3 - Catastrophes Flashcards

1
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To inundate

A

Inonder

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2
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A tsunami

A

Un raz de marée

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3
Q

Destructive

A

Destructeur

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4
Q

Large scale

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Grande ampleur

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5
Q

Low-lying areas

A

Zones de basse altitude

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6
Q

A faultline

A

Une faille

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7
Q

An aftershock

A

Une réplique

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8
Q

To be earthquake-proof

A

Résister aux tremblements de terre

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9
Q

On the Richter scale

A

Sur l’échelle de Richter

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10
Q

A landslide

A

Un glissement de terrain

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11
Q

A typhoon

A

Un typhon

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12
Q

A blizzard

A

Une tempête de neige

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13
Q

The course of a hurricane

A

La trajectoire d’un ouragan

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14
Q

A drought

A

Une sécheresse

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15
Q

A heatwave

A

Une canicule

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16
Q

Groundwater reserves

A

Nappes phréatiques

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17
Q

The water table

A

Le niveau hydrostatique

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18
Q

Water supplies

A

Approvisionnement en eau

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19
Q

Heavy rain

A

De fortes pluies

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20
Q

Soil erosion

A

L’érosion des sols

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21
Q

Was felt

A

Fut perçu

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22
Q

The rescue services

A

Les secouristes

23
Q

The current figures

A

Les chiffres actuels

24
Q

The extent

A

L’ampleur

25
Q

A seismologist

A

Un sismologue

26
Q

The building regulations

A

Le code du bâtiment

27
Q

To starve to death

A

Mourir de faim

28
Q

Disaster relief

A

Les secours aux victimes de catastrophes

29
Q

A dead body

A

Un cadavre

30
Q

Food relief

A

Aide alimentaire

31
Q

Dehydration

A

Déshydratation

32
Q

A relief programme

A

Un programme de secours

33
Q

NGO (Non-Governmental Organisation)

A

ONG (Organisation Non-Gouvernementale)

34
Q

Humanitarian aid

A

Aide humanitaire

35
Q

To allocate

A

Répartir

36
Q

A food aid agency

A

Une agence d’aide alimentaire

37
Q

The threat of epidemics

A

La menace d’épidémies

38
Q

A disaster zone

A

Une zone sinistrée

39
Q

Disaster victims

A

Les sinistrés

40
Q

A stricken area

A

Une région dévastée

41
Q

The death toll

A

Le bilan des victimes

42
Q

Over-population

A

Surpopulation

43
Q

A census

A

Un recensement

44
Q

The infant mortality rate

A

Le taux de mortalité infantile

45
Q

Life expectancy

A

Espérance de vie

46
Q

Population growth

A

Croissance démographique

47
Q

Population increase

A

Accroissement démographique

48
Q

Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO)

A

Organisation des Nations Unies pour l’Alimentation et l’Agriculture (OAA)

49
Q

A man-made crisis

A

Crise provoquée par l’homme

50
Q

Devoid of

A

Dépourvu de

51
Q

Reliable

A

Fiable

52
Q

Blockade

A

Blocus

53
Q

To the brink of

A

Au bord de