CHAPTER 11 - Weather and environment Flashcards

1
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acid rain

A

pluies acides

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2
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black ice

A

verglas

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3
Q

chill

A

refroidissement

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3
Q

cloudy

A

nuageux

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3
Q

blow

A

souffler

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3
Q

bright

A

ensoleillé

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4
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dusk

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crépuscule

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4
Q

damp

A

humide

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4
Q

drought

A

sécheresse

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5
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dawn / daybreak

A

aube / aurore

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6
Q

east

A

est

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7
Q

earthquake

A

tremblement de terre

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7
Q

Farenheit

A

0°C

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8
Q

flood

A

inondation

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8
Q

fog

A

brouillard

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9
Q

exhaust fumes

A

gaz d’échappement

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10
Q

freeze

A

geler

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11
Q

frost

A

gelée

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11
Q

gale

A

coup de vent

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12
Q

gas / CO2 emissions

A

émissions de gaz

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13
Q

greenhouse

A

effet de serre

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14
Q

gust

A

rafale

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15
Q

hail

A

grêle

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16
Q

hazard

A

danger

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heavy rain
fortes pluies
17
heat
chaleur
17
hurricane
ouragan
18
heat wave
vague de chaleur
18
inch / foot (.. of snow)
2,45cm / 30,5cm
19
icy
verglacé
20
lightning
foudre, éclair
21
lower seventies
environ 21°C
22
mid sixties
environ 15°C
23
mild
doux
24
mild temperatures
températures modérées
25
mist
brume
26
moderate snowfall
chutes de neige
27
noon / midday
midi
28
north
nord
29
outdoors
dehors
30
overcast sky
ciel ouvert
31
ozone layer
couche d'ozone
32
polluted
pollué
33
pollution (high level of ...)
pollution (pic de pollution)
34
pour
cour, ruisseler
35
rainfall
précipitation
36
rainy
pluvieux
37
scattered showers
averses intermittentes
38
shine
briller
39
shower
averse
40
south
sud
41
spell
période
42
storm
tempête
43
strong winds
vents violents
44
sunny intervals
des éclaircies / embellies
45
sunrise
lever de soleil
46
sunset
coucher du soleil
47
thunder and lightning
tonnerre et éclairs
48
tidal wave
raz-de-marée
48
thunderstorms
orage
49
weather conditions
les conditions météorologiques
50
weather forecast
les prévisions météorologiques
51
weather report
bulletin météo
52
west
ouest
53
windy
venteux