Meteorology and Space Flashcards

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M.meteo

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The weatherman

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Une prévision

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A forecast

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Le ciel

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The sky

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Un nuage

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A cloud

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Le soleil

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The sun

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Le lever du soleil

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Sunrise

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Le coucher du soleil

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Sunset

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L’ensoleillement

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Sunshine

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Un rayon de soleil

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A sunbeam

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Une sécheresse

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A drought

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Un climat

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A climate

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La pluie

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Rain

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Un arc-en-ciel

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A rainbow

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Une averse

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A shower

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Une tempête

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A storm

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Un orage

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A thunderstorm

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Les éclairs

La foudre

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Lightning

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Une inondation

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A flood

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La neige

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Snow

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Une chute de neige

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A snowfall

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Une boule de neige

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A snowball

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Une bonhomme de neige

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A snowman

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Une avalanche

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An avalanche

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La grêle

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Hail

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Le gel

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Frost

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La brume

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Mist

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Le brouillard

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Fog

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Le vent

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Wind

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Une brise

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A breeze

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Un grand vent

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A gale

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Un ouragan

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A hurricane

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Une tornade

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A tornado

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Un glissement de terrain

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A landslide

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Un tremblement de terre

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An earthquake

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Un volcan

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A volcano

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Une éruption

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An eruption

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La lave

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Lava

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Des cendres

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Ashes

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Une marée

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A tide

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Un raz-de-marée

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A tidal wave

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Ensoleillé

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Sunny

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Beau

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Fine

Fair

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Variable

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Unsettled

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Clair

radieux

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Bright

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Sec

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Dry

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Nuageux

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Cloudy

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Couvert

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Overcast

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Gris

Triste

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Dull

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Pluvieux

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Rainy

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Venteux

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Windy

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Brumeux

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Foggy

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Neigeux

Enneigé

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Snowy

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Orageux

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Stormy

Thundery

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Lourd

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Close

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Glacial

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Icy

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Gelé

Glacial

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Frosty

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Frisquet

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Chilly

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Froid

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Cold

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Frais

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Cool

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Chaud ( agréable )

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Warm

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Doux

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Mild

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Tempéré

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Temperate

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Chaud ( forte chaleur )

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Hot

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Humide

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Humid

Damp

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Pluvieux

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Rainy

Wet

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Affreux

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Foul

Dreadful

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Trempé

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Soaked

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Le temps ( météo )

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The weather

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Prévenir

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To warn

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Prévoir

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To forecast

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Pleuvoir

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To rain

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Tomber à verse

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To pour down

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Grêler

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To hail

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Éclater

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To break out

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Souffler

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To blow

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Neiger

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To snow

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Briller

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To shine

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Se lever

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To rise

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Se coucher

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To set

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Fondre

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To thaw

To melt

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Geler

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To freeze

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S’eclaircir

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To clear up

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S’atténuer ( le vent )

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To ease off

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Déborder

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To overflow

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Inonder

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To flood

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Trembler

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To quake

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Secouer

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To shake

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Entrer en éruption

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To erupt

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L’univers

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The universe

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Le terre

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(the) Earth

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Le globe

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The globe

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Un astronome

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An astronomer

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Une planète

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A planet

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Un satellite

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A satellite

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Une galaxie

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A galaxy

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Une révolution

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A revolution

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Une orbite

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An orbit

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Un cycle

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A cycle

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La lune

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The moon

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Le clair de lune

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Moonlight

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Une étoile

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A star

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Une constellation

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A constellation

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Un meteore

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A meteor

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Un météorite

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A meteorite

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Une comète

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A comet

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Un astéroïde

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An asteroid

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Une boule de feu

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A fireball

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Une collision

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A collision

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Un impact

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An impact

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Un cataclysme

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A cataclysm

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L’atmosphère

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The atmosphere

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La stratosphère

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The stratosphere

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L’espace interstellaire

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Outer space

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Le cosmos

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The cosmos

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La radiation

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Radiation

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Un observatoire

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An observatory

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Un télescope

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A telescope

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Une éclipse

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An eclipse

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Un anneau

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A ring

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Mercure

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Mercury

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Vénus

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Venus

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Pluton

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Pluto

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Mars

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Mars

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Un martien

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A martian

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Uranus

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Uranus

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Saturne

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Saturn

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Jupiter

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Jupiter

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Neptune

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Neptune

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La pensanteur

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Gravity

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La gravitation

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Gravitation

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L’apesanteur

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Weightlessness

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Un cosmonaute

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A cosmonaut

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Un astronaute

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An astronaut

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Un vaisseau spatial

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A spaceship

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Une fusée

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A rocket

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Une navette

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A shuttle

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Un vol spatial

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A space flight

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Mondial

Planétaire

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Global

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Universel

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Universal

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Cosmique

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Cosmic

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Solaire

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Solar

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Sans limites

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Boundless

Limitless

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Infini

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Infinite

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Extraterrestre

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Extra-terrestrial

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Tourner

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To spin

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Graviter

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To revolve

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Attirer

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To attract

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Entrer en collision

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To collide

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Se consumer

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To burn

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Se fragmenter

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To break up

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Se développer

Grandir

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To expand

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Lancer

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To launch

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La température moyenne

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The mean temperature

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Haute pression/température

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High pressure/temperatures

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Basse pression/ températures

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Low pressure/temperatures

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Un bulletin météorologique

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A weather report

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Un climat rude

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A harsh climate

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Une période ensoleillé

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A sunny spell

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Une éclaircie

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A bright interval

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Le verglas

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Black ice

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En dessous de zero

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Below freezing point

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Un éclair

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A flash of lightning

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Un coup de tonnerre

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A peal

A clap of thunder

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Foudroyé

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Struck by lightning

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Pleuvoir fortement

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To rain heavily

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Pleuvoir à verse

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To be pouring with rain

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Se faire mouiller

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To get wet

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Se faire tremper

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To get soaked

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Une vague de chaleur

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A heatwave

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Des périodes ensoleillés

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Sunny periods

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De Belles éclaircies

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Bright intervals

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Un avis d’enneigement

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A snow report

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Des températures au-dessous de zéro

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Sub-zero temperatures

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Le big-bang

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The big bang

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Un trou noir

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A black hole

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Un système solaire

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A solar systeme

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Une eclipse solaire

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A solar eclipse

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Une éclipse de lune

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A lunar eclipse

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La Voie Lactée

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The Milky Way

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Une étoile filante

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A shooting star

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L’ère spatiale

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The space age

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Un programme spatial

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A space program

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Une aire de lancement

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A launch pad

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Un laboratoire spatial

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A space lab

A skylab

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Une sortie sur la lune

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A moon walk

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L’espace intersidéral

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Interstellar space

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Se mettre en orbit

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To go into orbit

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Une soucoupe volante

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A flying saucer

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Un OVNI

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A U.F.O. ( unidentified flying object )