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LB1+ 6 vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| come rain or shine | no matter what the circumstances are (quoi qu'il arrive) |
| wisdom | ability to make sensible decisions give good advice (sagesse) |
| amateur | non-professional |
| pattern | method, system, sequence |
| forecast | prediction |
| saying | proverb |
| accurate | exact, precise |
| constantly | all the time |
| altitude | specific height above sea level |
| region | area, place |
| expert | specialist |
| barometer | instrument that measures air pressure |
| static | loud noise that spoils the quality of sound on radio or TV |
| to clear up | (weather) to stop raining or being cloudy |
| hurricane | violent wind, cyclone, twister |
| heatwave | weather much hotter than usual |
| blizzard | snowstorm |
| shower | rain that lasts for a short time |
| hail | rain consisting of small balls of ice |
| frost | ice that covers the ground when the temperature is below zero |
| mist | light fog (brouillard,brume) |
| snowflake | one of the soft, white bits of frozen water that fall as snow |
| raindrop | single drop of rain (goutte) |
| hailstone | small ball of ice |
| flash of lightning | very bright light in the sky caused by electricity (éclair) |
| gust of wind | sudden increase in the amount of wind that is blowing (rafale de vent) |
| puddle (of water) | a pool of liquid on the ground |
| mild | pleasant because not very cold (weather) |
| threat | warning, danger (menace) |
| drought | long period of time when there is little or no rain |
| seasonal affective disorder | feeling of tiredness and sadness when there is no sunshine |
| to lack | not to have sty (manque) |
| false | artificial but intended to look like the real thing |
| artificial | man-made, non-natural |
| fake | not real, but made to look or seem real |
| severe | intense, extreme (grave, sévère) |
| moisture | very small drops of water in the air or on a surface (humidité) |
| to spin | to turn around and around, to twirl |
| anti-clockwise | moving in a circle in the opposite direction to the hands on a clock |
| surge | large increase, flood, flow (afflux) |
| to be on full alert | to be expecting problems and ready to deal with them |
| precaution | safety measure |
| massive | very big, huge |
| to overflow | to come out of a container or a place because it is too full (déborder) |
| pipe | tube |
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