q

le lac Léman, le lac de Genève

A

Lake Geneva

357
Q

les chutes du Niagara

A

Niagara Falls

358
Q

les chutes de Victoria

A

Victoria Falls

359
Q

la Tamise

A

the (River) Thames

360
Q

la Seine

A

the Seine [seɪn]

361
Q

le Rhin

A

the Rhine [raɪn]

362
Q

le Danube

A

the Danube [ˈdænjuːb]

363
Q

le Tibre

A

the Tiber [ˈtaɪbəʳ]

364
Q

le Mississippi

A

the Mississippi (River)

365
Q

l’Amazone

A

the Amazon [ˈæməzən]

366
Q

le Nil

A

the Nile [naɪl]

367
Q

le Jourdain

A

the Jordan [ˈdʒɔːdn]

368
Q

le Congo

A

the Congo River

369
Q

le Gange

A

the Ganges [ˈgændʒiːz]