voc The sea, rivers and lakes, natural disasters Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
1
Q

The sea

A

La mer

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

sea water

A

l’eau de la mer

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

the seabed

A

le fond de la mer

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

the sea level

A

le niveau de la mer

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

the seashore

A

le rivage

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

the seaside

A

le bord de (la) mer

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

the tide; a wave

A

la marée ; une vague

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

the surf

A

les vagues défelantes

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

the swell

A

la houle

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

a groundswell

A

une lame de fond

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

the flow; the ebb

A

le flux ; le reflux

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

the backwash

A

le ressac

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

the undertow

A

le courant de retour

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

spray / foam

A

les embruns / l’écume

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

white horses

A

les moutons (vagues)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

a bay; a gulf

A

une baie ; un golfe

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

a cove / an inlet / a creek

A

une anse / crique

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

a strait; a channel

A

un détroit ; un chenal

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

the coast

A

la côte

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

coastal

A

côtier

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

the beach

A

la plage

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

sand

A

le sable

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

a sandbank

A

un banc de sable

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

a sand dune

A

une dune de sable

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Q

shingle / pebbles

A

les galets

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
26
Q

a coral reef

A

un récif de corail

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
27
Q

a lagoon

A

un lagon / une lagune

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
28
Q

the Atlantic (Ocean)

A

l’(océan) Atlantique

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
29
Q

the Pacific (Ocean)

A

l’(océan) Pacifique

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
30
Q

the Indian Ocean

A

l’océan Indien

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
31
Q

the Channel

A

La Manche

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
32
Q

the North Sea

A

la mer du Nord

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
33
Q

the Mediterranean Sea

A

la (mer) Méditerranée

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
34
Q

the Aegean Sea

A

la mer Egée

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
35
Q

the Adriatic

A

l’Adriatique

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
36
Q

the Baltic Sea

A

la (mer) Baltique

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
37
Q

the Dead Sea

A

la mer Morte

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
38
Q

the South Seas

A

les mers du Sud

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
39
Q

the Straits of Gibraltar

A

le détroit de Gibraltar

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
40
Q

the Bay of Biscay

A

le golfe de Gascogne

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
41
Q

the Hudson Bay

A

la baie d’Hudson

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
42
Q

the Persian Gulf

A

le golfe Persique

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
43
Q

the roaring forties

A

les 40èmes rugissants

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
44
Q

Rivers and lakes

A

Fleuves, rivières et lacs

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
45
Q

fresh water

A

l’eau douce

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
46
Q

a spring

A

une source

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
47
Q

to spring

A

jaillir

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
48
Q

a river

A

un fleuve / une rivière

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
49
Q

the riverside

A

le bord

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
50
Q

a river bank

A

une rive / une berge

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
51
Q

the riverbed

A

le lit de la rivière

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
52
Q

a stream / a brook / a creek (US)

A

un ruisseau

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
53
Q

a torrent

A

un torrent

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
54
Q

the current / the stream

A

le courant

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
55
Q

upstream, downstream

A

en amont, en aval

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
56
Q

an estuary; a delta

A

un estuaire ; un delta

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
57
Q

a tributary

A

un affluent

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
58
Q

a waterway

A

une voie navigable

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
59
Q

a canal

A

un canal

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
60
Q

a lock / a sluice

A

l’écluse

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
61
Q

the lock / sluice gates

A

les portes de l’écluse

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
62
Q

a dam

A

un barrage

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
63
Q

meanders

A

des méandres

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
64
Q

to meander / to wind

A

faire des méandres

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
65
Q

a ripple

A

une ride

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
66
Q

to ripple

A

se rider

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
67
Q

to flow

A

couler

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
68
Q

to flow / to run into

A

se jeter dans

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
69
Q

the watershed / the divide (US)

A

la ligne de partage des eaux

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
70
Q

silt

A

le limon

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
71
Q

to silt up

A

s’ensabler / s’envaser

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
72
Q

slime

A

la vase

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
73
Q

slimy

A

vaseux

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
74
Q

mud

A

la boue

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
75
Q

muddy

A

boueux

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
76
Q

a waterfall

A

une cascade

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
77
Q

rapids

A

des rapides

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
78
Q

a ford

A

un gué

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
79
Q

to ford a river

A

passer à gué

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
80
Q

a dyke / levee (US)

A

une digue

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
81
Q

a ditch

A

un fossé

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
82
Q

a lake

A

un lac

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
83
Q

the lakeside

A

les rives d’un lac

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
84
Q

a pool; a pond

A

un étang ; une mare

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
85
Q

the (River) Thames

A

la Tamise

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
86
Q

The Mississippi river

A

le Mississippi

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
87
Q

the Great Lakes

A

les Grands Lacs

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
88
Q

the Niagara Falls

A

les chutes du Niagara

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
89
Q

the Amazon

A

l’Amazon

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
90
Q

the (River) Jordan

A

le Jourdain

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
91
Q

the Ganges

A

le Gange

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
92
Q

Lake Como

A

le lac de Côme

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
93
Q

Natural disasters

A

Les désastres naturels

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
94
Q

a volcano

A

un volcan

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
95
Q

volcanic

A

volcanique

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
96
Q

to erupt

A

entrer en éruption

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
97
Q

an eruption

A

une éruption

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
98
Q

a crater; a lava flow

A

un cratère ; une coulée de lave

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
99
Q

scoriae / cinders

A

les scories

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
100
Q

a fault

A

une faille

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
101
Q

an earthquake

A

un tremblement de terre

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
102
Q

a flood

A

une innondation / une crue

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
103
Q

to flood

A

innonder

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
104
Q

a mudslide

A

une coulée de boue

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
105
Q

a deluge

A

une pluie diluvienne

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
106
Q

a tidal wave / tsunami

A

un raz-de-marée

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
107
Q

dry

A

sec

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
108
Q

to dry out

A

sécher

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
109
Q

drought

A

la sécheresse

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
110
Q

a landslide

A

un glissement de terrain

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
111
Q

a blizzard

A

une tempête de neige

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
112
Q

an avalanche

A

une avalanche

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
113
Q

a typhoon

A

un typhon

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
114
Q

a hurricane

A

un ouragan

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
115
Q

a sandstorm

A

une tempête de sable

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
116
Q

a calm sea

A

une mer calme

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
117
Q

a rough / choppy sea

A

une mer agitée

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
118
Q

in deep sea

A

en mer profonde

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
119
Q

in shallow sea

A

en mer peu profonde

120
Q

the open sea

A

la pleine mer

121
Q

an arm of the sea

A

un bras de mer

122
Q

by the seashore

A

sur le rivage

123
Q

by / at the seaside

A

au bord de la mer

124
Q

above sea level

A

au-dessus du niveau de la mer

125
Q

below sea level

A

en-dessous du niveau de la mer

126
Q

sea flora / fauna

A

la flore / la faune marine

127
Q

the rising // falling tide

A

la marée montante // descendante

128
Q

at high / low tide

A

à marée haute / basse

129
Q

the crest of a wave

A

la crête d’une vague

130
Q

to make waves

A

faire des vagues

131
Q

a white-sand beach

A

une plage de sable blanc

132
Q

a sunny beach

A

une plage ensoleillée

133
Q

a shingle beach

A

une plage de galets

134
Q

a deserted beach

A

une plage déserte

135
Q

a secluded beach

A

une plage isolée

136
Q

a private beach

A

une plage privée

137
Q

a nudist beach

A

une plage naturiste

138
Q

at the beach

A

à la plage

139
Q

a sea breeze

A

une brise marine

140
Q

fast-flowing / swift river

A

un fleuve rapide

141
Q

a winding river

A

un fleuve sinueux

142
Q

a slow river

A

un fleuve lent

143
Q

a muddy bank

A

une rive boueuse

144
Q

the opposite bank

A

la rive opposée

145
Q

a steep bank

A

une rive escarpée

146
Q

a volcanic eruption

A

une éruption volcanique

147
Q

volcanic clouds

A

des nuages volcaniques

148
Q

soil erosion

A

l’érosion du sol

149
Q

La mer

A

The sea

150
Q

l’eau de la mer

A

sea water

151
Q

le fond de la mer

A

the seabed

152
Q

le niveau de la mer

A

the sea level

153
Q

le rivage

A

the seashore

154
Q

le bord de (la) mer

A

the seaside

155
Q

la marée ; une vague

A

the tide; a wave

156
Q

les vagues défelantes

A

the surf

157
Q

la houle

A

the swell

158
Q

une lame de fond

A

a groundswell

159
Q

le flux ; le reflux

A

the flow; the ebb

160
Q

le ressac

A

the backwash

161
Q

le courant de retour

A

the undertow

162
Q

les embruns / l’écume

A

spray / foam

163
Q

les moutons (vagues)

A

white horses

164
Q

une baie ; un golfe

A

a bay; a gulf

165
Q

une anse / crique

A

a cove / an inlet / a creek

166
Q

un détroit ; un chenal

A

a strait; a channel

167
Q

la côte

A

the coast

168
Q

côtier

A

coastal

169
Q

la plage

A

the beach

170
Q

le sable

A

sand

171
Q

un banc de sable

A

a sandbank

172
Q

une dune de sable

A

a sand dune

173
Q

les galets

A

shingle / pebbles

174
Q

un récif de corail

A

a coral reef

175
Q

un lagon / une lagune

A

a lagoon

176
Q

l’(océan) Atlantique

A

the Atlantic (Ocean)

177
Q

l’(océan) Pacifique

A

the Pacific (Ocean)

178
Q

l’océan Indien

A

the Indian Ocean

179
Q

La Manche

A

the Channel

180
Q

la mer du Nord

A

the North Sea

181
Q

la (mer) Méditerranée

A

the Mediterranean Sea

182
Q

la mer Egée

A

the Aegean Sea

183
Q

l’Adriatique

A

the Adriatic

184
Q

la (mer) Baltique

A

the Baltic Sea

185
Q

la mer Morte

A

the Dead Sea

186
Q

les mers du Sud

A

the South Seas

187
Q

le détroit de Gibraltar

A

the Straits of Gibraltar

188
Q

le golfe de Gascogne

A

the Bay of Biscay

189
Q

la baie d’Hudson

A

the Hudson Bay

190
Q

le golfe Persique

A

the Persian Gulf

191
Q

les 40èmes rugissants

A

the roaring forties

192
Q

Fleuves, rivières et lacs

A

Rivers and lakes

193
Q

l’eau douce

A

fresh water

194
Q

une source

A

a spring

195
Q

jaillir

A

to spring

196
Q

un fleuve / une rivière

A

a river

197
Q

le bord

A

the riverside

198
Q

une rive / une berge

A

a river bank

199
Q

le lit de la rivière

A

the riverbed

200
Q

un ruisseau

A

a stream / a brook / a creek (US)

201
Q

un torrent

A

a torrent

202
Q

le courant

A

the current / the stream

203
Q

en amont, en aval

A

upstream, downstream

204
Q

un estuaire ; un delta

A

an estuary; a delta

205
Q

un affluent

A

a tributary

206
Q

une voie navigable

A

a waterway

207
Q

un canal

A

a canal

208
Q

l’écluse

A

a lock / a sluice

209
Q

les portes de l’écluse

A

the lock / sluice gates

210
Q

un barrage

A

a dam

211
Q

des méandres

A

meanders

212
Q

faire des méandres

A

to meander / to wind

213
Q

une ride

A

a ripple

214
Q

se rider

A

to ripple

215
Q

couler

A

to flow

216
Q

se jeter dans

A

to flow / to run into

217
Q

la ligne de partage des eaux

A

the watershed / the divide (US)

218
Q

le limon

A

silt

219
Q

s’ensabler / s’envaser

A

to silt up

220
Q

la vase

A

slime

221
Q

vaseux

A

slimy

222
Q

la boue

A

mud

223
Q

boueux

A

muddy

224
Q

une cascade

A

a waterfall

225
Q

des rapides

A

rapids

226
Q

un gué

A

a ford

227
Q

passer à gué

A

to ford a river

228
Q

une digue

A

a dyke / levee (US)

229
Q

un fossé

A

a ditch

230
Q

un lac

A

a lake

231
Q

les rives d’un lac

A

the lakeside

232
Q

un étang ; une mare

A

a pool; a pond

233
Q

la Tamise

A

the (River) Thames

234
Q

le Mississippi

A

The Mississippi river

235
Q

les Grands Lacs

A

the Great Lakes

236
Q

les chutes du Niagara

A

the Niagara Falls

237
Q

l’Amazon

A

the Amazon

238
Q

le Jourdain

A

the (River) Jordan

239
Q

le Gange

A

the Ganges

240
Q

le lac de Côme

A

Lake Como

241
Q

Les désastres naturels

A

Natural disasters

242
Q

un volcan

A

a volcano

243
Q

volcanique

A

volcanic

244
Q

entrer en éruption

A

to erupt

245
Q

une éruption

A

an eruption

246
Q

un cratère ; une coulée de lave

A

a crater; a lava flow

247
Q

les scories

A

scoriae / cinders

248
Q

une faille

A

a fault

249
Q

un tremblement de terre

A

an earthquake

250
Q

une innondation / une crue

A

a flood

251
Q

innonder

A

to flood

252
Q

une coulée de boue

A

a mudslide

253
Q

une pluie diluvienne

A

a deluge

254
Q

un raz-de-marée

A

a tidal wave / tsunami

255
Q

sec

A

dry

256
Q

sécher

A

to dry out

257
Q

la sécheresse

A

drought

258
Q

un glissement de terrain

A

a landslide

259
Q

une tempête de neige

A

a blizzard

260
Q

une avalanche

A

an avalanche

261
Q

un typhon

A

a typhoon

262
Q

un ouragan

A

a hurricane

263
Q

une tempête de sable

A

a sandstorm

264
Q

une mer calme

A

a calm sea

265
Q

une mer agitée

A

a rough / choppy sea

266
Q

en mer profonde

A

in deep sea

267
Q

en mer peu profonde

A

in shallow sea

268
Q

la pleine mer

A

the open sea

269
Q

un bras de mer

A

an arm of the sea

270
Q

sur le rivage

A

by the seashore

271
Q

au bord de la mer

A

by / at the seaside

272
Q

au-dessus du niveau de la mer

A

above sea level

273
Q

en-dessous du niveau de la mer

A

below sea level

274
Q

la flore / la faune marine

A

sea flora / fauna

275
Q

la marée montante // descendante

A

the rising // falling tide

276
Q

à marée haute / basse

A

at high / low tide

277
Q

la crête d’une vague

A

the crest of a wave

278
Q

faire des vagues

A

to make waves

279
Q

une plage de sable blanc

A

a white-sand beach

280
Q

une plage ensoleillée

A

a sunny beach

281
Q

une plage de galets

A

a shingle beach

282
Q

une plage déserte

A

a deserted beach

283
Q

une plage isolée

A

a secluded beach

284
Q

une plage privée

A

a private beach

285
Q

une plage naturiste

A

a nudist beach

286
Q

à la plage

A

at the beach

287
Q

une brise marine

A

a sea breeze

288
Q

un fleuve rapide

A

fast-flowing / swift river

289
Q

un fleuve sinueux

A

a winding river

290
Q

un fleuve lent

A

a slow river

291
Q

une rive boueuse

A

a muddy bank

292
Q

la rive opposée

A

the opposite bank

293
Q

une rive escarpée

A

a steep bank

294
Q

une éruption volcanique

A

a volcanic eruption

295
Q

des nuages volcaniques

A

volcanic clouds

296
Q

l’érosion du sol

A

soil erosion