November words Flashcards

1
Q

se débrouiller

A

to manage

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2
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porter sur

A

to be about

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3
Q

une ébauche

A

a draft

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4
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pair, impair

A

even, odd

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5
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passer par

A

to go by (via), pop into

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6
Q

la bruine

A

drizzle

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7
Q

le grésil

A

sleet

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8
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serpenter

A

to snake

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9
Q

événements climatiques

A

climatic events

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10
Q

que ce soit…ou

A

Whether it is… or

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11
Q

les graves inondations

A

major floods

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12
Q

les incendies

A

fires

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13
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la sonnette d’alarme

A

alarm call (also metaphoric)

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14
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écarlate

A

scarlet

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15
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des déplacés

A

displaced people

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16
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calciner

A

to char, burn, turn to cinder

17
Q

constater

A

listen,
see, (take)
note, notice, realise, verify, witness

18
Q

de fortes hausses

A

high increases (eg temperature)

19
Q

À travers toute

A

Across all

20
Q

Les vagues de chaleur

A

Heat waves

21
Q

augmenter

A

to increase, rise (esp temperature), boost,

22
Q

Les océans s’acidifient

A

The oceans are acidifying

23
Q

hausse globale

A

global rise

24
Q

en train de changer

A

in the process of changing

25
Q

freiner

A

to brake, curb, slow down, limit, restrain

26
Q

à aller plus loin que

A

to go further than

27
Q

tirer

A

to sound (an alarm), to shoot

28
Q

rencontrer

A

to encounter

29
Q

des changements qui s’accélèrent

A

changes are accelerating, accelerating changes

30
Q

les dégâts

A

the damage(s)

31
Q

l’estran

A

the foreshore

32
Q

rejetés sur le rivage

A

washed ashore

33
Q

une épaisse couche de poussière volcanique

A

a thick coat of volcanic ash

34
Q

nous a-t-on dit

A

we were told, we’ve been told