CHAPTER 11 - Weather and environment Flashcards by Violette Oboeuf | Brainscape

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acid rain

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pluies acides

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black ice

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verglas

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chill

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refroidissement

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cloudy

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nuageux

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blow

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souffler

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bright

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ensoleillé

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dusk

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crépuscule

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damp

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humide

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drought

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sécheresse

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dawn / daybreak

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aube / aurore

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east

A

est

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earthquake

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tremblement de terre

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Farenheit

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0°C

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flood

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inondation

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fog

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brouillard

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exhaust fumes

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gaz d’échappement

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freeze

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geler

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frost

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gelée

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gale

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coup de vent

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gas / CO2 emissions

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émissions de gaz

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greenhouse

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effet de serre

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gust

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rafale

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hail

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grêle

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hazard

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danger

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heavy rain

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fortes pluies

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heat

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chaleur

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hurricane

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ouragan

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heat wave

A

vague de chaleur

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inch / foot (.. of snow)

A

2,45cm / 30,5cm

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icy

A

verglacé

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lightning

A

foudre, éclair

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lower seventies

A

environ 21°C

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mid sixties

A

environ 15°C

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mild

A

doux

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mild temperatures

A

températures modérées

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mist

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brume

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moderate snowfall

A

chutes de neige

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noon / midday

A

midi

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north

A

nord

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outdoors

A

dehors

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overcast sky

A

ciel ouvert

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ozone layer

A

couche d’ozone

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polluted

A

pollué

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pollution (high level of …)

A

pollution (pic de pollution)

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pour

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cour, ruisseler

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rainfall

A

précipitation

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rainy

A

pluvieux

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scattered showers

A

averses intermittentes

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shine

A

briller

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shower

A

averse

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south

A

sud

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spell

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période

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storm

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tempête

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strong winds

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vents violents

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sunny intervals

A

des éclaircies / embellies

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sunrise

A

lever de soleil

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sunset

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coucher du soleil

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thunder and lightning

A

tonnerre et éclairs

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tidal wave

A

raz-de-marée

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thunderstorms

A

orage

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weather conditions

A

les conditions météorologiques

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weather forecast

A

les prévisions météorologiques

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weather report

A

bulletin météo

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west

A

ouest

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windy

A

venteux