GI-Natural disasters Flashcards

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abandonner

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to abandon, to give up

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abriter

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to shelter

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s’affaisser

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to collapse

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affecter

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to allocate, to affect

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anéantir

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to annihilate

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atteindre

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to reach, to affect

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s’attendre à

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to expect

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avertir

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to warn

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broyer

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to crush

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brûler

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to burn

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collecter

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to collect, to raise

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déblayer

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to clear up

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défoncer

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to smash in

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dégager

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to free

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délivrer

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to free

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démolir

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to demolish

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dépêcher

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to dispatch

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détériorer

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to deteriorate

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détruire

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to destroy

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dévaler

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to rush down

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dévaster

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to devastate

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se douter (de)

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to suspect

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s’échapper

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to escape

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écraser

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to squash

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s’effondrer
to collapse
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emporter
to take away
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ensevelir
to bury
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entrer en éruption
to erupt
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éteindre
to put out
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évacuer
to evacuate
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évaluer
to assess
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l’aide (f)
help
33
l’ambassade (f)
embassy
34
l’angoisse (f)
distress
35
l’appel d’urgence (m)
emergency appeal
36
l’appui (m)
support
37
l’association caritative (f)
charity
38
l’avalanche (f)
avalanche
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les condoléances (fpl)
condolences
40
le consulat
consulate
41
la coulée de boue
mudslide
42
la coupure de courant
power cut
43
le cratère
crater
44
la crise
crisis
45
le cyclone
hurricane
46
le danger
danger
47
le déblayage
clearing
48
les décombres (mpl)
rubble
49
la déflagration
explosion
50
les dégâts (mpl)
damage
51
la disette
food shortage
52
l’échelle (f)
scale
53
l’épicentre (m)
epicenter
54
l’épreuve (f)
hardship, trial
55
l’éruption (f)
eruption
56
l’évacuation (f)
evacuation
57
la famine
famine
58
le fléau
calamity
59
la force
strength
60
la foudre
lightning
61
le froid
cold
62
le glissement de terrain
landslide
63
les gravats (mpl)
rubble
64
la grêle
hail
65
accablé
overwhelmed
66
affamé
starving
67
antisismique
earthquake-proof
68
arraché
uprooted
69
broyé
crushed
70
calciné
burnt to a cinder
71
catastrophique
catastrophic
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coupé
cut off
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dangereux
dangerous
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déprimé
depressed
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dévasté
devastated
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diluvien
torrential
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disparu
disappeared
78
éprouvant
trying, testing
79
extraordinaire
extraordinary
80
fort
strong
81
guéri
healed
82
éviter
to avoid
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exploser
to explode
84
se fissurer
to crack
85
fragiliser
to weaken
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fuir
to escape
87
glisser
to slide
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heurter
to strike, to crash into
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hospitaliser
to take into hospital
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ignorer
to ignore
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inonder
to flood
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libérer
to free
93
menacer
to threaten
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mobiliser
to mobilize
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mourir
to die
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percuter
to crash into
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perdre
to lose
98
périr
to perish
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provoquer
to cause
100
ravager
to devastate
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rechercher
to search for
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recouvrir
to cover
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sauver
to save
104
soigner
to look after, to treat
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sombrer
to sink
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souffler
to blow
107
soutenir
to support
108
submerger
to submerge
109
survivre
to survive
110
trembler
to shake
111
tuer
to kill
112
le bilan
death toll
113
la boue
mud
114
le brasier
inferno
115
le cadavre
corpse
116
la chaleur
heat
117
la chapelle ardente
chapel of rest
118
le chiffre
figure
119
l’incendie (m)
fire
120
l’inondation (f)
flood
121
la lave
lava
122
la mousson
monsoon
123
le naufrage
shipwreck
124
l’ouragan (m)
hurricane
125
la pandémie
pandemic
126
la panique
panic
127
la perte
loss
128
le phénomène
phenomenon
129
le risque
risk
130
les ruines (fpl)
ruins
131
le sans-abri
homeless person
132
le sauveteur
rescuer
133
les secours (mpl)
aid, rescue team
134
la secousse
aftershock
135
le séisme
earthquake
136
la tempête
storm
137
la tornade
tornado
138
la tragédie
tragedy
139
le tremblement de terre
earthquake
140
le tsunami
tsunami
141
la vague
wave
142
la vague de chaleur
heatwave
143
la victime
victim
144
le volcan
volcano
145
inaccessible
inaccessible
146
inondé
flooded
147
insuffisant
inadequate
148
isolé
isolated
149
navrant
heartbreaking
150
orageux
stormy
151
puissant
powerful
152
rude
harsh
153
sauvé
saved
154
sinistré
affected by disaster
155
soulagé
relieved
156
sous-marin
submarine
157
submergé
submerged
158
touché
affected
159
vivant
alive
160
volcanique
volcanic