47. Climate-related disasters Flashcards

1
Q

une catastrophe naturelle

A

a natural disaster

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2
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une catastrophe causée par l’homme

A

a man-made disaster

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3
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une catastrophe inévitable

A

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
Q

faire de très nb victimes

A

to take a very heavy toll

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6
Q

être déclaré(e) zone sinistrée

A

to be declared a disaster area

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7
Q

les secours, l’aide

A

the relief effort

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8
Q

en dessous du niveau de la mer

A

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
Q

être en crue

A

to be in spate

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11
Q

sortir de son lit

A

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

A

a hurricane / tornado

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14
Q

des vents violents

A

strong winds

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15
Q

souffler à 160 km à l’heure

A

to blow at 100 miles per hour

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16
Q

être emporté par le vent

A

to be blown away

17
Q

arracher les toits

A

to tear the roofs

18
Q

to ruin the power grid

A

dévaster le réseau électrique

19
Q

un cyclone / un typhon

A

a cyclone / a typhoon

20
Q

la mousson

A

monsoon

21
Q

la sécheresse

A

drought

22
Q

un incendie de forêt

A

a forest fire / a wildfire

23
Q

une canicule

A

a heat wave

24
Q

une vague de froid

A

a cold spell

25
Q

une éruption volcanique

A

a volcanic eruption

26
Q

un glissement de terrain

A

a landslide

27
Q

un tremblement de terre de 7,8 sur l’échelle de Richter

A

an earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale

28
Q

une réplique

A

an aftershock

29
Q

un raz-de-marée

A

a tidal wave

30
Q

un tsunami

A

a tsunami

31
Q

une avalanche

A

an avalanche

32
Q

dévaster

A

to devastate

33
Q

causer d’énormes dégâts matériels

A

to cause huge damage to property

34
Q

être prisonnier dans sa maison

A

to be trapped in one’s home

35
Q

être sans nourriture et sans eau

A

to be stranded without food and water

36
Q

prévenir les risques

A

to anticipate hazards

37
Q

draguer les rivières

A

to dredge rivers