44. Hurricane Katrina Flashcards

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Une tragédie annoncée

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A tragedy foretold

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Un ouragan de catégorie quatre

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A category four hurricane

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Une catastrophe inévitable

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A calamity waiting to happen

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Ne pas etre protégé contre un ouragan

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To be vulnerable to a hurricane

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Etre bati en dessous du niveau de la mer

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To be built below sea level

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Etre mal équipé pour résister à un ouragan

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To be ill-equipped to withstand a hurricane

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Frapper la Louisiane

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To strike Louisiana

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Rayer la ville de la carte

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To obliterate the city

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Inonder les rues

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To flood the streets

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Arracher les toits

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To tear the roofs

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Dévaster le réseau électrique

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To ruin the power grid

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S’abattre sur la ville avec des vents de 233km/h

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To pummel the city with winds of

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Causer d’énormes dégats matériels

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To cause huge damage to property

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Faire de très nombreuses victimes

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To take a very heavy toll

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Etre emporté par le vent

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To be blown away

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Etre prisonnier dans sa maison

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To be trapped in one’s house

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Se retrouver sans nourriture et sans eau

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To be stranted without food and water

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Le pillage / un pillard

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Looting / a looter

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Mal gérer une catastrophe

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To mishandle a disaster

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Mal évaluer l’ampleur de la catastrophe

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To misjudge the scale of the disaster

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L’incompétence au plus haut niveau de l’Etat

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High-level incompetence

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Rejeter la responsabilité sur qqn d’autre

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To pass the buck

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Faire son mea culpa

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To own up to one’s mistakes

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Les secours, l’aide

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The relief effort

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Un sauveteur
A rescue worker
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Craindre une épidémie
To fear an epidemic
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Ordonner l'évacuation de la ville
To order the evacuation of the city
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Pomper l'eau
To pump out the water
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Les conséquences de Katrina
The aftermath of Katrina
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Avoir des répercussions économiques durables
The cause lasting economic damage
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Les retombées politiques de Katrina
The political fallout of Katrina