Accidents and disasters Flashcards

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an accident

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un accident

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to have an accident

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avoir un accident

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accidental

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accidentel

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accidentally

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accidentellement

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5
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a fatal accident

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un accident mortel

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a disaster

a catastrophe

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une catastrophe

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at the scene of the disaster

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sur les lieux du drame

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a disaster area

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une région sinistrée

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an air/ rail disaster

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une catastrophe aérienne/ ferroviaire

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a fire

a blaze

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un incendie

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to catch fire

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prendre feu

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to blaze

the flame up

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flamber

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to set fire to sth

to set sth on fire

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mettre le feu à qqch

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to be on fire

to be burning

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être en feu, bruler

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to scorch

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bruler, roussir

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to burn sth down

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bruler complètement qqch

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burning

blazing

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en flammes

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an explosion

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une explosion

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to explode

to detonate

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exploser, faire exploser

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to blow up

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sauter

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21
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a nuclear disaster

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une catastrophe nucléaire

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22
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smoke

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la fumée

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to smoke

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fumer

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a spark

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une étincelle

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to spark
jeter des étincelles
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a flame
une flame
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the embers
la braise
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ash
la cendre
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(in)flammable
inflammable
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non (in) flammable
ininflammable
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fireproof
ignifuge
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to extinguish | to put out
éteindre
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a fire extinguisher
un extincteur
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to drown
se noyer
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to fall overboard
tomber par dessus bord
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man overboard
un homme à la mer
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a shipwreck
un naufrage
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to be shipwrecked
faire naufrage
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to sink
sombre, couler
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to run aground
s'échouer
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to capsize | to overturn
faire chavirer, chavirer
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to be lost with all hands
être perdu corps et biens
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a rails accident | a rail crash
un accident de chemin de fer
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a derailment
un déraillement
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to be derailed | to come off the rails
dérailler
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to leave the rails | to leave the track
quitter la voie
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to crash
s'écraser
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a plane crash
un accident d'avion
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a crash landing
un atterrissage en catastrophe
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a forced landing | an emergency landing
un atterrissage forcé
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a belly landing
un atterrissage sur le ventre
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a landing on water
un amerrissage
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a near miss
une quasi collision
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a road accident
un accident de la route
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a car accident a motoring accident a car crash
un accident de voiture
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a minor accident
un accrochage
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to bump into sb / sth
accrocher qql/ qqch
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a collision
une collision
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to collide with sth
entrer en collision avec qqch
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to collide head on with sth
heurter qqch de plein fouet
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a pile up
un carambolage
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to hit a wall | to run into a wall
heurter un mur
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to crash into a wall
percuter un mur
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to skid
déraper
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to swerve
faire une embradée
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to roll over
faire un tonneau
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a reckless driver
un chauffard
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an accident black spot
un point noir de la circulation
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to know sb down
renverser qql
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to run over sb/ sth
écraser qql/ qqch
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to be thrown against
être projeté contre qqch
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to be thrown out of the car
être éjecté de la voiture
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a wreck
une épave
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to wreck
détruire
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to be wrecked | to be a write off
être bon pour la ferraille
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to be injured
être blessé
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to be killed instantly
être tué sur le coup
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one dead, three injured
un mort, trois blessés
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two people are reported injured
il y aurait deux disparus
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there were five people injured
il y a eu cinq blessés
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seriously injured
grièvement blessé
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serious injuries
des blessures graves
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a casualty | a victim
une victime
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to claim many lives
faire de nombreuses victimes
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the death toll
le bilan, le nombre de morts
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unharmed unhurt unscathed
indemne
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safe and sound
sain et sauf
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damage
les dégâts
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there is extensive damage
les dégâts sont importants
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to damage
les dégâts sont importants
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to damage
endommager, abimer
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in case of emergency | in an emergency
en cas d'urgence
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to come to sb's aid
porter secours à qql
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a rescue party
une équipe de secours