The weather Flashcards

1
Q

a climate zone

A

une zone climatique

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2
Q

dry

A

sec

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3
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arid

A

désertique

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4
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humid, wet

A

humide (et tiède)

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5
Q

moderate

A

tempéré

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6
Q

polar

A

polaire

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7
Q

the weather conditions

A

les conditions météorologiques

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8
Q

a drizzle

A

une bruine, un crachin

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9
Q

a shower

A

une averse

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10
Q

April showers

A

les giboulées de mars

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11
Q

a downpour

A

une pluie diluvienne

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12
Q

the monsoon

A

la mousson

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13
Q

the rainy season

A

la saison des pluies

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14
Q

a waterspout

A

une trombe d’eau

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15
Q

fog

A

brouillard, brume

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16
Q

mist

A

brouillard, brume

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17
Q

haze

A

brouillard, brume

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18
Q

a patch of fog

A

une nappe de brouillard

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19
Q

a snowflake

A

un flocon de neige

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20
Q

a snowfall

A

une chute de neige

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21
Q

slush

A

la neige fondue (au sol)

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22
Q

sleet

A

la neige fondue (qui tombe)

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23
Q

thaw

A

le dégel

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24
Q

hail

A

la grêle

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25
Q

a hailstone

A

un grêlon

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26
Q

a whirlwind

A

un tourbillon

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27
Q

a gust of wind

A

une bourrasque

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28
Q

a squall

A

une rafale

29
Q

a gale

A

un grand vent

30
Q

a breeze

A

une brise

31
Q

a lull

A

une accalmie

32
Q

a thunderstorm

A

un orage

33
Q

a clap of thunder

A

un coup de tonnerre

34
Q

a thunderclap

A

un coup de tonnerre

35
Q

lightning

A

des éclairs

36
Q

a flash of lightning

A

un éclair

37
Q

a tempest

A

une violente tempête

38
Q

frost

A

le gel, la gelée

39
Q

hoarfrost

A

la gelée blanche

40
Q

a patch of (black) ice

A

une plaque de verglas

41
Q

windswept

A

balayé par les vents

42
Q

frosty

A

couvert de givre

43
Q

overcast

A

couvert (ciel)

44
Q

to cloud over

A

se couvrir (ciel)

45
Q

to clear up

A

se dégager (ciel)

46
Q

to drizzle

A

bruiner

47
Q

to thaw

A

fondre, dégeler

48
Q

to thunder

A

tonner

49
Q

to frost up

A

(se) givrer

50
Q

to frost over

A

(se) givrer

51
Q

the weather forecast

A

les prévisions météorologiques

52
Q

a weathercock

A

une girouette

53
Q

a weathervane

A

une girouette

54
Q

the weatherman

A

monsieur météo

55
Q

the weather report

A

le bulletin météo

56
Q

a sunny spell

A

une éclaircie

57
Q

a trough

A

une dépression

58
Q

a heatwave

A

une vague de chaleur

59
Q

dog days

A

la canicule

60
Q

a scorcher

A

une journée torride

61
Q

a scorching sun

A

un soleil brûlant

62
Q

stifling

A

étouffant

63
Q

close

A

lourd

64
Q

sultry

A

accablant, étouffant

65
Q

sweltering

A

accablant, étouffant

66
Q

changeable

A

variable, changeant

67
Q

unsettled

A

variable, changeant

68
Q

balmy

A

très doux

69
Q

to forecast the weather

A

donner les prévisions météorologiques