course 9 : CL (que ceux que je connais moins bien) Flashcards
accablant, it affects you very strongly, and you do not know how to deal with it.
overwhelming, the overwhelming sounds of the forest
se démarquer
Stick out (to)
bourdonnement
buzzing
Réhabiliter
Rehabilitate (to)
se prémunir contre l’exploitation forestière illégale
… to guard against illegal logging
tronçonneuse
chainsaw, to saw
a place where birds or
animals are protected and allowed to live
freely
a sanctuary
Nous sommes tombés sur quelqu’un qui …
We stumbled upon somebody who …
you switch a machine on.
you fire up a machine
- capable of being scaled or climbed
- computing
(of a network) able to
be expanded to cope with increased use
Scalable (adjective)
faire face à
to cope with
Aller sur internet sur le téléphone
Surf the web on the cell phones
(= to catch)
Pick up (to)
Alerter qqn de qqch
Alert someone TO a situation
football pitch
football field
Un fait peu connu
A little-known fact
(=to be responsible
for)
Account for (to)
they make sure that the law is obeyed, usually
by punishing people who do not obey it.
people in authority enforce a law or a rule
Pour apparaître en temps réel
To show up in real time
Un problème encore non résolu
An as-yet unsolved problem
sous-produits
byproduct
a piece, a shred (lambeau), a bit
a long narrow area of land
Strip (a)
it prevents it from being seen or heard properly.
one thing obscures another
un faible son, couleur, marque, sentiment ou qualité
A faint sound, colour, mark, feeling, or
quality
Décoller, prospérer, avoir du succès, to go away, to leave
to take off, to take yourself off,
compagnie d’exploitation forestière
Logger (a)
(Synonym: effort)
Endeavor
colline
hill
un événement impressionnant
An impressive event
(Syn. Obstacle)
Deterrent (a)
to make them not want to do it
or continue doing it.
To deter someone from doing something
(Syn. Fully, completely)
Thoroughly
