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Chapter 8 Vocab
French Chapter 8 Vocab
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Undergraduate 1
04/20/2011
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Term
La géographie et la Terre
 Definition
Geography and the Earth
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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)
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entouré(e) de
 Definition
surrounded by
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se jeter
 Definition
to flow into
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marécageux/marécageuse
 Definition
swampy
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large
 Definition
wide
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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
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un cours d'eau
 Definition
stream/river
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un détroit
 Definition
a strait
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l'est
 Definition
east
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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
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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
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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
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la pierre
 Definition
stone
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un pin
 Definition
a pin tree
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une presqu'île
 Definition
peninsula
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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
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un sapin
 Definition
a fir tree
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le sud
 Definition
south
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la superficie
 Definition
surface area
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un colvan éteint
 Definition
an extinct volcano
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Le Temps et le climat
 Definition
weather and climate
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le ciel
 Definition
the sky
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la foudre
 Definition
lightening
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un coupe de foudre
 Definition
a lightening bolt
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la glace
 Definition
ice
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une inondation
 Definition
a flood
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un nuage
 Definition
a cloud
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un orage
 Definition
a storm
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un ouragan
 Definition
a hurrican
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la pluie
 Definition
rain
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une tempête
 Definition
a storm, tmepest
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le tonnerre
 Definition
thunder
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une tornade
 Definition
tornado
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Préoccupations écologiques
 Definition
environmental concerns
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une centrale nucléaire
 Definition
a nuclear power plant
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les combustibles fossiles
 Definition
fossil fuels
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la croissance (de)
 Definition
the increase
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les déchets
 Definition
trash
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les eaux (de)
 Definition
the waters (of)
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l'essence
 Definition
gasoline
Term
un motoneige
 Definition
a snowmobile
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la quantité des ordures
 Definition
the quantity of garbage
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le pétrole
 Definition
oil
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le réchauffement de la planéte
 Definition
glboal warming
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un 4 x 4 ("quatre-quatre)
 Definition
a four-wheel drive vehicle
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contribuer (à)
 Definition
to contribute (to)
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déboiser (les forêts)
 Definition
to clear away (forests)
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déranger
 Definition
to disturb, bother
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gaspiller l'énergie
 Definition
to waste energy
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jeter (une boite)
 Definition
to throw away (a can)
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laisser couler l'eau
 Definition
to leave water running
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se servir de pesticides
 Definition
to use pesticides
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Solutions environnementales
 Definition
environmental solutions
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des aliments bio
 Definition
oragnic produce
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allumé(e)
 Definition
lighted
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un ampoule
 Definition
a lightbulb
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l'autocar
 Definition
cross country bus
Term
un coccinelle
 Definition
a ladybug
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interdit(e)
 Definition
forbidden
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le jardinage naturel
 Definition
organic gardening
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une poubelle
 Definition
a trash can
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un poduit vert
 Definition
a natural product
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puissant(e)
 Definition
powerful
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une voiture hybride
 Definition
hybrid car
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baisser (le volume)
 Definition
to lower (the volume)
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consommer moins (de)
 Definition
to consume less (of)
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déposer dans une poubelle
 Definition
to put, place in a garbage can
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emporter ses ordures
 Definition
to carry away one's garbage
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éteindre les lumières
 Definition
to turn off the lights
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faire du covoiturage
 Definition
to carpool
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faire des progrés
 Definition
to make progress
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nettoyer
 Definition
to clean
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se porter volontaire
 Definition
to volunteer
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(se) protéger
 Definition
to protect (oneself)
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recycler le verre
 Definition
to recycle glass
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remplacer
 Definition
to replace
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se rendre compte
 Definition
to realize, recognize
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résoudre
 Definition
to resolve
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sauver
 Definition
to save
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trier les déchets
 Definition
to sort trash
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