Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

Vocabulary 2015/2016 > Sciences > Flashcards

Sciences Flashcards

1
Q

Un scientifique

A

A scientitist

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Effectuer un calcul

A

To make a calculation

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Résoudre un problème / une équation

A

To solve a problem / an equation

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

La physique

A

Physics

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Un astronome

A

An astronomer

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

L’astrophysique

A

Astrophysics

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Un produit chimique

A

A chemical

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Un échantillonnage

A

A sampling

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Une classe d’âge

A

An age group

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Le citoyen moyen

A

The average man

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Faire un sondage

A

To survey

To poll

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Des données statistiques

A

Statistical data

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Des prévisions

A

Forecasting

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Un domaine de recherche

A

A field of research

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Faire équipe avec

A

To team up with

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Un chercheur

A

A researcher

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

Faire de la recherche

A

To do / carry out research

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

Mener une recherche sur

A

To research into

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

Un trait de génie

A

A stroke of genius

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

Une trouvaille

A

A stroke of inspiration

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

Un coup de chance

A

A stroke of luck

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

Une découverte capitale

A

A breakthrough

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

Un brevet

A

A patent

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

Une hypothèse

A

A hypothesis

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Q

Un contrôle / une vérification

A

A check

26
Q

Une expérience

A

An experiment

27
Q

Procéder à une expérience

A

To carry out an experiment

28
Q

Tâtonner

A

To proceed by trial and error

29
Q

Progresser

A

To progress

To make headway

30
Q

Elaborer une théorie

A

To build

To contrive a theory

31
Q

Imaginer / Inventer / Concevoir

A

To devise

To design

32
Q

Un protocole

A

A protocol

33
Q

Des preuves

A

Evidence

34
Q

Infirmer

A

To invalidate

35
Q

Réfuter

A

To refute

36
Q

Aléatoire

A

Random

37
Q

Révolutionaire

A

Ground-breaking

38
Q

Contestable / Controversé

A

Controversial

Debatable

39
Q

Une subvention

A

A subsidy

40
Q

Parrainer

A

To sponsor

41
Q

Un don

A

A donation

42
Q

Un budget restreint

A

A tight budget

43
Q

L’aventure spatiale

A

Space venture

44
Q

Un engin spatial habité

A

A manned spacecraft

45
Q

Une fusée

A

A rocket

46
Q

Le compte à rebours

A

The countdown

47
Q

Mettre le feu

A

To blast off

48
Q

Un séjour dans l’espace

A

A stay in space

49
Q

L’apesanteur

A

Weightlessness

50
Q

Le mal de l’espace

A

Space sickness

51
Q

Un atterrissage

A

A touchdown

52
Q

Un amerrissage

A

A splashdown

53
Q

Une tentative de sauvetage

A

A rescue attempt

54
Q

Tomber en panne

A

To break down

55
Q

Une panne

A

A breakdown

56
Q

Un dysfonctionnement

A

A malfunction

57
Q

Inexploré

A

Uncharted

58
Q

Prélever des échantillons du sol

A

To sample the soil

59
Q

Un robot autonome

A

A roving robot

60
Q

Les images satellite

A

Satellite imagery

61
Q

La science n’a pas de frontières

A

Science knows no frontiers

Vocabulary 2015/2016 (8 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2025 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions