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122 Cards in this Set
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au bord de |
at the edge of |
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sur les bords de |
on the banks of |
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couvert de |
covered with |
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entoure de |
surrounded by |
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se jeter dans |
to flow into |
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marecageux |
swampy |
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montagneux |
mountainous |
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situe |
located |
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se situer |
to be located |
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des collines |
hills |
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la cote |
the coast |
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un cours d'eau |
a stream, river |
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l'est |
east |
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un etat |
a state |
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un etendue |
a stretch, expanse of |
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une falaise |
a cliff |
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un fleuve |
a river |
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la foret humide |
the rainforest |
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la frontiere |
the border |
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un golfe |
a gulf |
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une ile |
an island |
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la Manche |
the English Channel |
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le nord |
north |
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l'ouest |
west |
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la pierre |
stone |
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un pin |
a pine tree |
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une presqu'ile |
a peninsula |
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les reserves petrolieres |
oil reserves |
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une riviere |
a stream |
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un rocher |
a rock |
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le sable |
sand |
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un sapin |
a fir tree |
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le sud |
south |
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la superficie |
surface area |
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un volcan eteint |
an extinct volcano |
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le ciel |
the sky |
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un eclair |
a flash of lightning |
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la foudre |
lightning |
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le givre |
frost |
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la glace |
ice |
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une goutte |
a drop |
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la grele |
hail |
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une inondation |
a flood |
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un nuage |
a cloud |
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nuageux |
cloudy |
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un orage |
a storm |
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un ouragan |
a hurricane |
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il pleuviote |
its sprinkling |
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la pluie |
rain |
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la rosee |
dew |
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une tempete |
a storm, tempest |
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la tonnerre |
thunder |
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une tornade |
a tornado |
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une centrale nucleaire |
a nuclear power plant |
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la croissance de |
the increase de |
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les dechets |
trash |
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les eaux de |
the waters of |
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l'essence |
gasoline |
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une motoneige |
a snowmobile |
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la quantite des ordures |
the quantity of garbage |
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le petrole |
oil |
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le rechauffement de la planete |
global warming |
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contribuer |
to contribute |
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deboiser |
to deforest, clear away trees |
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deranger |
to disturb, bother |
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gaspiller l'energie |
to waste energy |
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jeter |
to throw away |
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laisser couler l'eau |
to leave water running |
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se servir de pesticides |
to use pesticides |
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des aliments bio |
organic produce |
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une ampoule |
a lightbulb |
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l'autocar |
cross-country bus |
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une centrale solaire |
a solar power station |
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une coccinelle |
a ladybug |
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une poubelle |
a trash can |
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un produit vert |
a natural product |
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baisser |
lower |
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consommer moins de |
consume less |
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deposer dans une poubelle |
to put in a garbage can |
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emporter ses ordures |
to carry away one's garbage |
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eteindre les lumieres |
to turn off the lights |
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faire du covoiturage |
to carpool |
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faire des progres |
to make progress |
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nettoyer |
to clean |
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se porter volontaire |
to volunteer |
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recycler le verre |
to recycle glass |
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remplacer |
to replace |
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se rendre compte |
to realize, recognize |
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resoudre |
to resolve |
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sauver |
to save |
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trier les dechets |
to sort trash |
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allume |
lighted, lit |
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attentif |
attentive |
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dur |
hard |
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eclaire |
lit |
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fier |
proud |
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flamand |
flemish |
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interdit |
forbidden |
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prudemment |
carefully |
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sec |
dry |
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le bruit |
noise |
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un lieu |
a place, spot |
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la medina |
the old part of an Arab city |
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la moitie |
half |
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une publicite |
an ad |
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un quart |
a quarter of |
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un souk |
an Arab market |
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un texto |
a text message |
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une torche electrique |
a flashlight |
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le volant |
the steering wheel |
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s'abriter |
to take shelter |
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se boucher le oreilles |
to cover one's ears |
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se cacher |
to hide |
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se deplacer |
to move from one place to another |
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dresser une tente |
to set up a tent |
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emporter |
to carry with you |
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s'etendre |
to extend, stretch |
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faire une randonee |
to go on a hike |
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hurler |
to howl |
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reduire la pression |
to reduce the pressure |
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se trouver |
to be located |
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vivre |
to live |