Matter and the universe Flashcards

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Metal

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le métal

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ore

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le minéral

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metallic

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métallique

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an allow

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un alliage

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rust

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la rouille

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rusty

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rouillé

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aluminium

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l’aluminium

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bronze

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le bronze

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copper

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le cuivre

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brass

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le laiton, le cuivre

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iron

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le fer

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zinc

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le zinc

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tin

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l’étain

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pewter

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l’étain

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gold

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l’or

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silver

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l’argent

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platinum

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le platine

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lead

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le plomb

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magnesium

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le magnésium

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calcium

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le calcium

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sodium

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le sodium

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mercury

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le mercure

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nickel

A

le nickel

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radium

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le radium

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25
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plutonium

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le plutonium

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uranium

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l’uranium

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hard

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dur

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hardness

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la dureté

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to harden

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durcir, se durcir

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tough

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dur, résistant

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toughness

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la dureté, la résistance

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to toughen

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rendre résistant, devenir résistant

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firm

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ferme

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firmness

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la fermeté

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stiff

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raide

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36
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stiffness

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la raideur

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37
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to stiffness

A

raidir

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rigid

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rigide

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rigidity

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la rigidité

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limp

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mou, flasque

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41
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limpness

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la mollesse

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42
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malleable

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malléable

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malleability

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la malléabilité

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44
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supple

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souple

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45
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suppleness

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la souplesse

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46
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flexible

pliable

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flexible

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47
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flexibility

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la flexibilité

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elastic

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élastique

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49
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elasticity

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l’élasticité

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50
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plastic

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plastique

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51
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plasticity

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la plasticité

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52
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thin

A

mince

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53
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thinness

A

la minceur

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54
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thick

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épais

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55
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thickness

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l’épaisseur

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56
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delicate

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délicat

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57
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fragile

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fragile

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58
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fragility

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la fragilité

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59
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crumbly

flaky

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friable

60
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flakiness

A

la friabilité

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to bend

A

plier, faire plier

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to stretch

A

étirer

63
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to give

to yield

A

céder

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sea level

A

le niveau de la mer

65
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above/ below sea level

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au-dessus / en dessous du niveau de la mer

66
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at sea

A

en mer

67
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the open sea

A

la pleine mer

68
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a landlocked sea

A

une mer fermée

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on the high seas

A

en haute mer

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sea water

A

l’eau de mer

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an ocean

A

un océan

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a current

A

un courant

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maritime

A

maritime

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the sea bed

A

les fonds marins

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marine animals/ plants

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la faune/ la flore marine

76
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the tide

A

la marée

77
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at high/ low tide

A

à marée haute/ basse

78
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the tide is in/ out

A

la mer est haute/ basse

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the rising/ failing tide

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la marée montante/ descendante

80
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the tide is coming in / is going out

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la marée monte/ descend

81
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to turn

A

changer

82
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the flood tide

A

le flux

83
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the ebb tide

A

le reflux

84
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a wave

A

une vague

85
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a ground swell

A

une lame de fond

86
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surf

A

les vagues déferlantes

87
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to break

A

déferler

88
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a breaker

A

un brisant

89
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the swell

A

la houle

90
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the undertow

the backwash

A

le ressac

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a rough/ choppy/ calm sea

A

une mer houleuse/ agitée/ calme

92
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the crest of a wave

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la crête d’une vague

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white horses

A

les moutons

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spray

A

les embruns

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foam

A

l’écume

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a tidal wave

A

un raz-de-marée

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a bay

A

une baie

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a gulf

A

un golfe

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a cove

A

une anse

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an niiez

a creek

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une crique

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a strait

A

un détroit

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a channel

A

un chenal

103
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the coast

A

la côte

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coastal

A

côtier

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the (sea)shore

A

le rivage

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by the seashore

A

sur le rivage

107
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the seaside

A

le bord de la mer

108
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at the seaside

by the seaside

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au bord de la mer

109
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the beach

A

la plage

110
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sand

A

le sable

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a sandbank

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un banc de sable

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a sandy beach

A

une plage de sable

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a pebble

A

un galet

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shingle

pebbles

A

une plage de galet

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a rock

A

une roche

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rocky

A

rocailleux

117
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a reef

A

un récif

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the mouth of a river

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l’embouchure d’un fleuve

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an estuary

A

un estuaire

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a delta

A

un delta

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a lagoon

A

un lagon

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a fjord

A

un fjord

123
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landlocked

A

sans accès à la mer

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the Adriatic sea

A

l’Adriatique

125
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the Aegean

A

la mer Égée

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the Atlantic

A

l’Atlantique

127
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the Baltic

A

la mer Baltique

128
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the Black Sea

A

la mer noire

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the Caribbean

A

la mer des Caraïbes

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the Caspian sea

A

la mer Caspienne

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the English Channel

A

la Manche

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the Dead sea

A

la mer morte

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the indian ocean

A

l’océan indien

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the Irish Sea

A

la mer d’Irlande

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the Mediterranean

A

la mer Méditerranée

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the North Sea

A

la mer du Nord

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the Pacific sea

A

l’océan Pacifique

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the Red sea

A

la mer rouge

139
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the south seas

A

les mers du Sud

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the Bay of Biscay

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le golde de Gascogne

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the Gulf of Lions

A

le golfe du Lion

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the Gulf of Mexico

A

le golfe du Mexique

143
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the Persian Gulf

A

le golfe persique

144
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the Hudson bay

A

la baie de Hudson

145
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the roaring forties

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les quarantièmes rugissants

146
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the Strait of Gibraltar

A

le détroit de Gibraltar