B2-Unit 4 - la géographie - LA MER Flashcards

1
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l’archipel (m.)

A

archipelago

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2
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l’atoll (m.)

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atoll

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3
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la baie

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bay

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4
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le bord de mer

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sea side

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5
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le cap

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(Geography) cape

le cap de Bonne Espérance the Cape of Good Hope

le cap Horn Cape Horn

les îles du Cap Vert, le Cap-Vert the Cape Verde Islands

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la côte

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(= rivage) coast

La route longe la côte. The road follows the coast.

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7
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le détroit

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strait

le détroit de Magellan the Strait of Magellan ⧫ the Magellan Strait

le détroit de Gibraltar the Straits of Gibraltar

le détroit du Bosphore the Bosphorus

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8
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la falaise

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cliff

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le golfe

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(= région) gulf

le golfe d’Aden the Gulf of Aden

le golfe de Gascogne the Bay of Biscay

le golfe du Lion the Gulf of Lions

le golfe Persique the Persian Gulf

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10
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l’île (f.)

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island

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le littoral

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coast

le littoral atlantique the Atlantic coast

la loi littoral coastal law

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12
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la marée

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(phénomène, moment) tide

marée haute high tide

marée basse low tide

marée montante flood tide ⧫ rising tide

marée descendante ebb tide

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13
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marin

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sea

marine

un pull marin a sailor’s jersey

l’air marin the sea air

avoir le pied marin to have one’s sea legs / to be a good sailor

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14
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l’océan (m.)

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ocean

l’océan Indien the Indian Ocean

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15
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la péninsule

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peninsula

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16
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la plage

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(endroit du rivage) beach

une plage de sable fin a beach with fine sand

les plages de Normandie the Normandy beaches

17
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la presqu’île

A

peninsula

18
Q

Le rivage

A

shore

19
Q

le sable

A

sand

20
Q

la vague

A

wave