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la température
the temperature
un virus
a virus
l'animal
the animal
disparaître
to disappear
une émeute
a riot
éclater
to burst; to pop
une période
a period
la sécheresse
the drought
une catastrophe
a catastrophe
par rapport à
in comparison to
l'air
the air
le mal
the ache; the evil
surtout
especially
arriver
to arrive
baisser
to lower
une émission
a show; an emission
la politique
(the) politics; the policy
le climat
the climate
réfléchir
to think over; to reflect
comment
how
pouvoir
can; could; may
le réchauffement
the warming
lire
to read
l'étude
the study
penser
to think
rester
to stay; to remain
un degré
a degree
une hypothèse
a hypothesis
exister
to exist
nécessiter
to require; to need
un scénario
a scenario; a script
la stratégie
the strategy
une adaptation
an adaptation
optimiste
optimistic
pire
worse; worst
évoquer
to allude to
pourtant
yet; however
une conséquence
a consequence
l'été
the summer
apparaître
to appear
extrêmement
extremely
chaud
hot (temperature); warm
devenir
to become; to get
la mer
the sea
augmenter
to raise; to increase; to turn up (volume)
un mètre
a meter
en particulier
particularly
une station
a position; a stance
manquer
to miss (somebody, something)
la neige
the snow
connaître
to know; to be familiar with
la tempête
the storm
la pluie
the rain
intense
intense
la ville
the city; the town
l'eau
the water
déborder
to overflow
le système
the system
se rappeler
to remember (oneself)
l'orage
the thunderstorm
la bouche
the mouth
le métro
the subway; the metro
la piscine
the swimming pool
profiter
to enjoy
un cas
a case
abandonner
to abandon
la culture
(the) culture
le blé
the wheat
remplacer
to replace
le gâteau
the cake
un fruit
a piece of fruit
parfois
sometimes
le vin
the wine
amer
bitter
une répercussion
a repercussion
tout le monde
everyone
vouloir
to want
le risque
the risk
le problème
the problem
la capacité
the capacity
financier
financial
acheter
to buy
tandis que
whereas
un conflit
a conflict
autour
around
la ressource
the resource
un affrontement
a confrontation
les autres
the others
la mobilisation
the rallying; the call-up
le sentiment
the feeling
une injustice
an injustice
surmonter
to overcome
la menace
the threat
falloir
to be needed to; to have to
d'abord
firstly; first (of all)
nouveau
new
un modèle
a model
économique
economic
touristique
touristy
énergétique
energetic
atténuer
to alleviate
diminuer
to diminish; to decrease
retenir
to hold onto; to maintain
l'homme
the man
survivre
to survive
la question
the question
aujourd'hui
today
laisser
to let; to leave (something)
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