Chapter 8 Flashcards

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at the edge of

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au bord de

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on the banks of

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sur les bords de

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covered (with)

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couvert(e) (de)

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surrounded (by)

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entouré(e) (de)

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5
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to flow into

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se jeter dans

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large

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wide

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swampy

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marécageux/marécageuse

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mountainous

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montagneux/montagneuse

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located

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situé(e)

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to be located

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se situer

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11
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hills

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des collines (f.)

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12
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the coast

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la côte

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a stream, river

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un cours d’eau

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14
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east

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l’est (m.)

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15
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a state

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un état

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a stretch, expanse (of)

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une étendue (de)

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a cliff

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une falaise

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18
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a river

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un fleuve

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19
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the rainforest

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la fôret humide

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20
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the border

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la frontière

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21
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a gulf

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un golfe

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22
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an island

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une île

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23
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the English Channel

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la Manche

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24
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north

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le nord

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west
l'ouest (m.)
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stone
la pierre
27
a pine tree
un pin
28
a peninsula
une presqu'île
29
oil reserves
les reserves pétrolières
30
a stream
une rivière
31
a rock
un rocher
32
sand
le sable
33
a fir tree
un sapin
34
south
le sud
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surface area
la superficie
36
an extinct volcano
un volcan éteint
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the sky
le ciel
38
a flash of lightning
un éclair
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lightning
la foudre
40
frost
le givre
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ice
la glace
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a drop
une goutte
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hail
la grêle
44
a flood
une inondation
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a cloud
un nuage
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cloudy
nuageux/nuageuse
47
a storm
un orage
48
a hurricane
un ouragan
49
it's sprinkling (rain)
il pleuviote
50
rain
la pluie
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dew
la rosée
52
a storm, tempest
une tempête
53
thunder
le tonnerre
54
a tornado
une tornade
55
a nuclear power plant
une centrale nucléaire
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the increase (in)
la croissance (de)
57
trash
les déchets (m.)
58
the waters (of)
les eaux (f.) (de)
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gasoline
l'essence (f.)
60
a snowmobile
une motoneige
61
the quantity of garbage
la quantité des ordures (f.)
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oil
le pétrole
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a four-wheel-drive car
un 4 X 4
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global warming
le réchauffement de la planète
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to contribute (to)
contributer (à)
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to deforest, clear away trees
déboiser (les fôrets)
67
to disturb, bother
déranger
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to waste energy
gaspiller l'énergie
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to throw away (a can)
jeter (un boîte)
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to leave water running
laisser couler l'eau
71
to use pesticides
se servir de pesticides
72
organic produce
des aliments bio
73
a lightbulb
une ampoule
74
cross-country bus
l'autocar (m.)
75
a solar power station
une centrale solaire
76
a ladybug
une coccinelle
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a trash can
une poubelle
78
a natural product
un produit vert
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to lower (the volume)
baisser (le volume)
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to consume less (of)
consommer moins (de)
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to put, place in a garbage can
déposer dans une poubelle
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to carry away one's garbage
emporter ses ordures
83
to turn off the lights
éteindre les lumières
84
to carpool
faire du covoiturage
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to make progress
faire des progrès
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to clean
nettoyer
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to volunteer
se porter volontaire
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to recycle glass
recycler le verre
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to replace
remplacer
90
to realize, recognize
se rendre compte
91
to resolve
résoudre
92
to save
sauver
93
to sort trash
trier les dêchets
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lighted, lit
allumé(e)
95
attentive
attentif/attentive
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hard (not soft)
dur(e)
97
lit, lighted
éclairé(e)
98
proud
fier/fière
99
Flemish
flamand(e)
100
forbidden
interdit(e)
101
carefully
prudemment
102
dry
sec/sèche
103
noise
le bruit
104
horseback riding
l'équitation
105
a place, spot
un lieu
106
the old part of an Arab city
la médina
107
half (of)
la moitié (de)
108
an ad
une publicité
109
a quarter (of)
un quart (de)
110
an Arab market
un souk
111
a text message
un texto
112
a flashlight
une torche électrique
113
the steering wheel
le volant
114
to take shelter
s'abriter
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to cover one's ears
se boucher les oreilles
116
to hide
se cacher
117
to move from one place to another
se déplacer
118
to set up a tent
dresser une tente
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to carry with you
emporter
120
to extend, stretch
s'étendre
121
to go on a hike
faire une randonnée
122
to howl
hurler
123
to reduce the pressure (of air)
réduire la pression
124
to be located
se trouver
125
to live (in)
vivre (à/en/dans)
126
currently, now
actuellement
127
the 1950s
les années 50
128
(over) there
là-bas
129
in spite of, despite
malgré
130
however
pourtant
131
health
la santé
132
except, save
sauf
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That's enough!
Ça suffit!
134
I'm fed up!
J'en ai marre!
135
They're wrong (to)...!
On a tort (de)...!
136
Are they nuts or what?
On délire ou quoi?
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They should forbid it!
On devrait l'interdire!
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Everybody does the same thing.
Tout le monde fait pareil.