7: Le Climat Flashcards

1
Q

Une vague de chaleur

A

Heat wave

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2
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Une canicule

A

Heat wave

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3
Q

Lorsque

A

When, as soon as; while

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4
Q

Toucher du doigt

A

Put your finger on

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5
Q

Le gaz a effet de serre

A

Green house gasses

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6
Q

Issus

A

Resulting from

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7
Q

Rechauffement global

A

Global warming

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8
Q

La banquise arctique

A

Arctic ice-pack

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9
Q

Porte’e

A

Litter; range, reach; impact

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10
Q

Paysage

A

Landscape; view, overview

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11
Q

Reculer

A

Move back, reduce; withdraw, retreat

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12
Q

Eclairer

A

Illuminate; clarify

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13
Q

Filiere

A

Industry, sector

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14
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Attenuation

A

Reduction; alleviation, easing (pain)

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15
Q

Un Atout

A

An advantage

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16
Q

La fonte

A

The thaw, melting

17
Q

Malaise’

A

Difficult, not easy

18
Q

Une problematique

A

A question, issue

19
Q

Evenementiel

A

Factual, event- based

20
Q

Cumuler

A

Do concurrently; add up, accumulating

21
Q

La banquise

A

Ice pack

22
Q

Un relevement

A

A raising, a recovery

23
Q

Ineluctable

A

Unavoidable

24
Q

Une contrainte

A

Pressure, coercion; constraint

25
Q

Un atout

A

An advantage

26
Q

Une mise en evidence

A

A manifestation, proof, illustration, validation

27
Q

Un vivant

A

A life, a living thing

28
Q

Calotte glaciaire

A

Ice cap

29
Q

Rivaliser

A

To compete

30
Q

La hauteur

A

The height

31
Q

Etendu

A

Vast, extensive

32
Q

Une hausse

A

Rise, increase

33
Q

Provenir

A

Originate from

34
Q

Formel

A

Formal, straight; upfront

35
Q

Accentuer

A

Accentuate, to bring out; stress

36
Q

S’accentuer

A

Intensify, escalate;

37
Q

Lors de

A

During, while

38
Q

De l’ordre de

A

About, around, in the range of.