Course 1 Nature is everywhere 5 (NTP1) Flashcards
new and different from before
novel
decide or say that it is not
important enough for you to think about or consider.
Dismiss (to)
a forest that has re-grown after a
major disturbance such as a natural event (fire, insect
infestation, tornado, etc.) or human activities
Second-growth
forest
to suddenly appear
to spring up
érable
maple [ei]
La fougère Polystichum
Sword fern
to cut the lawn using a machine called a lawnmower (= tondeuse)
mow the lawn [məʊ]
Ecologist
[ɪ’kɒlədʒɪst]
experiment
[ɪk’sperɪmənt] ; to conduct an experiment
A graduate student (US) OR a postgraduate (B.E.) is a student with
a first degree from a university who is studying or doing research
at a more advanced level.
Grad student
an intense period of biological surveying in an attempt to record
all the living species within a designated area
bioblitz
Endangered
species
[ɪnˈdeɪndʒəd ˈspiːʃɪz] ; species is a singular AND a plural noun !
entouré de
Surrounded by
nature
wildness
abondance
abundance [ə’bʌn]
cour de récréation, terrain de jeu
playground
excepté
except (you)
échelle
ladder
faire face à
to face smthg or to be faced with
cheap, worthless, of poor quality
trashy
paver
Pave (to)
trottoir
pavement
deny (someone) access to a place, group, or privilege
Exclude (to)
not loved
unloved
Unpleasant, depressing
grim
to suddenly feel extremely surprised, upset, angry, or confused
to freak out
unhappy or disappointed because something unpleasant has happened to you
upset (adjective)
it makes you feel worried or unhappy
to upset (sb)
to tip over (renverser)
to upset
illness, disorder
an upset (noun)
someone who enjoys a particular
activity very much and spends a lot of time doing it
dedicated
se soucier de
to care about
to bring up
Raise (up)
une conversation biologique
a conversation biologist
le quartier
neighborhood (US), neighbourhood (UK)
parc urbain
City park
un étranger
Non-native [‘nei]
invasif, envahissant
invasive [‘vei]
wild plant that grows in gardens or fields of crops
and prevents the plants that you want from growing properly
weed
to ensure that it does not happen. (= to stop)
to prevent
to make it impossible for them to do it
to prevent sb from doing smthg
mériter
Deserve (to)
