Natural Disasters Flashcards

1
Q

une catastrophe naturelle

A

a natural disaster

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2
Q

l’eau potable

A

drinking water

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3
Q

une collecte de fonds

A

fundraising

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4
Q

de la lave

A

lava

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5
Q

des dégâts

A

damages

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6
Q

des pertes matérielles

A

property losses

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7
Q

l’ampleur des dégâts

A

extent of damage

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8
Q

l’œil du cyclone

A

the eye of the cyclone

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9
Q

l’aide humanitaire

A

humanitarian aid

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10
Q

l’amplitude

A

the extent

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11
Q

l’échelle de richter

A

the richter scale

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12
Q

l’épicentre

A

the epicenter

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13
Q

la croix rouge

A

the red cross

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14
Q

la déshydratation

A

dehydration

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15
Q

la famine

A

famine

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16
Q

la menace

A

the threat

17
Q

la panique

A

the panic

18
Q

la sécheresse

A

drought

19
Q

la trajectoire d’un ouragan

A

the course of a hurricane

20
Q

les décombres

A

the rubble

21
Q

des médicaments

A

medecine

22
Q

le ravitaillement

A

food supplies

23
Q

le secours aux victimes de catastrophes

A

disaster relief

24
Q

torrentiel

A

torrential

25
Q

un bénévole

A

a volunteer worker

26
Q

un bilan des victimes

A

a death toll

27
Q

un cyclone

A

a cyclone

28
Q

un déluge

A

a downpour

29
Q

un désastre

A

a disaster

30
Q

un fleuve en crue

A

a flooded river

31
Q

un flot de lave

A

a lava flow

32
Q

un glissement de terrain

A

a landslide

33
Q

un manque de nourriture

A

a scarcity of food

34
Q

un orage

A

a (thunder)storm