Maurice Flashcards

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arrêter qqch./qqn.

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to arrest sth/so

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menacer

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threaten

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regorger de

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teeming with / packed with / brimming with

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corail /coreax

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coral

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oiseau marin /oiseaux marins

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sea birds

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une fissure

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a crack

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fioul

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fuel

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écarter

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to rule out

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une espèce menacée

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endangered species

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accueillir

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to host

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un vasière

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mudflat

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un papillon endémiques à

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a butterfly endemic to

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une marée noire

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oil slick/spill

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un impact néfaste sur

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a detrimental impact on

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tuer

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to kill

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quant à / à la / aux

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As for /regarding / with respect to

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donc

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therefore/thus/consequently

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la biodiversité marine

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marine biodiversity

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à court terme

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in the short term

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abîmer

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to damage

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la plume

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feather

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l’enchevêtrement (m)

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entanglement

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la racine

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root

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le dégât

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damage

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la surpêche

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overfishing

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s’effondrer

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to collapse / break down / fall apart

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compter + inf

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to intend to

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28
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la indemnisation

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compensation

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29
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to arrest sth/so

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arrêter qqch./qqn.

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threaten

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menacer

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teeming with / packed with / brimming with

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regorger de

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coral

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corail /coreax

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sea birds

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oiseau marin /oiseaux marins

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a crack

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une fissure

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fuel

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fioul

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to rule out

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écarter

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an endangered species

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une espèce menacée

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to host

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accueillir

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mudflat

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un vasière

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a butterfly endemic to

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un papillon endémique à

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oil slick/spill

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une marée noire

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a detrimental impact on

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un impact néfaste sur

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to kill

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tuer

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As for /regarding / with respect to

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quant à / à la / aux

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therefore/thus/consequently

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donc

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marine biodiversity

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la biodiversité marine

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in the short term

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à court terme

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to damage/ruin

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abîmer

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feather

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la plume

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entanglement

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l’enchevêtrement (m)

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root

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la racine

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damage

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le dégât

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overfishing

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la surpêche

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to collapse / break down / fall apart

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s’effondrer

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to intend to

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compter + inf

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compensation

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la indemnisation

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s’échapper

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to leak out / escape

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le pavillon

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flag

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s’échouer

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to run aground

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s’ouvrir en deux

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to become split in two

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la proue

figure de proue

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bow

leading/prominent figure

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tenter de

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to try to

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empêcher qch/qqn de + inf

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to prevent sth/so from

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les eaux cristallines (f)

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crystal-clear waters

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le lagon

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lagoon

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Faute de

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for want/lack of

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confectionner

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make/manufacture/produce

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le désespoir

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distress/despair/disappointment

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miser sur

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rely/bank on

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to leak out / escape

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s’échapper

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flag

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le pavillon

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to run aground

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s’échouer

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to become split in two

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s’ouvrir en deux

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bow

leading/prominent figure

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la proue

figure de proue

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to try to

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tenter de

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to prevent sth/so from

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empêcher qch/qqn de + inf

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crystal-clear waters

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les eaux cristallines (f)

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lagoon

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le lagon

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for want/lack of

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Faute de

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make/manufacture/produce

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confectionner

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distress/despair/disappointment

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le désespoir

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rely/bank on

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miser sur