3 - Catastrophes Flashcards

(53 cards)

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To inundate

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Inonder

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A tsunami

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Un raz de marée

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3
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Destructive

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Destructeur

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4
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Large scale

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Grande ampleur

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5
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Low-lying areas

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Zones de basse altitude

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6
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A faultline

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Une faille

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7
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An aftershock

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Une réplique

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8
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To be earthquake-proof

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Résister aux tremblements de terre

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9
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On the Richter scale

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Sur l’échelle de Richter

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10
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A landslide

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Un glissement de terrain

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11
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A typhoon

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Un typhon

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12
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A blizzard

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Une tempête de neige

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13
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The course of a hurricane

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La trajectoire d’un ouragan

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14
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A drought

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Une sécheresse

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15
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A heatwave

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Une canicule

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16
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Groundwater reserves

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Nappes phréatiques

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17
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The water table

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Le niveau hydrostatique

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18
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Water supplies

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Approvisionnement en eau

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19
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Heavy rain

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De fortes pluies

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20
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Soil erosion

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L’érosion des sols

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21
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Was felt

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Fut perçu

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22
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The rescue services

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Les secouristes

23
Q

The current figures

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Les chiffres actuels

24
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The extent

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A seismologist
Un sismologue
26
The building regulations
Le code du bâtiment
27
To starve to death
Mourir de faim
28
Disaster relief
Les secours aux victimes de catastrophes
29
A dead body
Un cadavre
30
Food relief
Aide alimentaire
31
Dehydration
Déshydratation
32
A relief programme
Un programme de secours
33
NGO (Non-Governmental Organisation)
ONG (Organisation Non-Gouvernementale)
34
Humanitarian aid
Aide humanitaire
35
To allocate
Répartir
36
A food aid agency
Une agence d’aide alimentaire
37
The threat of epidemics
La menace d’épidémies
38
A disaster zone
Une zone sinistrée
39
Disaster victims
Les sinistrés
40
A stricken area
Une région dévastée
41
The death toll
Le bilan des victimes
42
Over-population
Surpopulation
43
A census
Un recensement
44
The infant mortality rate
Le taux de mortalité infantile
45
Life expectancy
Espérance de vie
46
Population growth
Croissance démographique
47
Population increase
Accroissement démographique
48
Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO)
Organisation des Nations Unies pour l’Alimentation et l’Agriculture (OAA)
49
A man-made crisis
Crise provoquée par l’homme
50
Devoid of
Dépourvu de
51
Reliable
Fiable
52
Blockade
Blocus
53
To the brink of
Au bord de