47. Climate-related disasters Flashcards

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une catastrophe naturelle

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a natural disaster

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2
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une catastrophe causée par l’homme

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a man-made disaster

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3
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une catastrophe inévitable

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a calamity waiting to happen

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4
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une tragédie annoncée

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a tragedy foretold

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5
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faire de très nb victimes

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to take a very heavy toll

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6
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être déclaré(e) zone sinistrée

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to be declared a disaster area

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7
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les secours, l’aide

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the relief effort

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8
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en dessous du niveau de la mer

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below sea level

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9
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une inondation / inonder les rues

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a flood / to flood the streets

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10
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être en crue

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to be in spate

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11
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sortir de son lit

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to overflow / to break one’s banks

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12
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un orage, une tempête

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a storm

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13
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un ouragan / une tornade

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a hurricane / tornado

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14
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des vents violents

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strong winds

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15
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souffler à 160 km à l’heure

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to blow at 100 miles per hour

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16
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être emporté par le vent

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to be blown away

17
Q

arracher les toits

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to tear the roofs

18
Q

to ruin the power grid

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dévaster le réseau électrique

19
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un cyclone / un typhon

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a cyclone / a typhoon

20
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la mousson

21
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la sécheresse

22
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un incendie de forêt

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a forest fire / a wildfire

23
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une canicule

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a heat wave

24
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une vague de froid

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a cold spell

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une éruption volcanique
a volcanic eruption
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un glissement de terrain
a landslide
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un tremblement de terre de 7,8 sur l'échelle de Richter
an earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale
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une réplique
an aftershock
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un raz-de-marée
a tidal wave
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un tsunami
a tsunami
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une avalanche
an avalanche
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dévaster
to devastate
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causer d'énormes dégâts matériels
to cause huge damage to property
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être prisonnier dans sa maison
to be trapped in one's home
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être sans nourriture et sans eau
to be stranded without food and water
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prévenir les risques
to anticipate hazards
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draguer les rivières
to dredge rivers