FENCING (ESCRIME)

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FENCING: ESCRIME: Fencing masks/gloves / shoes. Masques/gants/ chaussures d’escrime. Half-jacket and breeches. Veste mi-longue et haut-de-chausses culasses. A fencing master – a swordsman. Un maître d’armes – un épéiste. Individual/team épée. Épée individuelle/ par équipe. France gained in team sabre. La France a gagné en sabre par équipe. Two team events: women’s foil / men’s […]

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UNITED NATIONS (NATIONS UNIES)

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UNITED NATIONS: NATIONS UNIES: The United Nations is an international organisation which places emphasis on economic and social problems. It was created to maintain international peace / world peace and security. Its major organs are The General Assembly; three councils: the Security Council, the Trusteeship Council, and the Economic and Social Council; and the International […]

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THE SOUNDS/CRIES OF ANIMALS (LES SONS/CRIS D’ANIMAUX)

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THE SOUNDS/CRIES OF ANIMALS: LES SONS/CRIS D’ANIMAUX: A dog barks – a puppy yelps/yaps. Un chien aboie – un chiot jappe/glap. A cat/sea-bird mews – a cat purrs/yowls/caterwauls. Un chat/oiseau marin miaule/ronron. A horse neighs/whinnies. Un cheval henne. A donkey brays. Un âne brait. A cow moos/lows – a bull bellows. Une vache/un taureau meugle/beugle. […]

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ANIMALS & THEIR YOUNG (ANIMAUX & LEURS PETITS)

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ANIMALS & THEIR YOUNG: ANIMAUX & LEURS PETITS: The cat and its kittens. Le chat et ses chatons. The bitch and its puppies. La chienne et ses chiots. The horse and its foal (colt/filly). Le cheval et son poulain. The cow/elephant/whale and its calf. La vache/l’éléphant/la baleine et son mollet. The sheep and its lamb. […]

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MARINE LIFE (VIE MARINE)

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MARINE LIFE: VIE MARINE: Ocean exploration – oceanographers. Exploration océanique – océanographes. Oceanauts probe the ocean’s depths, using echo-depth-sounders. Les océanautes sondent les profondeurs de l’océanen utilisant des écho-sondeur de profondeur. Oceanarium. Parc océanographique. The aquanaut, who hangs suspended in the depths of the (Pacific), catalogues underwater life. Le scaphandrier, qui est suspendu dans les […]

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INSECTS (INSECTES)

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INSECTS: INSECTES: Entomology – an entomologist. Entomologie – un entomologiste. Insects are divided into 25 orders/different groups, based on their body shapes/ features. Insects have 6 legs, 3 body parts (head, thorax, abdomen), 2 (sensory) antennae with which they hunt on prey, and 1 or 2 pairs of wings. Les insectes sont divisés en 25 […]

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BIRDS (OISEAUX)

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BIRDS: OISEAUX: A twitcher. Un ornitologue amateur. Bird taxonomy. Taxinomie des oiseaux. Bird families: e.g. paridae (or tits). Familles d’oiseaux: par ex. paridés. The goldfinch is a small seed-eating bird in the order Passeriformes. Le chardonneret est un petit oiseau granivore de l’ordre des Passériformes. Seedeaters – insecteaters. Mangeurs de graines – insectivores. Grain-eating birds. […]

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AMPHIBIANS (AMPHIBIENS)

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AMPHIBIANS: AMPHIBIENS: Tailless amphibians. Amphibiens sans queue/ dépourvus de queue. Tadpoles have webbed feet/toes. Les têtards ont des pieds palmés. The tiny toadlets are well-camouflaged, making them hard to spot. Les crapauds minuscules sont bien camouflés, ce qui les rend difficiles à repérer. Frogs hop. Les grenouilles sautent. With a simple leap the frog was […]

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REPTILES (REPTILES)

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REPTILES: REPTILES: A reptile breeder. Un éleveur de reptiles. Reptiles are cold-/blue-blooded animals. Les reptiles sont des animaux à sang froid/de sang noble. Marine reptiles. Reptiles marins. A lizard-type dinosaur. Un dinosaure du type de lézard. Dinosaurs existed in the Mesozoic era. The causes behind their extinction are still unknown. A sudden change in climate […]

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DOMESTIC ANIMALS (ANIMAUX DOMESTIQUES)

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DOMESTIC ANIMALS: ANIMAUX DOMESTIQUES: A pet store/sitter. Une animalerie – un gardien d’animaux familiers. Soft-bodied pets. Animaux de compagnie au corps mou. Soft-coated dogs. Chiens à poil doux. A cuddly dog. Un chien câlin. A long-haired dog. Un chien à poil long. A pet fish/dog – a fish tank. Un poisson d’aquarium/ chien de compagnie […]

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WILD ANIMALS (ANIMAUX SAUVAGES)

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WILD ANIMALS: ANIMAUX SAUVAGES: Simians – an ape. Simiens – un grand singe. Orang-utans are the most arboreal of the great apes. Les Orang-outans sont les plus arboricoles des grands singes. A three-toed/-fingered sloth. Un paresseux à trois doigts. Mandrill – gibbon. Mandrill – gibbon. Howler monkey. Singe hurleur. A ring-tailed monkey. Un singe à […]

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PLANT TYPES (TYPES DE PLANTES)

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FORESTRY: SYLVICULTURE: A forester – a forest-guard/ranger. Un forestier – un garde forestier. Arboriculture. Arboriculture – culture arboricole. Tree surgery – a tree surgeon. Chirurgie arboricole – un arboriculteur. Forest-related industries. Les industries associées à la forêt. A native / temperate / tropical forest. Une forêt indigène / modérée / tropicale. Rainforests. Forêts tropicales (humides). […]

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THE ANIMAL KINGDOM (LE RÈGNE ANIMAL)

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THE ANIMAL KINGDOM (LE RÈGNE ANIMAL)     Zoology. Zoologie. A faunal analyst. Un analyste de faune. (Under)water fauna. Faune d’eau/sous-marine. Human/animal/native species. Espèces humaines/ animales/indigènes. Endemic species of… Des espèces endémiques de… The evolution of the species. L’évolution des espèces. An evolutionist – evoltutionism. Un évolutionniste – évolutionnisme. The hominid species named Australopithecus africanus […]

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