GI-Natural disasters Flashcards

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abandonner

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to abandon, to give up

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abriter

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to shelter

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s’affaisser

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to collapse

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affecter

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to allocate, to affect

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anéantir

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to annihilate

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atteindre

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to reach, to affect

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s’attendre à

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to expect

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avertir

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to warn

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broyer

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to crush

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brûler

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to burn

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collecter

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to collect, to raise

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déblayer

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to clear up

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défoncer

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to smash in

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dégager

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to free

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délivrer

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to free

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démolir

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to demolish

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dépêcher

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to dispatch

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détériorer

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to deteriorate

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détruire

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to destroy

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dévaler

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to rush down

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dévaster

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to devastate

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se douter (de)

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to suspect

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s’échapper

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to escape

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écraser

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to squash

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s’effondrer

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to collapse

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emporter

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to take away

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ensevelir

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to bury

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entrer en éruption

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to erupt

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éteindre

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to put out

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évacuer

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to evacuate

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évaluer

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to assess

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l’aide (f)

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help

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l’ambassade (f)

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embassy

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l’angoisse (f)

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distress

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l’appel d’urgence (m)

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emergency appeal

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l’appui (m)

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support

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l’association caritative (f)

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charity

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l’avalanche (f)

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avalanche

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les condoléances (fpl)

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condolences

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le consulat

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consulate

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la coulée de boue

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mudslide

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la coupure de courant

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power cut

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le cratère

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crater

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la crise

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crisis

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le cyclone

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hurricane

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le danger

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danger

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le déblayage

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clearing

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les décombres (mpl)

A

rubble

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la déflagration

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explosion

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les dégâts (mpl)

A

damage

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la disette

A

food shortage

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l’échelle (f)

A

scale

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l’épicentre (m)

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epicenter

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l’épreuve (f)

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hardship, trial

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l’éruption (f)

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eruption

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l’évacuation (f)

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evacuation

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la famine

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famine

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le fléau

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calamity

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la force

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strength

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la foudre

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lightning

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le froid

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cold

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le glissement de terrain

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landslide

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les gravats (mpl)

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rubble

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la grêle

A

hail

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accablé

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overwhelmed

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affamé

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starving

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antisismique

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earthquake-proof

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arraché

A

uprooted

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broyé

A

crushed

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calciné

A

burnt to a cinder

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catastrophique

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catastrophic

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coupé

A

cut off

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dangereux

A

dangerous

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déprimé

A

depressed

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dévasté

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devastated

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diluvien

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torrential

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disparu

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disappeared

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éprouvant

A

trying, testing

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extraordinaire

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extraordinary

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fort

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strong

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guéri

A

healed

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éviter

A

to avoid

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exploser

A

to explode

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se fissurer

A

to crack

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fragiliser

A

to weaken

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fuir

A

to escape

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glisser

A

to slide

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heurter

A

to strike, to crash into

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hospitaliser

A

to take into hospital

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ignorer

A

to ignore

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inonder

A

to flood

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libérer

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to free

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menacer

A

to threaten

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mobiliser

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to mobilize

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mourir

A

to die

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percuter

A

to crash into

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perdre

A

to lose

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périr

A

to perish

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provoquer

A

to cause

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ravager

A

to devastate

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rechercher

A

to search for

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recouvrir

A

to cover

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sauver

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to save

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soigner

A

to look after, to treat

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sombrer

A

to sink

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souffler

A

to blow

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soutenir

A

to support

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submerger

A

to submerge

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survivre

A

to survive

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trembler

A

to shake

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tuer

A

to kill

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le bilan

A

death toll

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la boue

A

mud

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le brasier

A

inferno

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le cadavre

A

corpse

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la chaleur

A

heat

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la chapelle ardente

A

chapel of rest

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le chiffre

A

figure

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l’incendie (m)

A

fire

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l’inondation (f)

A

flood

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la lave

A

lava

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la mousson

A

monsoon

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le naufrage

A

shipwreck

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l’ouragan (m)

A

hurricane

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la pandémie

A

pandemic

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la panique

A

panic

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la perte

A

loss

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le phénomène

A

phenomenon

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le risque

A

risk

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les ruines (fpl)

A

ruins

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le sans-abri

A

homeless person

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le sauveteur

A

rescuer

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les secours (mpl)

A

aid, rescue team

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la secousse

A

aftershock

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le séisme

A

earthquake

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la tempête

A

storm

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la tornade

A

tornado

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la tragédie

A

tragedy

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le tremblement de terre

A

earthquake

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le tsunami

A

tsunami

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la vague

A

wave

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la vague de chaleur

A

heatwave

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la victime

A

victim

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le volcan

A

volcano

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inaccessible

A

inaccessible

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inondé

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flooded

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insuffisant

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inadequate

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isolé

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isolated

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navrant

A

heartbreaking

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orageux

A

stormy

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puissant

A

powerful

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rude

A

harsh

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sauvé

A

saved

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sinistré

A

affected by disaster

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soulagé

A

relieved

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sous-marin

A

submarine

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submergé

A

submerged

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touché

A

affected

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vivant

A

alive

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volcanique

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volcanic