course 9 : CL (que ceux que je connais moins bien) Flashcards

(32 cards)

1
Q

accablant, it affects you very strongly, and you do not know how to deal with it.

A

overwhelming, the overwhelming sounds of the forest

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2
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se démarquer

A

Stick out (to)

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3
Q

bourdonnement

A

buzzing

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4
Q

Réhabiliter

A

Rehabilitate (to)

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5
Q

se prémunir contre l’exploitation forestière illégale

A

… to guard against illegal logging

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6
Q

tronçonneuse

A

chainsaw, to saw

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7
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a place where birds or
animals are protected and allowed to live
freely

A

a sanctuary

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8
Q

Nous sommes tombés sur quelqu’un qui …

A

We stumbled upon somebody who …

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9
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you switch a machine on.

A

you fire up a machine

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10
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  1. capable of being scaled or climbed
  2. computing
    (of a network) able to
    be expanded to cope with increased use
A

Scalable (adjective)

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11
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faire face à

A

to cope with

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12
Q

Aller sur internet sur le téléphone

A

Surf the web on the cell phones

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13
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(= to catch)

A

Pick up (to)

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14
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Alerter qqn de qqch

A

Alert someone TO a situation

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15
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football pitch

A

football field

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16
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Un fait peu connu

A

A little-known fact

17
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(=to be responsible

for)

A

Account for (to)

18
Q

they make sure that the law is obeyed, usually

by punishing people who do not obey it.

A

people in authority enforce a law or a rule

19
Q

Pour apparaître en temps réel

A

To show up in real time

20
Q

Un problème encore non résolu

A

An as-yet unsolved problem

21
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sous-produits

22
Q

a piece, a shred (lambeau), a bit

a long narrow area of land

23
Q

it prevents it from being seen or heard properly.

A

one thing obscures another

24
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un faible son, couleur, marque, sentiment ou qualité

A

A faint sound, colour, mark, feeling, or

quality

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Décoller, prospérer, avoir du succès, to go away, to leave
to take off, to take yourself off,
26
compagnie d'exploitation forestière
Logger (a)
27
(Synonym: effort)
Endeavor
28
colline
hill
29
un événement impressionnant
An impressive event
30
(Syn. Obstacle)
Deterrent (a)
31
to make them not want to do it | or continue doing it.
To deter someone from doing something
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(Syn. Fully, completely)
Thoroughly