Ch. 8 Vocab Flashcards

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au bord de

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at the edge of

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sur les bords de

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on the banks of

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entouré(e) (de)

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surrounded (by)

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se jeter dans

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to flow into

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5
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large

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wide

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6
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marécageux/marécageuse

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swampy

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montagneux/montagneuse

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mountainous

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8
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situé(e)

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located

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9
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se situer

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to be located

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10
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une colline

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a hill

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11
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la côte

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the coast

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12
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l’est (m.)

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east

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13
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une falaise

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a cliff

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14
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un fleuve

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a rivers

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15
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la forêt humide

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the rainforest

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16
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la frontière

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the border

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17
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un golfe

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a gulf

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18
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une île

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an island

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19
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la Manche

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the English Channel

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20
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le nord

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north

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21
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l’ouest (m)

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west

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22
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une pierre

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a stone

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23
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un pin

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a pine tree

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une presqu’ile

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a penninsula

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les réserves pétrolières
oil reserves
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une rivière
a stream
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un rocher
a rock
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le sable
sand
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le sud
south
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la superficie
surface are
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un volcan (éteint)
an extinct volcano
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le ciel
the sky
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un éclair
a flash of lightning
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la foudre
lightning
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le givre
frost
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la grêle
hail
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une inondation
a flood
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un nuage
a cloud
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nuageux/nuageuse
cloudy
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un orage
a storm
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un ouragan
a hurricane
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la pluie
rain
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la rosé
dew
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une tempête
a storm, tempest
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le tonnerre
thunder
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une tornade
a tornado
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une centrale nucléaire
a nuclear power plant
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la croissance (de)
the increase (in)
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les déchets (m)
trash
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l'essence (f)
gas
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le pétrole
oil
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un4x4(«quatre-quatre»)
a four wheel drive vehicle
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le réchauffement de la planète
global warming
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contribuer (à)
to contribute (to)
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déboiser (les forêts)
to deforest
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déranger
to disturb, bother
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gaspiller (l'énergie)
to waste (energy)
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jeter (une boîte)
to throw away (a can)
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laisser couler l'eau
to leave water running
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se servir de pesticides
to use pesticides
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des aliments bio
organic produce
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une ampoule
a lightbulb
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un autocar
a cross-country bus
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une centrale solaire
a solar power station
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une poubelle
a garbage can
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un produit vert
a natural product
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baisser (le volume)
to lower (the volume)
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consommer moins (de)
to consume less (of)
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déposer dans une poubelle
to put in garbage can
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éteindre les lumières
to turn off the lights
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faire du covoiturage
to carpool
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faire des progrès
to make progress
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nettoyer
to clean
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se porter volontaire
to volunteer
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recycler (le verre)
to recycle (glass)
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remplacer
to replace
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se rendre compte
to realize, recognize
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résoudre
to resolve
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sauver
to save
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allumé(e)
lighted, lit
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attentif/attentive
attentive
82
dur(e)
hard
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fier/fière
proud
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interdit(e)
forbidden
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prudemment
carefully
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sec/sèche
dry
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le bruit
noise
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le moitié (de)
half of
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un publicité
an ad
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un quart (de)
a quater (of)
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s'abriter
to take shelter
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se boucher les oreilles
to cover one's ears
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se cacher
to hide
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emporter
to carry with you
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s'étendre
to extend, stretch
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faire une randonnée
to go on a hike
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hurler
to howl
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réduire la pression
to reduce the pressure (of air)
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se trouver
to be located
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vivre (à/ en/ dans)
to live in
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actuellement
currently, now
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les années 50
the 1950s
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là-bas
(over) there
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malgré
in spite of, despite
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pourtant
however
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la santé
health
107
sauf
except
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Ça suffit!
That's enough!
109
J'en ai marre!
I'm fed up!
110
On devrait l’interdire.
They should forbid it
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Tout le monde fait pareil.
Everyone does the same thing.