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2 Caraïbes
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nom propre féminin pluriel1) ( îles) Caribbean (islands)2) ( mer)* * *kaʀaib nfpl* * *A nmpl ( peuple) Caribs.B nprfpl1 ⇒ Les îles ( îles) Caribbean (islands); aller aux Caraïbes to go to the Caribbean; sous le soleil des Caraïbes under the Caribbean sun;[karaib] nom propre féminin plurielles (îles) Caraïbes the Caribbean, the West Indiesvoir aussi link=île îlevoir aussi link=mer mer -
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5 mer
mer [mεʀ]feminine noun• ce n'est pas la mer à boire ! (inf) it's no big deal!* * *mɛʀ1) ( étendue d'eau) sea2) ( zone côtière) seaside3) ( marée) tide••* * *mɛʀ nf1) (= étendue marine) sea2) (= région de vacances) seasideCette année on va à la mer. — We're going to the seaside this year.
La mer est basse. — The tide is out.
La mer sera haute à sept heures. — It'll be high tide at 7 o'clock.
* * *1 ( étendue d'eau) sea; niveau de la mer sea level; une mer d'huile a glassy sea; vent de mer sea breeze; la vie en mer life at sea; par voie de mer by sea; en pleine mer out at sea; être en mer to be at sea; prendre la mer [personne, bateau] to go to sea, to put to sea; un homme à la mer! man overboard!; en bord de mer by the sea; mettre un bateau à la mer to launch a boat; eau de mer seawater; embarquer de gros paquets de mer to ship water; coup de mer breaker; mer de sable sea of sand;2 ( zone côtière) seaside; aller à la mer to go to the sea, to go to the ocean US; la mer me convient mieux que la montagne I prefer the seaside to the mountains;mer Blanche White Sea; mer de Chine China Sea; mer d'Irlande Irish Sea; mer Morte Dead Sea; mer Noire Black Sea; mer du Nord North Sea; mer Rouge Red Sea.ce n'est pas la mer à boire it's not all that difficult.[mɛr] nom féminin1. GÉOGRAPHIE seaa. [d'un navire] to lower ou to launch a boatb. [de la terre] to get out a boata. [d'un navire] to throw something overboardb. [de la terre] to throw something into the seamer calme/belle/peu agitée calm/smooth/moderate seala mer était d'huile the sea was calm ou like a millpondla mer Baltique/Caspienne/Égée/Morte/Rouge the Baltic/Caspian/Aegean/Dead/Red Sea2. [marée] tideà quelle heure la mer sera-t-elle haute/basse? what time is high/low tide?3. [région côtière] seaside4. [grande étendue]mer de sable ocean of sand, sand sea5. ASTRONOMIE marela mer Adriatique the Adriatic Seala mer des Antilles the Caribbean Seala mer d'Aral the Aral Seala mer Baltique the Baltic Seala mer de Barents the Barents Seala mer de Béring the Bering Seala mer Blanche the White Seala mer Caraïbe ou des Caraïbes the Caribbean Seala mer Caspienne the Caspian Seala mer de Célèbes the Celebes Seala mer de Chine the China Seala mer de Corail the Coral Seala mer Égée the Aegean Seala mer de Galilée the Sea of Galileela mer Intérieure the Inland Seala mer Ionienne the Ionian Seala mer d'Irlande the Irish Seala mer Jaune the Yellow Seala mer Méditerranée the Mediterranean Seala mer Morte the Dead Seala mer Noire the Black Seala mer du Nord the North Seala mer d'Oman the Arabian Seala mer Rouge the Red Seala mer des Sargasses the Sargasso Seala mer de Tasman the Tasman Seala mer Tyrrhénienne the Tyrrhenian Seala mer des Wadden the Waddenzee -
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nfla mer des Caraïbes — the Caribbean, the Caribbean Sea
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7 Antilles
Antilles [ɑ̃tij]plural feminine noun• les Grandes/Petites Antilles the Greater/Lesser Antilles* * *ɑ̃tijnom propre féminin plurielles Petites/Grandes Antilles — the Lesser/Greater Antilles
Phrasal Verbs:* * *ɑ̃tij nfplaux Antilles [habiter] — in the West Indies, [aller] to the West Indies
* * *Antilles ⇒ Les régions nprfpl les Antilles the West Indies; les Antilles françaises the French West Indies; les Petites/Grandes Antilles the Lesser/Greater Antilles.Antilles néerlandaises Netherlands Antilles.[ɑ̃tij] nom propre féminin plurielles Antilles the Antilles, the West Indiesles Antilles françaises/néerlandaises the French/Dutch West IndiesThe French West Indies include the overseas départements of Martinique and Guadeloupe, the latter including the islands of Désirade, Marie-Galante, Saint-Barthélemy (Saint-Barth), les Saintes and Saint-Martin. -
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zouk nm zouk (type of Caribbean music and dance).[zuk] nom masculin -
10 mer des Antilles
nfla mer des Antilles — the Caribbean, the Caribbean Sea
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12 pulluler
pulluler [pylyle]➭ TABLE 1 intransitive verb( = grouiller) to swarm ; [erreurs, contrefaçons] to abound* * *pylyleverbe intransitif1) ( se multiplier) to proliferatedepuis dix ans les romans de mauvaise qualité pullulent — over the last ten years there has been a glut of bad novels
2) ( grouiller)* * *pylyle vi1) [insectes, rats, lapins] to proliferate2) [personnes] to swarmune île privée des Caraïbes où pullulent les milliardaires du showbiz — a private Caribbean island swarming with showbiz billionaires
3) [choses] [erreurs] to abound* * *pulluler verb table: aimer vi1 ( se multiplier) to proliferate; depuis dix ans les romans de mauvaise qualité pullulent for the last ten years there has been an abundance of poor quality novels;2 ( grouiller) les touristes/insectes pullulent dans la région the area is swarming with tourists/insects; les poissons pullulent dans la rivière the river is teeming with fish; les erreurs pullulent dans le texte the text abounds with mistakes.[pylyle] verbe intransitifles mauvaises herbes pullulaient dans le jardin abandonné weeds were taking over the abandoned garden3. [fourmiller de]pulluler de to swarm ou to be alive with -
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saliver [salive]➭ TABLE 1 intransitive verb* * *saliveverbe intransitif to salivate* * *salive vi* * *[salive] verbe intransitif2. [avoir l'eau à la bouche]le chien salivait devant sa pâtée the dog was drooling ou dribbling at the sight of his food3. (familier) [d'envie] to drool -
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île° [il]feminine noun► île flottante ( = dessert) île flottante► les îles Sous-le-Vent/du Vent the Leeward/Windward Islands* * *ilnom féminin islandPhrasal Verbs:* * *il1. nf2. îles nfpl* * *île artificielle ( pour forage) artificial island; l'île de Beauté Tourisme Corsica; île flottante Culin floating island; île de glace Sci ice island.[il] nom fémininvivre sur ou dans une île to live on an islandles îles de la mer Égée the Aegean ou Greek Islands2. (littéraire & vieilli) [colonie]les Îles the Caribbean (Islands), the West Indies3. CUISINEles îles Aléoutiennes the Aleutian Islandsles îles Anglo-Normandes the Channel Islandsles îles Australes the Tubuai ou Austral Islandsles îles Bahrayn ou Bahreïn the Bahrain ou Bahrein Islandsles îles Baléares the Balearic Islandsles îles Britanniques the British Islesles îles Canaries the Canary Islandsles îles du Cap Vert the Cape Verde Islandsles îles Carolines the Caroline Islandsl'île Christmas Christmas Islandles îles Comores the Comorosl'île d'Elbe Elbales îles Éoliennes the Aeolian Islandsles îles Falkland the Falkland Islands, the Falklandsles îles Féroé the Faeroesles îles Fidji the Fiji Islandsles îles Galapagos the Galapagos Islandsles îles Hébrides the Hebridesles îles Ioniennes the Ionian Islandsles îles Kouriles the Kuril ou Kurile Islandsles îles Maldives the Maldivesles îles Malouines the Falkland Islands, the Falklandsl'île de Man the Isle of Manles îles Mariannes the Mariana Islandsles îles Marquises the Marquesas Islandsles îles Marshall the Marshall Islandsl'île Maurice Mauritiusles îles Moluques the Molucca Islands, the Moluccasl'île du Nord North Islandl'île d'Ouessant (the Isle of) Ushantl'île de Pâques Easter Islandl'île du Prince-Édouard Prince Edward Islandl'île de la Réunion Réunion Islandles îles Salomon the Solomon Islandsl'île de Sein the Ile de Seinles îles Shetland the Shetland Islands, the Shetlandsles îles de la Sonde the Sunda Islandsles îles Sorlingues the Scilly Islandsles îles Sous-le-Vent (aux Antilles) the Netherlands (and Venezuelan) Antilles; (en Polynésie) the Leeward Islands, the Western Society Islands;l'île du Sud South Islandl'île de la Trinité Trinidadles îles Turks et Caicos the Turks and Caicos Islandsl'île Vancouver Vancouver Islandles îles du Vent (aux Antilles) the Windward Islands; (en Polynésie) the Eastern Society Islands;les îles Vierges the Virgin Islandsl'île de Wight the Isle of Wight -
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16 DOM
the Départements d'Outre Mer, French overseas departments, two in the Caribbean ( Guadeloupe and Martinique), one in South America ( Guyane), and one in the Indian Ocean (La Réunion). Administratively part of France, and therefore with elected representatives in the French parliament, these overseas departments benefit from many special regimes, notably fiscal advantages. -
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French overseas department (DOM) in the Caribbean.Dictionnaire Français-Anglais. Agriculture Biologique > Guadeloupe
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18 Martinique
French overseas department, situated in the Caribbean.Dictionnaire Français-Anglais. Agriculture Biologique > Martinique
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19 Région
the largest administrative subdivisions of France. Currently (2009) Metropolitan France is divided into 22 regions, including the island of Corsica. There are four overseas regions, two (Guadeloupe and Martinique) in the Caribbean, one (Guyane) in south America, and one (La Réunion) in the Indian Ocean. The structure of local administration in France is currently under review, and it seems likely that the number of regions in mainland France will be reduced to 15 before the year 2014. Regions are made up of a number (2 to 8) of départements, or counties.Dictionnaire Français-Anglais. Agriculture Biologique > Région
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