Meterology Flashcards

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1
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a bolt of lightning

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un coup de foudre

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a flood

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une inondation

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a flood tide

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une marée haute

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good weather

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le beau temps

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a gust of wind

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une rafale

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hail

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la grêle

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a tidal wave

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un raz-de-marée

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a weather balloon

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un ballon-sonde

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a weather chart

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une carte météorologique

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10
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it’s nice out

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il fait beau

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it’s hot out

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il fait chaud

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it’s cool

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il fait froid

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it’s humid

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il fait humide

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14
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it’s cloudy

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il fait nuageux

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15
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it’s stormy

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il fait orageux

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16
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it’s sunny

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il y a du soleil

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17
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it’s windy

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il y a du vent

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18
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it’s foggy

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il y a du brouillard

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19
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it’s raining

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il pleut

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20
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it’s pouring (rain)

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il pleut à verse

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21
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it’s snowing

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il neige

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22
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it’s freezing

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il gèle

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23
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it’s a cold spell

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c’est une vague de froid

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24
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it’s a cyclone

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c’est un cyclone

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25
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it’s a downpour

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c’est un déluge

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26
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it’s a sudden downpour

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c’est une giboulée

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27
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it’s a heat wave

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c’est la canicule

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it’s a category 1 hurricane

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c’est un ouragan de catégorie 1

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it’s a category 2 hurricane

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c’est un ouragan de catégorie 2

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it’s a category 3 hurricane

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c’est un ouragan de catégorie 3

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it’s a category 4 hurricane

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c’est un ouragan de catégorie 4

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it’s a category 5 hurricane

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c’est un ouragan de catégorie 5

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33
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it’s a storm (one masculin and one feminine term)

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c’est un orage

c’est une tempête

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34
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it’s a tornado

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c’est une tornade

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35
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it’s a tropical storm (2 answers)

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c’est un cyclone tropical

c’est un orage tropical

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36
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it’s a typhoon

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c’est un typhon

37
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bad weather

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des intempéries (f)

38
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a bolt of lightning

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un coup de foudre

39
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a flood

A

une inondation

40
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a flood tide

A

une marée haute

41
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an eclipse

A

une éclipse

42
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a solar eclipse

A

une éclipse de soleil

43
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a total solar eclipse

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une éclipse totale de soleil

44
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a partial solar eclipse

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une éclipse partielle de soleil

45
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a lunar eclipse

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une éclipse de lune

46
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a total lunar eclipse

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une éclipse totale de lune

47
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a partial lunar eclipse

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une éclipse partielle de lune

48
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aurora borealis

northern lights

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aurore boréale (f)

49
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a meteor shower

A

une averse météorique

50
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a shooting star

A

une étoile filante

51
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a solar flare

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une facule solaire

52
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the sunrise

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le lever du soleil

53
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the sunset

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le coucher de soleil

54
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a universe

A

un univers

55
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galaxy

A

une galaxie

56
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Milky Way

A

la Voie lactée

57
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solar system

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le système solaire

58
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sun	 	
solar	 	solaire
star	 	une étoile
constellation	 	une constellation
asteroid	 	un astéroïde
comet	 	une comète
meteor	 	un météore
A

le soleil

59
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solar

A

solaire

60
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a star

A

une étoile

61
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a constellation

A

une constellation

62
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an asteroid

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un astéroïde

63
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a comet

A

une comète

64
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a meteor

A

un météore

65
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planet

A

une planète

66
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Mercury

A

Mercure

67
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Venus

A

Vénus

68
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Earth

A

la Terre

69
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Mars   	 	
Jupiter   	 	Jupiter
Saturn   	 	Saturne
Uranus    	 	Uranus
Neptune   	 	Neptune
dwarf planet	 	une planète naine
Pluto   	 	Pluton
A

Mars

70
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Jupiter

A

Jupiter

71
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Saturn   	 	Saturne
Uranus    	 	Uranus
Neptune   	 	Neptune
dwarf planet	 	une planète naine
Pluto   	 	Pluton
A

Saturne

72
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Uranus

A

Uranus

73
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Neptune

A

Neptune

74
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a dwarf planet

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une planète naine

75
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Pluto

A

Pluton

76
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the moon

(adj) lunaire

A

la lune

77
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moon as adjective

A

lunaire

78
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crescent moon

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le croissant de lune

79
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full moon

A

la pleine lune

80
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half-moon

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la demi-lune

81
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new moon	 	
to wane	 	décroître
to wax	 	croître
to orbit	 	orbiter
to land on the moon	 	alunir
moon landing	 	alunissage  (m)
A

la nouvelle lune

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dark side of the moon

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la face cachée de la lune

83
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the man in the moon

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le visage que l’on peut imaginer en regardant la lune

84
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to wane décroître

A

décroître

85
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to wax croître

A

croître

86
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to orbit orbiter

A

orbiter

87
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to land on the moon

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alunir

88
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moon landing

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alunissage (m)