Vocabulaire Environnemental Flashcards
(40 cards)
1
Q
La terre perpétue sa danse
A
Earth continues its danse
2
Q
Ce ballet
A
A procession
3
Q
Immuable
A
Unchangeable
4
Q
Enrayer
A
To jam/ block/ stop
5
Q
Périodes glaciaires
A
Ice age
6
Q
Le réchauffement
A
Warming
7
Q
Implacable
A
Never ending/ merciless
8
Q
La banquise arctique
A
Ice field
9
Q
Reculé
A
Remote/ isolated
10
Q
Épargner
A
To save up/ set aside
11
Q
Épaissir
A
To thicken/ deepen
12
Q
Une envergure
A
Wingspan/ scale/ scope
13
Q
Des canicules intense
A
Heat waves
14
Q
Bouleverser
A
To devastate
15
Q
La déglaciation
A
De-icing
16
Q
Un gamin/ une gamine
A
Youngster/ kid
17
Q
Un point de non retour
A
A point of no return
18
Q
Soigneusement
A
Carefully/ thoroughly
19
Q
Couvre
A
To cover/ wrap
20
Q
Un échantillon
A
Sample/ swatch
21
Q
Soubresaut
A
Jolt/ spasm/ jump
22
Q
Épaisseur
A
Density/ thickness
23
Q
Fondre
A
To meet
24
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Enclencher
A
To attach/ engage
25
La gamme
Scale/ range/ array of something
26
Chargé de stateur
Trainee officer
27
Grimper
To climb/ scale
28
Projections
Predictions
29
L’échelle
The ladder/ scale
30
Sombre
Gloomy/ glum
31
La banquise
Sea ice
32
La banquise
Bottom sea ice
33
La calotte
Ice cap/ glacier
34
Un piège
A trap
35
S’accentuer
To emphasise/ accentuate
36
Le dégât
Damage
37
Craindre
To be afraid of
38
Le fioul
Heating oil
39
Une facette
A facet (face/ side)
40
Semblable
Similar/ alike/ fellow…
