Liste 24 Voc Flashcards

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Tropical, subtropical

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Tropical, subtropical

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Equatorial

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Équatorial

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Continental

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Continental

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Hot

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Chaud

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5
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Dry / arid

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Sec / désertique

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Humid / wet

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Humide ( et tiède )

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Temperate / moderate

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Tempéré

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Cold

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Froid

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Polar

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Polaire

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10
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Heat

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La chaleur

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11
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The sun

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Le soleil

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12
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A cloud

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Un nuage

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13
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Rain

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La pluie

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A raindrop

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Une goutte de pluie

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15
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A drizzle

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Une bruine, un crachin

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A shower

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Une averse

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17
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April showers

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Les giboulées de mars

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18
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A downpour

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Une pluie diluvienne

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19
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The monsoon

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La mousson

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20
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The rainy season

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La saison des pluies

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21
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A waterspout

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Une trombe d’eau

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22
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Fog / mist / haze

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Le brouillard / la brume

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23
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A patch of fog

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Une nappe de brouillard

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24
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Snow

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La neige

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25
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A snowflake

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Un flocon de neige

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26
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A snowfall

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Une chute de neige

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27
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Slush

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La neige fondue ( au sol )

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28
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Sleet

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La neige fondue ( qui tombe )

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29
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Thaw

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Le dégel

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30
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Hail

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La grêle

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31
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A hailstone

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Un grelon

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32
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The wind

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Le vent

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33
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A whirlwind

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Un tourbillon

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34
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A gust of wind

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Une bourrasque

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35
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A squall

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Une rafale

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36
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A gale

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Un grand vent

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37
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A breeze

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Une brise

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38
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A lull

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Une accalmie

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39
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A rainbow

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Un arc en ciel

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40
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A storm

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Une tempête

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41
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Thunder

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Le tonnerre

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42
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A thunderstorm

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Un orage

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43
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A clap of thunder , a thunderclap

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Un coup de tonnerre

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44
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Lightning

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Des éclairs

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45
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A flash of lightning

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Un éclair

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46
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A tempest

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Une violente tempête

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47
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A tornado, ( pl tornadoes)

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Une tornade

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48
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A cyclone

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Un cyclone

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49
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Frost

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Le gel, la gelée

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50
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Hoarfrost

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La gelée blanche

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51
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Ice

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La glace

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52
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A patch of ( back ) ice

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Une plaque de verglas

53
Q

Sunny

A

Ensoleillé

54
Q

Cloudy

A

Nuageux

55
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Rainy

A

Pluvieux

56
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Foggy / misty / hazy

A

Brumeux

57
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Snowy

A

Neigeux

58
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Windy

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Venteux

59
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Windswept

A

Balayé par les vents

60
Q

Stormy

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Orageux

61
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Frosty

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Couvert de givres

62
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Icy

A

Glacial, glacé , gelé

63
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Overcast

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Couvert ( ciel )

64
Q

To cloud over

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Se couvrir ( ciel )

65
Q

To clear up

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Se dégager ( ciel )

66
Q

To rain

A

Pleuvoir

67
Q

To drizzle

A

Bruiner

68
Q

To snow

A

Neiger

69
Q

To melt

A

Fondre

70
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To thaw

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Fondre, dégeler

71
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To hail

A

Grêler

72
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To blow

A

Souffler

73
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To thunder

A

Tonner

74
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To freeze

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Geler

75
Q

To frost up / to frost over

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( se ) givrer

76
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A climate zone

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Une zone climatique

77
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A weathercock, a weathervane

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Une girouette

78
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A barometer

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Un baromètre

79
Q

A thermometer

A

Un thermomètre

80
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Meteorology

A

Le météo(rologie)

81
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The weatherman

A

Monsieur météo

82
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The weather report

A

Le bulletin météo

83
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A sunny spell

A

Une éclaircie

84
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A trough, a depression

A

Une dépression

85
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An anticyclone

A

Un anticyclone

86
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A heatwave

A

Une vague de chaleur

87
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Dog days

A

La canicule

88
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A scorcher

A

Une journée torride

89
Q

A scorching sun

A

Un soleil brûlant

90
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Stifling

A

Étouffant

91
Q

Close

A

Lourd

92
Q

Sultry / sweltering

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Accablant, étouffant

93
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Changeable, unsettled

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Variable, changeant

94
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Balmy

A

Très doux

95
Q

To forecast the weather

A

Donner les prévisions météorologiques

96
Q

What’s the weather like ?

A

Quel temps fait-il ?

97
Q

The weather is fine / glorious

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Il fait beau / très beau

98
Q

It’s pouring with rain

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Il pleut à verse

99
Q

It looks like rain / snow

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On dirait qu’il va pleuvoir / neiger

100
Q

Trade winds and westerlies

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Les alizés et les vents d’Ouest

101
Q

It’s freezing in here !

A

On gèle, ici !

102
Q

The tropics are warm all the year round but experience wet and dry seasons

A

Sous les tropiques il fait chaud toute l’année mais il y a une saison des pluies et une saison sèche

103
Q

Clouds will disperse in the afternoon

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Les nuages se dissiperont dans l’après midi

104
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The weather will be cloudy with bright intervals / with occasional showers = scattered showers

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Le temps sera nuageux avec de belles éclaircies / avec quelques averses

105
Q

The wind raged then abated

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Le vent a fait rage, puis il s’est calmé

106
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The house was snowed up

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La maison était bloquée par la neige

107
Q

The eye of the storm

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L’œil du cyclone

108
Q

Weather permitting….

A

Si le temps le permet …

109
Q

It’s raining cats and dogs

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Il tombe des cordes / des hallebardes

110
Q

Every cloud has a silver lining

A

A quelque chose, malheur est bon / Après la pluie, le beau temps

111
Q

It never rains but it pours

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Un malheur n’arrive jamais seul

112
Q

To feel under the weather

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Ne pas se sentir au mieux de sa forme

113
Q

To weather the storm

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Laisser passer l’orage

114
Q

To shoot the breeze

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Parler de tout et de rien

115
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He stormed into the store

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Il est entré en trombe dans le magasin

116
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It took the wind out of her sails

A

Ca l’a coupée dans son élan

117
Q

He was left out in the cold

A

Il a été laissé en plan

118
Q

It’s all hot air !

A

C’est du bla bla tout ca !

119
Q

I’ll take a rain check

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Ce n’est que partie remise

120
Q

To be snowed under with work

A

Être débordé de travail

121
Q

Come rain or shine

A

Quoi qu’il arrive

122
Q

Freeze ! This is the police !

A

On ne bouge plus ! Police !

123
Q

A Storm in a teacup (GB) / a tempest in a teapot (US)

A

Une tempête dans un verre d’eau

124
Q

Humid

A

Humide et tiède

125
Q

Muggy

A

Humide et lourd

126
Q

Damp / dank

A

Humide et froid

127
Q

Moist

A

Humide et moite

128
Q

Wet

A

Humide, mouillé