French Vocab Ouragan Matthew Flashcards by Imani Nevers | Brainscape

Q

Frapper

A

To strike

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èchelle

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Scale/Ladder

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L’un des plus puissant

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one of the most powerful

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pret

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ready

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Renforcer

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To strengthen

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s’appêrtaire

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to get ready

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Décennies

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Decades

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(qui) peine

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struggling

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occidentale

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western

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Aléas

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uncertainties

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En raison de

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because of

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Dont

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of which

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Bilan

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Figures (stats)

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S’alourdir

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getting heavier

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Parvenir

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To manage to arrive

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rejoinder

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To rejoin

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Rompu

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Break

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Provisoire

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Interim

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Survoler

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To fly over

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Sinistrées

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Damaged

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Réagi

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react

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(sans) Delai

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(without) delay

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inondation

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inundation (flooding)

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comme redouté

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as feared

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recensés

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registered

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Entraîné

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brought about

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Scrutin

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Ballot

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(par) ailleurs

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furthermore/moreover (otherwise)

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Ouragan

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Hurricane

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Littoral atlantique

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Atlantic Coast

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sommés

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to summon

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avertir

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to warn

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tempête

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storm

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décréter

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to decree/declare

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l’état d’urgence

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state of emergency

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Coeur

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Heart

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sur(population)

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over(population)

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De sacs de sable

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sandbags

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laquelle

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over which

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Devrait

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Should

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Gratuitement

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Free of cost

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Péages

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Toll

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Lever

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to remove / to lift

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Ordre

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to order

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Échapper

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to escape

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tuer

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to kill

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mettre en garde

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to be on guard/warned (to put on guard)

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Serez tués

A

you will die

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Vols

A

flights

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Autorités aéroportuaires

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Airport officials

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Inquiets

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worried

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S’inquiéter

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to worry

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Toucher

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to affect / to touch

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au ton grave

A

in a serious voice

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A mis en garde

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to warn

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Lors d(e)

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at the time of

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a d’ores et déjà

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as of now / from now

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des sans abri

A

homeless people

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abris

A

shelters

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l’amenagement

A

setting up / moving into

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prêts

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ready

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s’apretter

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to get ready

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ils peuvent

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they can

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pouvoir

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to be able to / to can

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frapper

A

to hit / to rap

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l’intérieur des terres

A

inlands

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la trajectoire

A

the path / trajectory

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comptés

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counties

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meme si

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even if

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degats matériels

A

damage

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détenir

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to hold

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en passe de ravir

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about to destroy