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Catastrophes Flashcards

1
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Inonder

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To flood/to inundate

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Un raz de marée

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A tsunami/tidal wave

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3
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Destructeur

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Destructive/ devastating

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4
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De grande ampleur

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Large scale

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5
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Des zones de basse altitude

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Low-lying areas

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Volcan

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Volcano

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7
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Un volcan éteint

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An extinct volcano

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8
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Entrer en éruption

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To erupt

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9
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Un tremblement de terre

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An earthquake

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10
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L’épicentre

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The epicentre

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11
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Une faille

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A fault/faultline

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12
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Une réplique

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An aftershock

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13
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Résister aux tremblements de terre

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To be earthquake-proof

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14
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Sur l’échelle de richter

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On the Richter scale

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15
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Un glissement de terrain

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A landslide

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16
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Une tornade

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A tornado

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17
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Un typhon

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A typhoon

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18
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Une tempête de neige

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A snowstorm/blizzard

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19
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La trajectoire d’un ouragan

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The course of a hurricane

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20
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Une sécheresse

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A drought

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21
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Une canicule

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A heatwave

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22
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Nappes phréatiques

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Groundwater reserves

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23
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Le niveau hydrostatique

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The water table

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24
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Approvisionnement en eau

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Water supplies

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25
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Des fortes pluies

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Heavy rain

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26
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L’érosion des sols

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Soil erosion

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Fut perçu

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Was felt

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Les secouristes

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The rescue services

29
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Les chiffres actuels

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The current figures

30
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L’ampleur

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The extent

31
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Un sismologue

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A seismologist

32
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Le code du bâtiment

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The building regulations

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Mourir de faim

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To die of hunger/ starve to death

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La famine

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Starvation/famine

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Les secours aux victimes de catastrophes

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Disaster relief

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Un cadavre

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A dead body/ a corpse

37
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Aide alimentaire

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Food relief/aid

38
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La déshydratation

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Dehydration

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Un programme de secours

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A relief programme

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Un organisme non-gouvernemental (ONG)

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A non-governmental organisation (NGO)

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Aide humanitaire

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Humanitarian aid

42
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Répartir/ diriger l’aide

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To allocate

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Un bénévole

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A volunteer worker

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Une agence d’aide alimentaire

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A food aid agency

45
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La menace d’épidémies

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The threat of epidemics

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Une région dévastée

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A badly affected area/ a stricken

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Une zone sinistrée

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A disaster area

48
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Les sinistrés

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Disaster victims

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Le bilan des victimes/ bilan officiel

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The death toll

50
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La surpopulation

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Over-population

51
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Un recensement

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A census

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Le taux de natalité

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The birth rate

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Le taux de mortalité

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The death rate

54
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Le taux de mortalité infantile

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The infant mortality rate

55
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Espérance de vie

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Life expectancy

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La croissance démographique

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Population growth

57
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Un accroissement démographique

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Population increase

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Organisation des Nations Unies pour l’alimentation et l’agriculture

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

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Crise provoquée par l’homme

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A man-made crisis

60
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Dépourvu de

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Devoid of

61
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Fiable

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Reliable

62
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Blocus

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Blockade

63
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Sur le point de/ au bord de la famine

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To the brink of famine

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