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Chapter 8 Vocab
French Chapter 8 Vocab
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Language - French
Undergraduate 1
04/20/2011

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Term
La géographie et la Terre
Definition
Geography and the Earth
Term
au bord de
Definition
at the edge of
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aux bords de
Definition
on the banks of
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couvert(e) (de)
Definition
covered (with)
Term
entouré(e) de
Definition
surrounded by
Term
se jeter
Definition
to flow into
Term
marécageux/marécageuse
Definition
swampy
Term
large
Definition
wide
Term
montagneux/montagneux
Definition
mountainous
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situé(e)
Definition
located
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se situer
Definition
to be located
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des collines
Definition
hills
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la côte
Definition
the coast
Term
un cours d'eau
Definition
stream/river
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un détroit
Definition
a strait
Term
l'est
Definition
east
Term
un état
Definition
state
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un éntendue (de)
Definition
a stretch, expanse of
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une falaise
Definition
a cliff
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un fleuve
Definition
a river
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la forêt humide
Definition
rainforest
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la frontière
Definition
the border
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un golfe
Definition
a gulf
Term
une île
Definition
an island
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la Manche
Definition
the English Channel
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le nord
Definition
north
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l'ouest
Definition
west
Term
la pierre
Definition
stone
Term
un pin
Definition
a pin tree
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une presqu'île
Definition
peninsula
Term
les réserves petroliéres
Definition
oil reserves
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une rivière
Definition
a stream
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un rocher
Definition
a rock
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le sable
Definition
sand
Term
un sapin
Definition
a fir tree
Term
le sud
Definition
south
Term
la superficie
Definition
surface area
Term
un colvan éteint
Definition
an extinct volcano
Term
Le Temps et le climat
Definition
weather and climate
Term
le ciel
Definition
the sky
Term
la foudre
Definition
lightening
Term
un coupe de foudre
Definition
a lightening bolt
Term
la glace
Definition
ice
Term
une inondation
Definition
a flood
Term
un nuage
Definition
a cloud
Term
un orage
Definition
a storm
Term
un ouragan
Definition
a hurrican
Term
la pluie
Definition
rain
Term
une tempête
Definition
a storm, tmepest
Term
le tonnerre
Definition
thunder
Term
une tornade
Definition
tornado
Term
Préoccupations écologiques
Definition
environmental concerns
Term
une centrale nucléaire
Definition
a nuclear power plant
Term
les combustibles fossiles
Definition
fossil fuels
Term
la croissance (de)
Definition
the increase
Term
les déchets
Definition
trash
Term
les eaux (de)
Definition
the waters (of)
Term
l'essence
Definition
gasoline
Term
un motoneige
Definition
a snowmobile
Term
la quantité des ordures
Definition
the quantity of garbage
Term
le pétrole
Definition
oil
Term
le réchauffement de la planéte
Definition
glboal warming
Term
un 4 x 4 ("quatre-quatre)
Definition
a four-wheel drive vehicle
Term
contribuer (à)
Definition
to contribute (to)
Term
déboiser (les forêts)
Definition
to clear away (forests)
Term
déranger
Definition
to disturb, bother
Term
gaspiller l'énergie
Definition
to waste energy
Term
jeter (une boite)
Definition
to throw away (a can)
Term
laisser couler l'eau
Definition
to leave water running
Term
se servir de pesticides
Definition
to use pesticides
Term
Solutions environnementales
Definition
environmental solutions
Term
des aliments bio
Definition
oragnic produce
Term
allumé(e)
Definition
lighted
Term
un ampoule
Definition
a lightbulb
Term
l'autocar
Definition
cross country bus
Term
un coccinelle
Definition
a ladybug
Term
interdit(e)
Definition
forbidden
Term
le jardinage naturel
Definition
organic gardening
Term
une poubelle
Definition
a trash can
Term
un poduit vert
Definition
a natural product
Term
puissant(e)
Definition
powerful
Term
une voiture hybride
Definition
hybrid car
Term
baisser (le volume)
Definition
to lower (the volume)
Term
consommer moins (de)
Definition
to consume less (of)
Term
déposer dans une poubelle
Definition
to put, place in a garbage can
Term
emporter ses ordures
Definition
to carry away one's garbage
Term
éteindre les lumières
Definition
to turn off the lights
Term
faire du covoiturage
Definition
to carpool
Term
faire des progrés
Definition
to make progress
Term
nettoyer
Definition
to clean
Term
se porter volontaire
Definition
to volunteer
Term
(se) protéger
Definition
to protect (oneself)
Term
recycler le verre
Definition
to recycle glass
Term
remplacer
Definition
to replace
Term
se rendre compte
Definition
to realize, recognize
Term
résoudre
Definition
to resolve
Term
sauver
Definition
to save
Term
trier les déchets
Definition
to sort trash
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