Catastrophes Flashcards by Mylèna Rajaonatahina | Brainscape

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A tidal wave/ a tsunami

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Un raz de marée

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Large scale

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De grande ampleur

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Low-lying areas

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Des zones de basse altitude

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A fault/ faultline

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Une faille

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An aftershock

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Une réplique

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A landslide

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Un glissement de terrain

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The course of a hurricane

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La trajectoire d’un ouragan

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A drought

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Une sécheresse

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Groundwater reserves

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Nappes phréatiques

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The water table

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Le niveau hydrostatique

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Soil erosion

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L’érosion de sols

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The rescue services

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Les secouristes

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The extent

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L’ampleur

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A seismologist

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Un sismologue

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The building regulations

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Le code du bâtiment

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Disaster relief

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Les secours aux victimes de catastrophes

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A relief programme

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Un programme de secours

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To allocate/ channel aid

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Répartir/ diriger l’aide

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A volunteer worker

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Un bénévole

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The threat of epidemics

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La menace d’épidémies

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A disaster area/ zone

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Une zone sinistrée

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Disaster victims

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Les sinistrés

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The death toll

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Le bilan des victimes, le bilan officiel

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A census

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Un recensement

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Population increase

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Un accroissement démographique

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Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations

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Organisation des Nations unies pour l’alimentation et l’agriculture (OAA)

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A man-made crisis

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Crise provoquée par l’homme

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Devoid of

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Dépourvu de

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To the brink of famine

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Sur le point de/ au bord de la famine