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1
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a ridge of high pressure

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une ligne de hautes pressions

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atmospheric pressure

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la pression atmosphérique

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weather chart

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la carte météorologique

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weather conditions

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les conditions atmosphériques (f )

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weather forecast

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le bulletin météorologique

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weather ship

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le navire météorologique

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weather station

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l’observatoire météorologique (m)

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Clouds

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Les nuages

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a bank of clouds

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un rideau de nuages

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a threatening sky

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un ciel menaçant

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an overcast sky

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un ciel couvert

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cloudless sky

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un ciel sans nuages / un ciel dégagé

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dark clouds

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des nuages noirs

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fleecy clouds

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des nuages floconneux (m)

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mackerel sky

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un ciel pommelé

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storm cloud

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le nuage orageux

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the sky clouds over

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le ciel se couvre

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the sky is clouding over

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le ciel se brouille

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Extreme Weather Conditions and Natural

Disasters

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La météo extrême

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avalanche

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l’avalanche (f )

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bolt

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l’éclair

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cyclone

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le cyclone

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disaster zone

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la zone sinistrée

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dog days

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la canicule

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drought

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la sécheresse

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earthquake

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le tremblement de terre

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eruption

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l’éruption (f )

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Extreme Weather Conditions and Natural Disasters

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Conditions atmosphériques sévères et désastres na- turels

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hurricane

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l’ouragan (m)

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iceberg

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l’iceberg (m)

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landslide

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le glissement/l’effondrement de terrain (m)

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lava

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la lave

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lightning

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la foudre

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monsoon

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la mousson

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seismic

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le séisme

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shock

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la secousse

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37
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snowstorm

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la tempête de neige

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squall

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la rafale

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39
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storm

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l’orage (m)

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40
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storm (at sea)

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la tempête

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thunder

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le tonnerre

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tidal wave

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le raz-de-marée

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tornado

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la tornade

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torrential rains

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les pluies torrentielles (fpl)

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tsunami

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le tsunami

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typhoon

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le typhon

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windstorm

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la tempête de vent

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Fog

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le brouillard

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a pea-souper

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un brouillard à couper au couteau

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fog

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le brouillard

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fog bank

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le banc de brume

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foggy

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brumailleux

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53
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fog-horn

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la corne de brume

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fog-lamp

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le phare antibrouillard

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heat haze

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un brouillard, une brume de chaleur

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mist

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la brume

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mist, steam, condensation

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la buée

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misty, foggy

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brumeux

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slight haze

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une brume légére

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to hang over

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planer sur

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Hail, ice and snow

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Grêle, le verglas et la neige

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black ice

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le verglas

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cold spell

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la vague de froid

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64
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covered in ice, frosted up

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givré

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65
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dew

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la rosée

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66
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freezing

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le gel

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freezing point

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le point de congélation

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frost

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la gelée

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frozen

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glacé

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hail

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la grêle

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hailstone

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le grêlon

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hoarfrost

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le givre

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ice

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la glace

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74
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ice-floe

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la banquise

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75
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ice-floes

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les glaces flottantes (f )

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it is sleeting

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il tombe de la neige fondue

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new snow

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la neige fraiche

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powdery snow

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la neige poudreuse

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slippery

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glissant

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80
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snowball

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la boule de niege

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81
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snow-capped

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couronné de neige

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snowdrift

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le banc de neige/le congère de neige

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snowflake

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le flocon de neige

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snow-line

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la limite des neiges

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snowman

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le bonhomme de neige

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snowplough

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le chasse-neige

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snow-shoe

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la raquette

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snowstorm

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le tourbillon de neige

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thaw

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le dégel

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90
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to thaw

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dégeler

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91
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to thaw, melt

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fondre

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92
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Rain

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Pluie

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93
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a period of bad weather

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l’intempérie (f )

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cloudburst

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une trombe d’eau

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95
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downpour

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une pluie diluvienne

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drizzle

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le crachin

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97
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drizzle , misty rain

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la bruine

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98
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heavy rain

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une pluie drue

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it is pouring down

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il pleut à verse / il pleut des cordes

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lashing rain

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une pluie cinglante

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monsoon

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la mousson

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pelting rain

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une pluie battante

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shower

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l’ondée (f )

104
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sudden shower

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la giboulée

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the weather is breaking

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le temps se brouille, le temps se gâte

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the weather is lousy

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il fait un temps de chien

107
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to drizzle

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crachiner, bruiner

108
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weather-bound

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immobilisé par le mauvais temps

109
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Seasons

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Saisons

110
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fall

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l’automne/ l’automne (m)

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fall (as adj)

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d’automne(adj)

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in fall

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en automne

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in spring

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au printemp

114
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in summer

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en été

115
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in winter

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en hiver

116
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spring

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le printemps

117
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summer

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l’été

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summer

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l’été (m)

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winter

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l’hiver / l’hiver (m)

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winter(as adj)

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d’hiver(adj)

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Storms

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Tempêtes

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flash of lightning

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l’éclair (m)

123
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hurricane

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l’ouragan (m)

124
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lightning

A

la foudre

125
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storm

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la tempête

126
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stormbound

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bloqué par la tempête

127
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storm-lashed

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battu par la tempête

128
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stormy sea

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une mer houleuse

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thunder

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le tonnerre

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thunderstorm

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l’orage (m)

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to weather a storm

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essuyer une tempête

132
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typhoon

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le typhon

133
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whirlwind

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le tourbillon

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Sunshine

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ensoleillement

135
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a clear blue sky

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un ciel clair et bleu

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a scorcher

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une journée de canicule

137
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bright spell

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l’éclaircie (f )

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dog-days

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la canicule

139
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heatwave

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la vague de chaleur

140
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hot summer days

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les grandes chaleurs (f )

141
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it’s close to beam

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le temps est lourd rayonner

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lull

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l’accalmie (f )

143
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oppressive heat

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une chaleur accablante

144
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period of sunlight

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l’ensoleillement (m)

145
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rainbow

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l’arc-en-ciel (m)

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stifling heat

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une chaleur étouffante

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sun hat

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le chapeau de soleil

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sun roof

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le toit ouvrant

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sunbeam

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le rayon de soleil

150
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sunburst

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l’échappée de soleil (f )

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sun-drenched

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inondé de soleil

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sunglasses

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les lunettes de soleil (f)

153
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sunny

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ensoleillé

154
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the sun is blazing down

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il fait un soleil de plomb

155
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the weather turned out fine

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le temps s’est mis au beau

156
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to sun oneself

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lézarder au soleil

157
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to sunbathe

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prendre un bain de soleil

158
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visor

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la visière

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Weather conditions

A

les conditions métérologiques

160
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break in the weather

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l’éclaircie (f )

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break/clear up

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s’éclaircir

162
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breeze

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la brise

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dry

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sec/sèche

164
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fog

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le brouillard

165
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frost

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le gel/le givre

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hail

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la grêle

167
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heat

A

la chaleur

168
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ice

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la glace/le gel/le verglas

169
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It is freezing

A

Il gèle

170
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It is hailing

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Il grêle

171
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It is raining

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Il pleut

172
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It is raining in torrents

A

Il pleut à torrents

173
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It is snowing

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Il neige

174
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mist

A

la brume

175
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overcast

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couvert(e)

176
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rain

A

la pluie

177
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rainbow

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l’arc-en-ciel (m)

178
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shower, rain shower

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l’averse (f )

179
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snow

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la neige

180
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sun

A

le soleil

181
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sunny

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ensoleillé(e)

182
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thaw

A

le dégel

183
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The South of France is sunny today.

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Le Midi de la France est ensoleillé aujourd’hui

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The weather is bad.

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Il fait mauvais.

185
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The weather is cloudy.

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Il fait nuageux.

186
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The weather is cold

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Il fait froid

187
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The weather is cool

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Il fait frais

188
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The weather is foggy

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Il fait du brouillard

189
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The weather is grey

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Il fait gris/maussade

190
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The weather is hot

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Il fait chaud

191
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The weather is humid

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Il fait humide/lourd

192
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The weather is mild

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Il fait doux

193
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The weather is nice

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Il fait beau/bon

194
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The weather is rainy

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Il fait pluvieux

195
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The weather is stormy

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Il fait orageux

196
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The weather is sunny

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Il fait du soleil

197
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The weather is windy

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Il fait du vent

198
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torrential rain

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une pluie diluvienne

199
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Weather Conditions

A

Conditions atmosphériques

200
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wind

A

le vent

201
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Weather Report

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le bulletin météorologique

202
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annual

A

annuel(le)

203
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atmospheric pressure

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la pression atmosphérique

204
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barometer

A

le baromètre

205
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change

A

le changement

206
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coolness

A

la fraîcheur

207
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degree

A

le degré

208
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disturbance

A

la perturbation

209
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drop

A

baisser

210
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forecast

A

la prévision

211
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high pressure

A

la haute pression

212
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hit hard

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taper/frapper fort

213
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in the shade

A

à l’ombre

214
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low pressure

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la basse pression

215
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mildness

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la douceur

216
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minus

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moins

217
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plus

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plus

218
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precipitation

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la précipitation

219
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shine

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briller

220
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sunrise

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le lever du soleil

221
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sunset

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le coucher du soleil

222
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temperature

A

la température

223
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The temperature is below average.

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La température est sous la moyenne

224
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thermometer

A

le thermomètre

225
Q

variable

A

variable

226
Q

Wind

A

Vent

227
Q

a biting wind

A

un vent cinglant

228
Q

a moderate

A

un vent modéré

229
Q

a puff of wind

A

un souffle d’air

230
Q

an icy wind

A

un vent glacial

231
Q

doldrums

A

la zone des calmes

232
Q

dust storm

A

la tempête de poussière

233
Q

hailstorm

A

l’averse de grêle

234
Q

headwind

A

le vent contraire

235
Q

heavy shower, squall

A

le grain

236
Q

sandstorm

A

la tempête de sable

237
Q

squall

A

la rafale / la bourrasque

238
Q

the wind was blowing in gusts

A

le vent soufflait en rafales

239
Q

there wasn’t a breath of air

A

il n’y avait pas un souffle d’air

240
Q

to blow a gale

A

souffler en tempête

241
Q

to rage

A

faire rage

242
Q

tornado

A

la tornade

243
Q

trade wind

A

l’alizé (m)

Dean French Subject Vocab (70 decks)

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