The weather and the seasons Flashcards

1
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tempéré

A

temperate

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variable, incertain

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variable, uncertain

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une éclaircie

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a bright interval

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4
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les prévisions météorologiques

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the weather forecast

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5
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une girouette

A

a weather vane, a weathercock

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le thermomètre

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the thermometer

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le baromètre

A

the barometer

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8
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du beau temps

A

fine, fair weather

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une averse, une giboulée

A

a shower

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10
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il pleut à verse

A

it pours

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il pleut comme vache qui pisse

A

it rains cats and dogs

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12
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une pluie battante

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driving, pelting rain

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être trempé jusqu’aux os

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to be drenched, to be soaked to the skin

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être ruisselant

A

to be dripping

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il grêle

A

it hails

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16
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un grêlon

A

a hailstone

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une goutte de pluie

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a raindrop

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18
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il bruine

A

it drizzles

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19
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il fait beau, il fait bon

A

it is warm

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20
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il fait très chaud, trop chaud

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it is hot

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21
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un moment, une période

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a spell

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sans nuage, limpide

A

cloudless

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23
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un temps magnifique

A

a glorious weather

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24
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la canicule

A

the dog days, the heatwave

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25
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torride

A

scorching

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lourd, étouffant

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oppressive, stifling

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lourd, suffocant

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close, sultry

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28
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une brume de chaleur

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a haze

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29
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un orage se prépare

A

a thunderstorm is brewing

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30
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le grondement du tonnerre

A

the rumbling of thunder

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31
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un éclair

A

a flash of lightning

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32
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un coup de tonnerre

A

a clap of thunder

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33
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courir se mettre à l’abri

A

to run for shelter

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34
Q

la foudre tombe

A

lightning strikes

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35
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la sécheresse

A

drought

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36
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la rosée

A

dew

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37
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humide

A

damp

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38
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gris, triste

A

dull

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39
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couvert

A

overcast

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40
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un grand vent

A

a high wind, a gale

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41
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tourbillonner

A

to whirl

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42
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une brume

A

a mist

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43
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une purée de pois

A

a pea-souper

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44
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le brouillard se lève

A

the fog is lifting

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45
Q

le temps s’éclairci

A

it clears up

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46
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doux

A

mild

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47
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glacé

A

icy

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48
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triste et froid

A

bleak

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49
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transi de froid

A

chilled to the bone

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50
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un froid mordant, pénétrant

A

a pinching, biting cold

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51
Q

la gelée, le gel

A

frost

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52
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les flocons de neige

A

snowflakes

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53
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le dégel

A

thaw

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54
Q

fondre

A

to melt, to thaw

55
Q

faire des dégâts

A

to melt, to wreak havoc

56
Q

être renversé par le vent

A

to be blown down

57
Q

se calmer

A

to die away

58
Q

une inondation

A

a flood

59
Q

déborder

A

to overflow one’s banks

60
Q

se retirer

A

to recede

61
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jaillir

A

gush

62
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trembler

A

to quake

63
Q

se fendre

A

to crack

64
Q

une congère

A

a snowdrift

65
Q

être bloqué par les neiges

A

to be snowbound

66
Q

le verglas

A

black ice

67
Q

Après la pluie, le beau temps.

A

Cloudy mornings turn to clear evenings.

68
Q

temperate

A

tempéré

69
Q

variable, uncertain

A

variable, incertain

70
Q

a bright interval

A

une éclaircie

71
Q

the weather forecast

A

les prévisions météorologiques

72
Q

a weather vane, a weathercock

A

une girouette

73
Q

the thermometer

A

le thermomètre

74
Q

the barometer

A

le baromètre

75
Q

fine, fair weather

A

du beau temps

76
Q

a shower

A

une averse, une giboulée

77
Q

it pours

A

il pleut à verse

78
Q

it rains cats and dogs

A

il pleut comme vache qui pisse

79
Q

driving, pelting rain

A

une pluie battante

80
Q

to be drenched, to be soaked to the skin

A

être trempé jusqu’aux os

81
Q

to be dripping

A

être ruisselant

82
Q

it hails

A

il grêle

83
Q

a hailstone

A

un grêlon

84
Q

a raindrop

A

une goutte de pluie

85
Q

it drizzles

A

il bruine

86
Q

it is warm

A

il fait beau, il fait bon

87
Q

it is hot

A

il fait très chaud, trop chaud

88
Q

a spell

A

un moment, une période

89
Q

cloudless

A

sans nuage, limpide

90
Q

a glorious weather

A

un temps magnifique

91
Q

the dog days, the heatwave

A

la canicule

92
Q

scorching

A

torride

93
Q

oppressive, stifling

A

lourd, étouffant

94
Q

close, sultry

A

lourd, suffocant

95
Q

a haze

A

une brume de chaleur

96
Q

a thunderstorm is brewing

A

un orage se prépare

97
Q

the rumbling of thunder

A

le grondement du tonnerre

98
Q

a flash of lightning

A

un éclair

99
Q

a clap of thunder

A

un coup de tonnerre

100
Q

to run for shelter

A

courir se mettre à l’abri

101
Q

lightning strikes

A

la foudre tombe

102
Q

drought

A

la sécheresse

103
Q

dew

A

la rosée

104
Q

damp

A

humide

105
Q

dull

A

gris, triste

106
Q

overcast

A

couvert

107
Q

a high wind, a gale

A

un grand vent

108
Q

to whirl

A

tourbillonner

109
Q

a mist

A

une brume

110
Q

a pea-souper

A

une purée de pois

111
Q

the fog is lifting

A

le brouillard se lève

112
Q

it clears up

A

le temps s’éclairci

113
Q

mild

A

doux

114
Q

icy

A

glacé

115
Q

bleak

A

triste et froid

116
Q

chilled to the bone

A

transi de froid

117
Q

a pinching, biting cold

A

un froid mordant, pénétrant

118
Q

frost

A

la gelée, le gel

119
Q

snowflakes

A

les flocons de neige

120
Q

thaw

A

le dégel

121
Q

to melt, to thaw

A

fondre

122
Q

to melt, to wreak havoc

A

faire des dégâts

123
Q

to be blown down

A

être renversé par le vent

124
Q

to die away

A

se calmer

125
Q

a flood

A

une inondation

126
Q

to overflow one’s banks

A

déborder

127
Q

to recede

A

se retirer

128
Q

gush

A

jaillir

129
Q

to quake

A

trembler

130
Q

to crack

A

se fendre

131
Q

a snowdrift

A

une congère

132
Q

to be snowbound

A

être bloqué par les neiges

133
Q

black ice

A

le verglas

134
Q

Cloudy mornings turn to clear evenings.

A

Après la pluie, le beau temps.