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Cambridge IGCSE and O Level French Vocabulary > French - Unité 6: La nature - amie, ennemie ou victime ? (Nature - friend, enemy or victim?) > Flashcards

French - Unité 6: La nature - amie, ennemie ou victime ? (Nature - friend, enemy or victim?) Flashcards

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Nature - friend, enemy or victim?

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La nature - amie, ennemie ou victime ?

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The natural environment

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L’environnement naturel

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Geography

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La géographie

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Environment

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L’environnement (m)

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Landscape

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Le paysage

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Nature

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La nature

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Outdoor life

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La vie en plein air

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Sea

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La mer

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Countryside

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La campagne

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Mountain

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La montagne

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Forest

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La forêt

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Lake

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Le lac

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River

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La rivière

(This is a river which flows into another river, not the sea.)

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Coast

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La côte

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Desert

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Le désert

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Waterfall

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La cascade

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Volcano

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Le volcan

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Oasis

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L’oasis (f)

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Dune

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La dune

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Island

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L’île (f)

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Bay

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La baie

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Beach

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La plage

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White sand beaches

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Les plages de sable blanc

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Black sand beaches

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Les plages de sable noir

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Clean air

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L’air pur (m)

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The harmattan

(This is a dry, dusty wind that blows from the Sahara to West Africa.)

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L’harmattan (m)

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Mistral

(This is a strong, cold, dry wind that blows through southern France.)

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Le mistral

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It exists / there is

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Il existe

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There is

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Il y a

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Fauna

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La faune

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Nature reserve

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La réserve naturelle

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Domestic animal

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L’animal (m) domestique

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Wild animal

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L’animal (m) sauvage

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(Marine) fish

(s)

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Le poisson (marin)

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Whale

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La baleine

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Dolphin

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Le dauphin

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Kangaroo

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La kangourou

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Turtle / tortoise

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La tortue

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Bird

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L’oiseau (m)

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Sheep

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Le mouton

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Goat

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La chèvre

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Cow

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La vache

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Cat

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Le chat

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Polar bear

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L’ours polaire (m)

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Wolf

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Le loup

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Caiman

(Caimans are semi-aquatic reptiles that live in South America.)

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Le caïman

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Lion

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Le lion

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Flora

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La flore

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Date palm

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Le palmier-dattier

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Tree

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L’arbre (m)

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Grass

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L’herbe (f)

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Plant

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La plante

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Rainforest

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La forêt tropicale

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The weather

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Le temps

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The seasons

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Les saisons

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Spring

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Le printemps

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Summer

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L’été (m)

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Autumn

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L’automne (m)

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Winter

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L’hiver (m)

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In spring

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Au printemps

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In summer

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En été

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In autumn

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En automne

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In winter

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En hiver

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Weather

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La météo

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Weather

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Le temps

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What’s the weather like?

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Quel temps fait-il ?

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Sun

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Le soleil

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Snow

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La neige

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Rain

(n)

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La pluie

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Wind

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Le vent

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Storm

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L’orage (m)

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Cloud

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Le nuage

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It’s stormy

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C’est orageux

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There are storms

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Il y a des orages

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75
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It’s cloudy

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C’est nuageux

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There are clouds

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Il y a des nuages

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The weather is cool and rainy

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Le temps est frais et pluvieux

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It’s raining

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Il pleut

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It’s snowing

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Il neige

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80
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On a sunny day

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Par un temps ensoleillé

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81
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To blow

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Souffler

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The climate

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Le climat

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Temperature

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La température

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84
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Rainy season

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La saison des pluies

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Dry season

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La saison sèche

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The climate is equatorial.

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Le climat est équatorial.

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Summers are long and very hot, winters are short and mild.

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Les étés sont longs et très chauds, les hivers sont courts et doux.

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Natural disasters

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Les catastrophes naturelles

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Catastrophe

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La catastrophe

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Disaster

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Le désastre

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Drought

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La sécheresse

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Cyclone

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Le cyclone

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Earthquake

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Le tremblement de terre

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Floods

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Les inondations (f)

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Famine

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La famine

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Sandstorm

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La tempête de sable

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To hit

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Frapper

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98
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To destroy

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Détruire

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To burn

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Brûler

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To erupt

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Entrer en éruption

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To flood

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Inonder

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Severe

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Grave

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Property damage

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Le dégât matériel

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Describe the climate and landscapes

A

Décrire le climat et les paysages

105
Q

The environment is…

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L’environnement est…

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Stunning

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Superbe

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Pretty

A

Joli(e)

108
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Beautiful

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Beau / bel / belle

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Magnificent

A

Magnifique

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Calm

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Calme

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Relaxing

A

Reposant

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Harsh

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Rude

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Dangerous

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Dangereux / dangereuse

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Dirty

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Sale

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Dry

(adj)

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Sec / sèche

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Poor

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Pauvre

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Savage

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Sauvage

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The beauty of the landscapes

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La beauté des paysages

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It’s very beautiful to look at

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C’est très beau à regarder

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There are beautiful landscapes.

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Il existe de beaux paysages.

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It’s not pleasant (to swim).

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Ce n’est pas agréable (de se baigner).

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It’s an exceptional moment.

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C’est un moment exceptionnel.

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Living conditions are difficult.

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Les conditions de vie sont difficiles.

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There is always something interesting.

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Il y a toujours quelque chose d’intéressant.

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The environment

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L’environnement

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The problems

A

Les problèmes

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Planet

A

La planète

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Earth

A

La Terre

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Pollution

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La pollution

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Global warming

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Le réchauffement climatique

131
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Overexploitation of resources

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La surexploitation des ressources

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Deforestation

A

La déforestation

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Forest

A

La forêt

134
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Desertification

A

La désertification

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Oil spill

A

La marée noire

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Polar ice caps

A

Les calottes polaires

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Biodiversity

A

La biodiversité

138
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Temperature

A

La température

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Rising temperatures

A

L’augmentation des températures (f)

140
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To warm up

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Se réchauffer

141
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To increase

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Augmenter

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To go up

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Monter

143
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To reduce / to lower

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Baisser

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To melt

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Fondre

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To flood

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Inonder

146
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To emit

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Émettre

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To affect

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Affecter

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Contribute to

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Contribuer à

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To put… in danger

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Mettre… en danger

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Suffer from

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Souffrir de

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To risk

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Risquer de

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Threaten

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Menacer

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To flow out of

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S’écouler de

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To be responsible (of)

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Être responsable (de)

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The consequences are serious.

A

Les conséquences sont graves.

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The consequences are striking.

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Les conséquences sont frappantes.

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The sea level

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Le niveau de la mer

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Destructive

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Destructeur

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Human activity

A

L’activité humaine (f)

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Industry

A

L’industrie (f)

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Coal

A

Le charbon

162
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Oil

A

Le pétrole

163
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Natural gas

A

Le gaz naturel

164
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Fossil fuels

A

Les combustibles fossiles (m)

165
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Automobile transport

A

Le transport automobile

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CO₂ (carbon)

A

Le CO₂ (du carbone)

(CO₂ = Le dioxyde de carbone)

167
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Greenhouse gases

A

Les gaz (m) à effet de serre

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Atmosphere

A

L’atmosphère (f)

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Barrier

A

La barrière

170
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Heat

A

La chaleur

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Waste treatment

A

Le traitement des déchets

172
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To recycle

A

Recycler

173
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Recycling

A

Le recyclage

174
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To consume

A

Consommer

175
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Consumption

A

La consommation

176
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Plastic packaging

A

Les emballages en plastique (m)

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Plastic

A

Le plastique

178
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To absorb carbon from the atmosphere

A

Absorber le carbone de l’atmosphère

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To cover the sea, beaches and rocks

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Recouvrir la mer, les plages et les rochers

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Difficult to clean

A

Difficile à nettoyer

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The solutions

A

Les solutions

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Ecological gesture

A

Le geste écologique

183
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Everyone should…

A

Tout le monde devrait…

184
Q

We should…

A

Il faudrait…

185
Q

It is important to…

A

C’est important de…

186
Q

To reduce your carbon footprint

A

Réduire son empreinte carbone

187
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To consume less fossil fuels

A

Consommer moins de combustibles fossiles

188
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To avoid wasting energy

A

Éviter le gaspillage d’énergie

189
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To make ecological choices

A

Faire des choix écologiques

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To take your bike instead of the car

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Prendre son vélo au lieu de la voiture

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To put on a big sweater and turn down the heating

A

Mettre un gros pull et baisser le chauffage

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To encourage renewable energies

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Encourager les énergies renouvelables

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To turn off the TV

A

Éteindre la télé

194
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To turn off the light

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Éteindre la lumière

195
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To not drink mineral water

A

Ne pas boire d’eau minérale

196
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To go to school by bike

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Aller à l’école en vélo

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To plant trees

A

Planter des arbres

198
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To preserve biodiversity

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Préserver la biodiversité

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To fight against

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Lutter contre

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To protect

A

Protéger

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To enrich the earth

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Enrichir la terre

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Time expressions

A

Expressions de temps

203
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In general

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En général

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At times

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Quelquefois

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Sometimes

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Parfois

206
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Often

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Souvent

207
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Regularly

A

Régulièrement

208
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Never

A

Ne… jamais

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After

A

Après

210
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Always

A

Depuis toujours

211
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Since 1850

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Depuis 1850

(1850 = Mille huit cent cinquante)

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The evening

A

Le soir

213
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The morning

A

Le matin

214
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All year

A

Toute l’année

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In May

A

En mai

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From April to June

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D’avril à juin

217
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From July to November

A

De juillet à novembre

218
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At sunset

A

Au coucher du soleil

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At sunrise

A

Au lever du soleil

220
Q

It’s a moment…

A

C’est un moment…

221
Q

Place expressions

A

Expressions de lieu

222
Q

(Not very) far from

A

(Pas très) loin de

223
Q

Close to

A

Près de

224
Q

Here

A

Ici

225
Q

Over there

A

Là-bas

226
Q

Elsewhere

A

Ailleurs

227
Q

Nowhere

A

Nulle part

228
Q

Everywhere

A

Partout

229
Q

To the North

A

Au nord

230
Q

To the South

A

Au sud

231
Q

Is found

A

Se trouver

232
Q

To be located

A

Être situé(e)

233
Q

In the West Indies

A

Dans les Antilles

234
Q

In the Alps

A

Dans les Alpes

235
Q

In Valais

A

Dans le Valais

236
Q

In the Sahara

A

Dans le Sahara

237
Q

In Switzerland

A

En Suisse

238
Q

In Australia

A

En Australie

239
Q

In Guyana

A

En Guyane

240
Q

In Algeria

A

À Alger

241
Q

In Haiti

A

À Haïti

242
Q

In Martinique

A

À la Martinique

243
Q

In the West Indies

A

Aux Antilles

244
Q

At the farm

A

À la ferme

245
Q

City

A

La ville

246
Q

A zone

A

Une zone

247
Q

There / here

A

Y

248
Q

Ancient / old ≠ Young / recent / new / modern

A

Ancien / vieux ≠ Jeune / récent / nouveau / moderne

Cambridge IGCSE and O Level French Vocabulary (8 decks)

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