Course 1 Nature is everywhere 4 (NTP1) Flashcards
poisson
fish (singular and plural noun)
feu de camp
Campfire
Pomme de pin
pinecone
you bend your knees so that you are in a
low position, balancing on your feet
to hunker down (Betty hunkered down on the floor.)
bricoler
to tinker with
ramasser
to pick up
aller chercher qqn
to pick up someone
in addition, moreover
additionally
Distant de
Distant from
used in the names of organizations that work to
preserve and protect the environment
Conservancy (the Nature Conservancy Council)
look closely at or examine (someone or something)
Survey (her green eyes surveyed him coolly)
Adverb : outside
Outdoors
& indoors
Adjective: extérieur, intérieur
Outdoor (& indoor) (outdoor activities)
2 sur 5
2 out of 5
next to
near
obviously, clearly
patently
It takes ten minutes to walk there
It’s a ten-minute walk.
The holiday is for two weeks
We’re going for a two-week holiday
I’ve lost five pounds
Have you seen my five-pound note?
The bottle holds two litres
It’s a two-litre bottle
The essay has ten pages
It’s a ten-page essay
number
figure
backyard (arrière-cour)
back garden (NA)
small stream or river
Creek
an urban railway track built on supports above a road
Elevated railway
abandonné
Abondoned [ˈbæn]
Clôture à mailles métalliques
Chain-link fence
a barrier, railing, or other upright structure, typically of wood or wire, enclosing an area of ground to prevent or control access or escape
fence (noun)
to climb
to scramble
a piece of grassland, esp. one used as a pasture or
whose grass is grown for use as hay
meadow [ˈmɛdoʊ]
foin, fourrage
hay
to seed
to sow
[ɔːˈtɒnəməs]
autonomous
determined to do the things that they
want to do and will not take advice from other people
Self-willed
to isolate or hide away.
To sequester = to sequestrate [sɪˈkwɛstə] (carbon) (carbon sequestration)
pollinisation
pollination
polliniser
to pollinate
insectes pollinisateurs
pollinating insects