The weather Flashcards by william vieira

Q

a climate zone

A

une zone climatique

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dry

A

sec

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arid

A

désertique

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humid, wet

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humide (et tiède)

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moderate

A

tempéré

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polar

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polaire

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the weather conditions

A

les conditions météorologiques

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a drizzle

A

une bruine, un crachin

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a shower

A

une averse

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April showers

A

les giboulées de mars

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a downpour

A

une pluie diluvienne

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the monsoon

A

la mousson

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the rainy season

A

la saison des pluies

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a waterspout

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une trombe d’eau

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fog

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brouillard, brume

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mist

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brouillard, brume

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haze

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brouillard, brume

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a patch of fog

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une nappe de brouillard

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a snowflake

A

un flocon de neige

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a snowfall

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une chute de neige

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slush

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la neige fondue (au sol)

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sleet

A

la neige fondue (qui tombe)

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thaw

A

le dégel

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hail

A

la grêle

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a hailstone

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un grêlon

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a whirlwind

A

un tourbillon

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a gust of wind

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une bourrasque

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a squall

A

une rafale

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a gale

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un grand vent

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a breeze

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une brise

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a lull

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une accalmie

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a thunderstorm

A

un orage

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a clap of thunder

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un coup de tonnerre

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a thunderclap

A

un coup de tonnerre

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lightning

A

des éclairs

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a flash of lightning

A

un éclair

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a tempest

A

une violente tempête

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frost

A

le gel, la gelée

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hoarfrost

A

la gelée blanche

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a patch of (black) ice

A

une plaque de verglas

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windswept

A

balayé par les vents

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frosty

A

couvert de givre

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overcast

A

couvert (ciel)

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to cloud over

A

se couvrir (ciel)

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to clear up

A

se dégager (ciel)

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to drizzle

A

bruiner

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to thaw

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fondre, dégeler

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to thunder

A

tonner

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to frost up

A

(se) givrer

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to frost over

A

(se) givrer

Q

the weather forecast

A

les prévisions météorologiques

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a weathercock

A

une girouette

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a weathervane

A

une girouette

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the weatherman

A

monsieur météo

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the weather report

A

le bulletin météo

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a sunny spell

A

une éclaircie

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a trough

A

une dépression

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a heatwave

A

une vague de chaleur

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dog days

A

la canicule

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a scorcher

A

une journée torride

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a scorching sun

A

un soleil brûlant

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stifling

A

étouffant

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close

A

lourd

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sultry

A

accablant, étouffant

Q

sweltering

A

accablant, étouffant

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changeable

A

variable, changeant

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unsettled

A

variable, changeant

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balmy

A

très doux

Q

to forecast the weather

A

donner les prévisions météorologiques