B2-Unit 4 - la géographie - L’EAU ET LES COURS D’EAU Flashcards
le bassin
basin
a circular or oval valley or natural depression on the earth’s surface, especially one containing water.
la berge
bank
le canal
(pour la navigation) canal
la cascade
(= eau) waterfall
la chute
(also: chute d’eau) waterfall
couler
to flow
to run
le courant
current
le delta
delta
l’embouchure (f.)
(Geography) mouth
l’estuaire (m.)
estuary
the tidal mouth of a large river, where the tide meets the stream.
l’étang (m.)
pond
le fleuve
river
roman-fleuve saga
discours-fleuve interminable speech
fluvial
river modif
fluvial
se jeter dans
to flow into
le lac
lake
le marais
marsh
swamp
la profondeur
depth
la rive
shore
bank
la rivière
small river which do not fall into the ocean
le ruisseau
stream
ruisseaux de larmes floods of tears
ruisseaux de sang streams of blood
la source
source
prendre sa source à to have its source at
prendre sa source dans to have its source in
le torrent
(= cours d’eau) torrent
mountain stream
il pleut à torrents the rain is lashing down
