The sea and the rivers Flashcards

1
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le flux et le reflux

A

the ebb and the flow

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2
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la marée haute

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high tide

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3
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la marée descend/monte

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the tide goes out/comes in

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4
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la houle

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the surge

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5
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l’écume

A

foam

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6
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le fond de la mer

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the seabed

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7
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une station balnéaire

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a seaside resort

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8
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la saison balnéaire

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the bathing season

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9
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les vacanciers

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holiday makers

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10
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un bain (mer ou rivière)

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a bathe

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11
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agité

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rough

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12
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perdre pied

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to lose one’s footing

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13
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la voile (le sport)

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sailing

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14
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la plongée sous-marine

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skin diving

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15
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des palmes

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flippers

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16
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se dorer au soleil

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to bask in the sun, to sunbathe

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17
Q

hâlé

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sunburnt

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18
Q

bronzé

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tanned

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19
Q

les algues

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seaweeds

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20
Q

patauger

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to paddle

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21
Q

la planche à voile (sport)

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windsurfing

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22
Q

pincer quelqu’un

A

to pinch someone

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23
Q

les crustacés, les fruits de mer

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seafood

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24
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un chalutier

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a trawler

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les mailles
the meshes
26
le thon
tuna
27
parcourir les mers
to sail the seas
28
un navire de commerce
a trading vessel
29
la coque
the hull
30
la poupe
the stern
31
une cargaison
a cargo
32
étanche
watertight
33
une grue
a crane
34
gouverner un navire
to steer a ship
35
le gouvernail
the rudder
36
le carnet de bord
the logbook
37
jeter/lever l'ancre
to drop/to weigh anchor
38
l'équipage
the crew
39
un noeud 1,8 km/h
a knot
40
un bâteau à voile
a sailing ship
41
un mât
a mast
42
dériver
to drift
43
le port
the harbour
44
un phare
a lighthouse
45
un remorqueur
a tug
46
faire route pour
to be bound for
47
gagner le large
to head for the open sea
48
un radeau
a raft
49
un canot de sauvetage
a lifeboat
50
faire naufrage
to be wrecked
51
un naufrage
a shipwreck
52
une épave
a wreck
53
s'échouer
to run aground
54
une source (rivière)
a spring
55
sinueux
winding
56
peu profond
shallow
57
la rive
the bank
58
le fond
the bottom
59
la vase
the slime
60
le lit du fleuve
the river-bed
61
l'embouchure
the mouth
62
l'eau douce/salée
fresh/salt water
63
un marais
a swamp
64
une nageoire
a fin
65
un castor
a beaver
66
une anguille
an eel
67
un roseau
a reed
68
un jonc
a bulrush
69
une péniche
a barge
70
une écluse
a lock
71
a stream
un courant
72
the ebb and the flow
le flux et le reflux
73
high tide
la marée haute
74
the tide goes out/comes in
la marée descend/monte
75
the surge
la houle
76
foam
l'écume
77
the seabed
le fond de la mer
78
a seaside resort
une station balnéaire
79
the bathing season
la saison balnéaire
80
holiday makers
les vacanciers
81
a bathe
un bain (mer ou rivière)
82
rough
agité
83
to lose one's footing
perdre pied
84
sailing
la voile (le sport)
85
skin diving
la plongée sous-marine
86
flippers
des palmes
87
to bask in the sun, to sunbathe
se dorer au soleil
88
sunburnt
hâlé
89
tanned
bronzé
90
seaweeds
les algues
91
to paddle
patauger
92
windsurfing
la planche à voile (sport)
93
to pinch someone
pincer quelqu'un
94
seafood
les crustacés, les fruits de mer
95
a trawler
un chalutier
96
the meshes
les mailles
97
tuna
le thon
98
to sail the seas
parcourir les mers
99
a trading vessel
un navire de commerce
100
the hull
la coque
101
the stern
la poupe
102
a cargo
une cargaison
103
watertight
étanche
104
a crane
une grue
105
to steer a ship
gouverner un navire
106
the rudder
le gouvernail
107
the logbook
le carnet de bord
108
to drop/to weigh anchor
jeter/lever l'ancre
109
the crew
l'équipage
110
a knot
un noeud 1,8 km/h
111
a sailing ship
un bâteau à voile
112
a mast
un mât
113
to drift
dériver
114
the harbour
le port
115
a lighthouse
un phare
116
a tug
un remorqueur
117
to be bound for
faire route pour
118
to head for the open sea
gagner le large
119
a raft
un radeau
120
a lifeboat
un canot de sauvetage
121
to be wrecked
faire naufrage
122
a shipwreck
un naufrage
123
a wreck
une épave
124
to run aground
s'échouer
125
a spring
une source (rivière)
126
winding
sinueux
127
shallow
peu profond
128
the bank
la rive
129
the bottom
le fond
130
the slime
la vase
131
the river-bed
le lit du fleuve
132
the mouth
l'embouchure
133
fresh/salt water
l'eau douce/salée
134
a swamp
un marais
135
a fin
une nageoire
136
a beaver
un castor
137
an eel
une anguille
138
a reed
un roseau
139
a bulrush
un jonc
140
a barge
une péniche
141
a lock
une écluse
142
un courant
a stream