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pousser
to push; to grow (plants)
Europe
Europe
un millénaire
a millenium
transporter
to transport
un million
a million
la seconde
the second
énorme
huge
la masse
the mass (weight)
déplacer
to shift; to move
échanger
to exchange
la température
the temperature
une atmosphère
an atmosphere
le climat
the climate
plusieurs
various
l'étude
the study
révéler
to reveal
affaiblir
to weaken
précisément
precisely
souvent
often
parler
to speak; to talk
ensemble
together
fonctionner
to function
un peu
a little
démarrer
to start up
les Etats-Unis
the United States
la majorité
the majority; legal age
terminer
to complete; to finish
continuer
to continue
la course
the race (competition)
circuler
to circulate
la surface
the surface
arriver
to arrive
plonger
to dive; to dip
la profondeur
the depth
repartir
to leave again
une boucle
a loop
un cycle
a cycle
permettre
to allow
transférer
to transfer
la chaleur
the heat
recevoir
to receive
un mécanisme
a mechanism
une augmentation
an increase; a pay increase
provoquer
to provoke
rendre
to give back
avoir
to have
une tendance
a tendency; a trend
descendre
to go down
un autre
another
l'impact
the impact
la glace
the ice cream
une baisse
a decrease
selon
according to
publier
to publish
perdre
to lose
le débit
the debit; the flow
depuis
since; for
le niveau
the level
le siècle
the century
stable
steady
difficile
difficult
prévoir
to predict; to provide for
une conséquence
a consequence
estimer
to estimate
risquer
to risk
connaître
to know; to be familiar with
la tempête
the storm
une vague
a wave
intense
intense
l'été
the summer
l'hiver
the winter
rude
harsh
menacer
to threaten
la sécheresse
the drought
la côte
the rib; the coast
Amérique
America
voir
to see
le sol
the floor; the ground
une destruction
a destruction
le système
the system
la ville
the city; the town
une disparition
a disappearance
une habitation
a habitation
bousculer
to shove; to push over
la planète
the planet
un courant marin
an ocean current
le tapis roulant
the conveyor belt
le tourbillon
the whirlwind
l'eau salée
salt water
l'eau douce
freshwater

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