The weather Flashcards

(69 cards)

1
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a climate zone

A

une zone climatique

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2
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dry

A

sec

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3
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arid

A

désertique

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4
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humid, wet

A

humide (et tiède)

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5
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moderate

A

tempéré

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6
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polar

A

polaire

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7
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the weather conditions

A

les conditions météorologiques

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8
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a drizzle

A

une bruine, un crachin

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9
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a shower

A

une averse

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10
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April showers

A

les giboulées de mars

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11
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a downpour

A

une pluie diluvienne

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12
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the monsoon

A

la mousson

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13
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the rainy season

A

la saison des pluies

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14
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a waterspout

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une trombe d’eau

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15
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fog

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brouillard, brume

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16
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mist

A

brouillard, brume

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17
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haze

A

brouillard, brume

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18
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a patch of fog

A

une nappe de brouillard

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19
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a snowflake

A

un flocon de neige

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20
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a snowfall

A

une chute de neige

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21
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slush

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la neige fondue (au sol)

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22
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sleet

A

la neige fondue (qui tombe)

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23
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thaw

A

le dégel

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24
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hail

A

la grêle

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a hailstone
un grêlon
26
a whirlwind
un tourbillon
27
a gust of wind
une bourrasque
28
a squall
une rafale
29
a gale
un grand vent
30
a breeze
une brise
31
a lull
une accalmie
32
a thunderstorm
un orage
33
a clap of thunder
un coup de tonnerre
34
a thunderclap
un coup de tonnerre
35
lightning
des éclairs
36
a flash of lightning
un éclair
37
a tempest
une violente tempête
38
frost
le gel, la gelée
39
hoarfrost
la gelée blanche
40
a patch of (black) ice
une plaque de verglas
41
windswept
balayé par les vents
42
frosty
couvert de givre
43
overcast
couvert (ciel)
44
to cloud over
se couvrir (ciel)
45
to clear up
se dégager (ciel)
46
to drizzle
bruiner
47
to thaw
fondre, dégeler
48
to thunder
tonner
49
to frost up
(se) givrer
50
to frost over
(se) givrer
51
the weather forecast
les prévisions météorologiques
52
a weathercock
une girouette
53
a weathervane
une girouette
54
the weatherman
monsieur météo
55
the weather report
le bulletin météo
56
a sunny spell
une éclaircie
57
a trough
une dépression
58
a heatwave
une vague de chaleur
59
dog days
la canicule
60
a scorcher
une journée torride
61
a scorching sun
un soleil brûlant
62
stifling
étouffant
63
close
lourd
64
sultry
accablant, étouffant
65
sweltering
accablant, étouffant
66
changeable
variable, changeant
67
unsettled
variable, changeant
68
balmy
très doux
69
to forecast the weather
donner les prévisions météorologiques