Le climat Flashcards

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1
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le printemps

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spring

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l’été

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summer

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l’automne

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autumn, fall (US)

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l’hiver

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winter

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la saison sèche

A

the dry season

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la saison humide

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the wet season

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l’atmosphère

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the atmosphere

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un degré

A

a degree

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la météo

A

the weather forecast

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une girouette

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a weathercock

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un météorologue

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a meteorologist

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un baromètre

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a barometer

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un thermomètre

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a thermometer

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la température

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the temperature

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le froid

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the cold

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la chaleur (douce)

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warmth

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la chaleur (forte)

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heat

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une vague de chaleur

A

a heat wave

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la canicule

A

the dog days

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la sécheresse (une période de)

A

(a) drought

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21
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le point de congélation

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the freezing point

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22
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le point d’ébullition

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the boiling point

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23
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le changement climatique

A

climate change

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24
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la pluie

A

rain

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25
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une goutte de pluie

A

a raindrop

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un arc-en-ciel

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a rainbow

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27
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les précipitations

A

rainfall

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une averse

A

a shower

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29
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des averses éparses

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scattered showers

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30
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les giboulées de mars

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April showers

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31
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une grosse averse

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a downpour

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32
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la bruine

A

drizzle

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la rosée

A

dew

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34
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l’humidité

A

moisture

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35
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le brouillard

A

fog

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36
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la brume

A

mist

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37
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le vent

A

the wind

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38
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les vents alizés

A

the trade winds

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39
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un coup de vent

A

a blast

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40
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une tempête

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a gale

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41
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une brise

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a breeze

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42
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un orage

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a thunderstorm

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43
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le tonnerre

A

thunder

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un coup de tonnerre

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a clap of thunder

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un éclair

A

a flash of lightning

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un paratonnerre

A

a lightning conductor

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une tornade

A

a tornado, a twister (US)

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un typhon

A

a typhoon

49
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un ouragan

A

a hurricane

50
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un ouragan de force 5

A

a category 5 hurricane

51
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une inondation

A

a flood

52
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une crue subite

A

a flash flood

53
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un raz-de-marée

A

a tidal wave

54
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un glissement de terrain

A

a landslide

55
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la neige

A

Snow

56
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un flocon de neige

A

a snowflake

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une congère

A

a snowdrift

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de la neige fondue

A

sleet

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une avalanche

A

an avalanche

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la glace

A

ice

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le verglas

A

black ice

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un glaçon

A

an icicle

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la banquise

A

the icecap

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la grêle

A

hail

65
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un grêlon

A

a hailstone

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la gelée, le gel

A

frost

67
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la gelée blanche

A

white frost

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le dégel

A

thaw

69
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chaud (très)

A

hot

70
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chaud (agréable)

A

warm

71
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doux

A

mild

72
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froid

A

cold

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frais

A

cool

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tempéré

A

temperate

75
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torrentiel

A

torrential

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humide

A

humid, damp

77
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sec

A

dry

78
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venteux

A

windy

79
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orageux

A

stormy

80
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pluvieux

A

rainy

81
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couvert de rosée

A

dewy

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brouillardeux

A

foggy

83
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brumeux

A

misty

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neigeux

A

snowy

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glacial, verglacé

A

icy

86
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ensoleillé

A

sunny

87
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couvert

A

overcast

88
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variable

A

unsettled

89
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pleuvoir

A

rain

90
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bruiner

A

drizzle

91
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neiger

A

snow

92
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grêler

A

hail

93
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geler

A

*freeze

94
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givrer

A

frost

95
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se givrer (route)

A

ice up, frost over

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fondre

A

melt

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tomber (température)

A

*fall

98
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monter (température)

A

*rise

99
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souffler

A

*blow

100
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tonner

A

thunder

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inonder

A

flood

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briller

A

*shine

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scintiller

A

twinkle

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se lever (soleil)

A

*rise

105
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se coucher (soleil)

A

*set