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Natural disasters Flashcards

1
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Tornado

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Tornado

very strong circular winds which suck things up into them

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Požar

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Forest fire or blaze

When huge areas of woodland are alight (zanetiti, goreti) (caused by simeone carelessly throwing a cigarette, campfire)

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Hurikan

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Hurricane

A very powerful storm, often at the sea

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4
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Potres

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Earthquake

A sudden violent movement of the surface of the earth, caused by shifting of the earth tectonic plates

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Vulkan

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Volcano

A large mountain which erupts from time to time and sends rocks up into the air and molten rock pours down the side

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Suša

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Drought

A long period with little or no rain

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Poplava

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Flood

When an area of land is usually dry becomes covered in water, often forcing people to leave their homes

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Tsunami

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Tsunami - tidal wave

A huge wave which builds up in the sea over thousands of miles

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9
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Majhne moznosti

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Slim chances/ small possibility

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10
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Dolga deževna obdobja

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/suffer from floods after prolonged periods of rain in the winter

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Postavljen

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Situated

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12
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Prizadeta območja

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Affected areas

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13
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Evakuirat

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Evacuate

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14
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Resit

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Rescue

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15
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Ujet

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Stranded

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16
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Neprehoden

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Impassable

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17
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Lakota

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Famine, starvation

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18
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Pomoc

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Aid

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19
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Onesnazena

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Contaminated

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20
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Epidemija

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Epidemic

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21
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Begunce

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Refugee

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22
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Zaloge hrane

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Food supplies

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23
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Nenazarovan

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Unattended

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24
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Širit

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Spread

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25
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Zadeti

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Strike - struck

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26
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Odvzeti zivljenje

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Claim lives

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27
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Obsežna skoda

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Extensive damage

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Preziveli

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Ujet

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Rusevina

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Tremor

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Potresni sunek, trepet

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Poptresni sunek

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Aftershock

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Rusiti se

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Poplavljati

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Breg

36
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Oblak prpela

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Cloud of ash

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Sproziti

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Razpoke

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Colossal wave

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Ogromen val

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Prebivalec

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Kupi ruševin

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Heaps of rubble

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Rusevine in ostanki

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Ruins and debris

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Potreba

44
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Območja

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Prefecture

Areas into which country is divided for local governing

45
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Zascita pred valovi

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Breakwater

Barrier to protect land from the sea

46
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Plavajoc

47
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Divji naliv

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Raging torrent

A large amount of water that moves quickly and dangerously

48
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Zaobjeti

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Engulf

Flow ower and cover

49
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Nagnesti se skupaj

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To stand in a huddle

50
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Umikati se

51
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Tvegati

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Venture to go bac somewhere risky

52
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Vesla

53
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Viri vode

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Waterholes have dried up

54
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Zmerno rase

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Has been rising steadily

55
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24/7

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Round rhe clock

56
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Opozorila

57
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Ploha naliv

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Nevihta

59
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Deroc dz

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Torrential rain

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Prsenje

61
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Vrocinski val

62
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Zgoce sonce

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Blazing sun

63
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Leden dez sodra

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Toca

65
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Snezni zamet

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Snowdrifts

66
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Nevihta snezna

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Snow blizzard

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Sapica

68
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Mocan veter

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