Course 2 : RC 2 (c) Flashcards
saumon
salmon [sæmən]
class, type, sort, kind
ilk
food that is given to cows, horses and other animals.
fodder (The alfalfa plant is widely used as animal fodder)
to accept, to support, to welcome
to embrace (: If you embrace a change, political system, or idea, you accept it and start supporting it or believing in it)
être touché, ému
to be moved by
un temps tempétueux
stormy weather
étendre le spectre, la portée, compléter la gamme,…
to extend the range
une limande
a flounder
eau peu profonde
shallow water
eau profonde
deep water
le cycle de vie (d’une plante)
the life cycle (+of)
éclore
to hatch (. As soon as the two chicks hatch, they leave the nest)
prédateur
predator [prɛdətə]
répondre à un problème, un challenge, une urgence,… / répondre à une question
to respond TO a problem, a challenge, an emergency, etc / to answer a question
avancer, se diriger vers
to head towards (Gather your luggage and head towards the exit of the terminal building.)
the rhythm
the pace
demands are not satisfied
Unmet needs (the unmet demand for quality family planning services)
ne pas être satisfait
to go unmet
to upset (contrarier)
to disrupt
to look for, to search for / to try to do smthg
to seek smthg/ to seaj to do something
léger mvmt
the flick
the flat objects which stick out of its body and help it to swim and keep its
balance (nageoire)
a fish’s fin
whitening of coral that results from the loss of a coral’s symbiotic algae
(zooxanthellae) or the degradation of the algae’s photosynthetic pigment.
coral bleaching
an organism living in a state of symbiosis
symbiont
photosynthétiser, la photosynthèse
To photosynthesize [ˌfəʊtəʊˈsɪnθɪˌsaɪz], photosynthesis
noun that refers to a reduction in the pH of the ocean over an extended period of time,
caused primarily by uptake of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere.
ocean acidification
to have many problems or fears which affect them severely
to beset by problems or fears ( The country is beset by severe economic problems. [be V-ed + by/with])
on peut gager que, faisons le pari que
it seems a fair bet that, it’s a safe bet that
se sentir souriant, vivant après s’être senti fatigué, ennuyé, dépressif
to perk up
rarement
hardly
