Module 4 - Les catastrophes naturelles Flashcards

1
Q

la canicule

A

heatwave

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2
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la zone (côtière / sinistrée)

A

(coastal / disaster) area

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3
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(le risque d’) avalanche (f)

A

avalanche (risk)

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4
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l’ouragan (m)

A

hurricane

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5
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le désordre

A

disorderliness

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6
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l’épidémie (f)

A

epidemic

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7
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le dégât

A

damage

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8
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le tsunami

A

tsunami

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9
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le tremblement de terre / le séisme

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earthquake

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10
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l’éruption (f)

A

eruption

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11
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la famine

A

famine

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12
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l’évacuation

A

evacuation

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13
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le réfugié

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refugee

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14
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le bilan

A

final count, outcome

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15
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l’inquiétude (f)

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worry

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16
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la menace

A

menace / threat

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17
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l’injustice (f)

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injustice

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18
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le fardeau

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burden

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19
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l’empreinte (f) (écologique)

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(environmental) footprint

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20
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l’espoir (m)

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hope

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21
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la précaution

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precaution

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22
Q

l’alternance

A

alternation

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23
Q

la perspective

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prospect

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24
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l’élévation(f)

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rise

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la station de (basse) altitude
(low) altitude resort
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la brèche
breach`
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la digue
dyke
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l'eau courante
running water
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le ravitaillement
food supplies
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l'amplitude (f) / la magnitude
magnitude
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l'échelle (f) de Richter
Richter scale
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la côte
coast
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les fonds (m) marins
seabed
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la vague
wave
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le volcan
volcano
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le milieu de vie
life environment
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le territoire
area
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la terre (fertile)
(fertile) land
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le sol
soil, land
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le glacier
glacier
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l'avocat (m)
spokesperson
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le citoyen
citizen
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meutrier(ère)
deadly
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désastreux(se)
disastrous
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sinistré
devastated
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gigantesque
gigantic
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géant
giant
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exceptionnel
exceptional
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privé de
deprived of
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déplacé
displaced
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sans (aucune) ressource
detitute
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sans merci
pitiless
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sans abri
homeless
54
au jour de jour
from day to day
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dévaster / ravager
to lay waste
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massacrer
to slaughter
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inonder
to flood
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frapper
to hit
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évacuer
to evacuate
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estimer
to estimate
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secouer
to shake
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craindre
to fear
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régner
to reign
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faire état de
to mention, list
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s'abattre sur
to crash on
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être pis au piège
to become trapped
67
(tenter de) survive
(to attempt to) survive
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s'ajouter
to be added
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garantir
to guarantee
70
compromettre
to compromise
71
redresser (la situation)
to correct (the situation)
72
être solidaire
to show solidarity