44. Hurticane Katrina Flashcards

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un ouragan de catégorie quatre

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a category four hurricane

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une tragédie annoncée

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a tragedy foretold

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une catastrophe inévitable

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a calamity waiting to happen

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ne pas être protégé contre un ouragan

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to be vulnerable to a hurricane

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être bâti en dessous du niveau de la mer

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to be bilt below the sea level

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être 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 hit / to strike the 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 sreets

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

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to pummel the city with winds of 145mph

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causer d’énormes dégâts matériels

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to cause huge damage to poverty

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faire de très nombreuses victimes

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to take a very heavy toll

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être emporté par le vent

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to be blown away

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être 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 stranded without food and water

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le pillage

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looting

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un pillard

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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 au niveau de l’Etat

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high-level incompetence

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rejeter la responsabilité sur quelqu’un 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 mistake

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les secours, l’aide

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the relief effort

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un sauveteur

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a rescue worker

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craindre une épidémie

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to fear an epidemic

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ordonner l’évacuation de ka ville

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to order the evacuation of the city

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pomper l’eau

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to pump out he water

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les conséquences de Katrina

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the aftermath of Katrina

31
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avoir des répercussions économiques durables

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to cause lasting economic damage

32
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les retombées politiques de Katrina

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the political fallout of Katrina