Chap 4: Motter Earth Rules : Natural Disasters Flashcards

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Natural hazards

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Les risques naturels

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2
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A catastrophe

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Une catastrophe, un sinistre

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3
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A cataclysm

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Un cataclysme

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4
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A high-risk area

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Une zone à haut risque

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5
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Severe/ extreme weather

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Très mauvais temps

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6
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The weather forecast

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Les prévisions météo

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7
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Drought

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La sécheresse

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8
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A famine

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Une famine

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9
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Hunger

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La faim

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10
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A cold wave/ spell

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Une vague de froid

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11
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A heat wave

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Une canicule

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12
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A pandemic

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Une pandémie

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13
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Wildfire

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Des incendies de forêts

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14
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A storm

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Un orage/ une tempête

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15
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Heavy rainfall

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De fortes précipitations

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16
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A flood/ flooding

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Une inondation

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17
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A tsunami

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Un tsunami

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18
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A tidal wave

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Un raz-de-marée

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19
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A landslide

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Un glissement de terrain

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20
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An earthquake

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Un tremblement de terre

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21
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A volcano eruption

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Une éruption volcanique

22
Q

A lava flow

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Une coulée de lave

23
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A disaster area

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Une zone sinistrée

24
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To strike/ to hit

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To wreak havoc
Faire des ravages
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To affect a region
Toucher une région
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To devastate a region
Dévaster une région
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Damage
Les dégâts
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A state of emergency
L’état d’urgence
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To claim lives
Faire des morts
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The death toll
Le bilan humain
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A casualty
Une victime
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To be reported missing
Être porté disparu
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Rubble
Les décombres
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To be trapped
Être prisonnier
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To spread
Se propager
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Aftermath
Effet secondaire
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To avert a disaster
Prévenir une catastrophe
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To predict
Prévoir
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To rescue
Sauver
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To evacuate
Évacuer
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Safe and sound
Sain et sauf
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To escape unharmed
Sortir indemne
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A survivor
Un survivant, un rescapé
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A NGO
Un ONG
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A charity
Une organisation caritative
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A relief agency
Une organisation humanitaire
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Food aid
Aide alimentaire
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The precautionary/ safety- first principle
Principe de précaution
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Natural disaster
A sudden and terrible event in nature that usually results in serious damage and many deaths
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Natural disaster
A sudden and terrible event on nature (such as hurricane, tornado, or flood) that usually results in serious damage and many deaths : different from human-made disaster