The sea and the rivers Flashcards

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1
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le flux et le reflux

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the ebb and the flow

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la marée haute

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high tide

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la marée descend/monte

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the tide goes out/comes in

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la houle

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the surge

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l’écume

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foam

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le fond de la mer

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the seabed

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une station balnéaire

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a seaside resort

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la saison balnéaire

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the bathing season

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les vacanciers

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holiday makers

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un bain (mer ou rivière)

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a bathe

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agité

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rough

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perdre pied

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to lose one’s footing

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la voile (le sport)

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sailing

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la plongée sous-marine

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skin diving

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des palmes

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flippers

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se dorer au soleil

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to bask in the sun, to sunbathe

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hâlé

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sunburnt

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bronzé

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tanned

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les algues

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seaweeds

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patauger

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to paddle

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la planche à voile (sport)

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windsurfing

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pincer quelqu’un

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to pinch someone

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les crustacés, les fruits de mer

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seafood

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un chalutier

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a trawler

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les mailles

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the meshes

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le thon

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tuna

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parcourir les mers

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to sail the seas

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un navire de commerce

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a trading vessel

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la coque

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the hull

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la poupe

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the stern

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une cargaison

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a cargo

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étanche

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watertight

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une grue

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a crane

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gouverner un navire

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to steer a ship

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le gouvernail

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the rudder

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36
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le carnet de bord

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the logbook

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jeter/lever l’ancre

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to drop/to weigh anchor

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l’équipage

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the crew

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39
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un noeud 1,8 km/h

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a knot

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40
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un bâteau à voile

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a sailing ship

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un mât

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a mast

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dériver

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to drift

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le port

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the harbour

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un phare

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a lighthouse

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un remorqueur

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a tug

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faire route pour

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to be bound for

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47
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gagner le large

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to head for the open sea

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48
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un radeau

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a raft

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49
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un canot de sauvetage

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a lifeboat

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faire naufrage

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to be wrecked

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51
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un naufrage

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a shipwreck

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52
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une épave

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a wreck

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53
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s’échouer

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to run aground

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54
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une source (rivière)

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a spring

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55
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sinueux

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winding

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56
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peu profond

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shallow

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57
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la rive

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the bank

58
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le fond

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the bottom

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la vase

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the slime

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le lit du fleuve

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the river-bed

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l’embouchure

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the mouth

62
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l’eau douce/salée

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fresh/salt water

63
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un marais

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a swamp

64
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une nageoire

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a fin

65
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un castor

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a beaver

66
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une anguille

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an eel

67
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un roseau

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a reed

68
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un jonc

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a bulrush

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une péniche

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a barge

70
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une écluse

A

a lock

71
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a stream

A

un courant

72
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the ebb and the flow

A

le flux et le reflux

73
Q

high tide

A

la marée haute

74
Q

the tide goes out/comes in

A

la marée descend/monte

75
Q

the surge

A

la houle

76
Q

foam

A

l’écume

77
Q

the seabed

A

le fond de la mer

78
Q

a seaside resort

A

une station balnéaire

79
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the bathing season

A

la saison balnéaire

80
Q

holiday makers

A

les vacanciers

81
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a bathe

A

un bain (mer ou rivière)

82
Q

rough

A

agité

83
Q

to lose one’s footing

A

perdre pied

84
Q

sailing

A

la voile (le sport)

85
Q

skin diving

A

la plongée sous-marine

86
Q

flippers

A

des palmes

87
Q

to bask in the sun, to sunbathe

A

se dorer au soleil

88
Q

sunburnt

A

hâlé

89
Q

tanned

A

bronzé

90
Q

seaweeds

A

les algues

91
Q

to paddle

A

patauger

92
Q

windsurfing

A

la planche à voile (sport)

93
Q

to pinch someone

A

pincer quelqu’un

94
Q

seafood

A

les crustacés, les fruits de mer

95
Q

a trawler

A

un chalutier

96
Q

the meshes

A

les mailles

97
Q

tuna

A

le thon

98
Q

to sail the seas

A

parcourir les mers

99
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a trading vessel

A

un navire de commerce

100
Q

the hull

A

la coque

101
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the stern

A

la poupe

102
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a cargo

A

une cargaison

103
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watertight

A

étanche

104
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a crane

A

une grue

105
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to steer a ship

A

gouverner un navire

106
Q

the rudder

A

le gouvernail

107
Q

the logbook

A

le carnet de bord

108
Q

to drop/to weigh anchor

A

jeter/lever l’ancre

109
Q

the crew

A

l’équipage

110
Q

a knot

A

un noeud 1,8 km/h

111
Q

a sailing ship

A

un bâteau à voile

112
Q

a mast

A

un mât

113
Q

to drift

A

dériver

114
Q

the harbour

A

le port

115
Q

a lighthouse

A

un phare

116
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a tug

A

un remorqueur

117
Q

to be bound for

A

faire route pour

118
Q

to head for the open sea

A

gagner le large

119
Q

a raft

A

un radeau

120
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a lifeboat

A

un canot de sauvetage

121
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to be wrecked

A

faire naufrage

122
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a shipwreck

A

un naufrage

123
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a wreck

A

une épave

124
Q

to run aground

A

s’échouer

125
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a spring

A

une source (rivière)

126
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winding

A

sinueux

127
Q

shallow

A

peu profond

128
Q

the bank

A

la rive

129
Q

the bottom

A

le fond

130
Q

the slime

A

la vase

131
Q

the river-bed

A

le lit du fleuve

132
Q

the mouth

A

l’embouchure

133
Q

fresh/salt water

A

l’eau douce/salée

134
Q

a swamp

A

un marais

135
Q

a fin

A

une nageoire

136
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a beaver

A

un castor

137
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an eel

A

une anguille

138
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a reed

A

un roseau

139
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a bulrush

A

un jonc

140
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a barge

A

une péniche

141
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a lock

A

une écluse

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un courant

A

a stream