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rapid

/ˈɹæpɪd/

Meanings
noun

Rapides

(often in the plural) a rough section of a river or stream which is difficult to navigate due to the swift and turbulent motion of the water.

Examples :

"The hikers had to carefully navigate the rapids of the creek to reach the campsite. "
Les randonneurs ont dû naviguer prudemment dans les rapides du ruisseau pour atteindre le camping.
geography nature environment essential

Related Words

Illustration hummingbird

hummingbird noun

/ˈhʌmɪnˌbɜːd/ /ˈhʌmɪŋˌbɜːd/ /ˈhʌmɪŋˌbɝd/

Colibri

"The hummingbird hovered near the feeder, its wings a blur. "

Le colibri planait près de la mangeoire, ses ailes floues.

Illustration neighborhood

neighborhood noun

/ˈneɪbə.hʊd/ /ˈneɪbɚˌhʊd/

Voisinage, proximité

"Our neighborhood was our only reason to exchange hollow greetings."

Notre voisinage était notre seule raison d'échanger des salutations creuses.

Illustration surprised

surprised verb

/səˈpɹaɪzd/

Surprendre

"It surprises me that I owe twice as much as I thought I did."

Cela me surprend que je doive deux fois plus que je ne le pensais.

Illustration carefully

carefully adverb

/ˈkɛːfli/ /ˈkɛɹfli/

Tristement, avec tristesse

"He listened carefully to his mother's concerns, feeling sorrowful about her disappointment. "

Il écouta tristement les préoccupations de sa mère, se sentant affligé par sa déception.

Illustration everyone

everyone pronoun

/ˈɛv.ɹi.wʌn/

Tout le monde, chacun

"Everyone in the class needs to bring their textbook to the first lecture. "

Tout le monde dans la classe doit apporter son manuel à la première conférence.

Illustration questions

questions noun

/ˈkwɛstʃənz/

Questions, interrogations

"What is your question?"

Quelle est votre question ?

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colloquial noun

/kəˈləʊ.kwɪəl/ /kəˈloʊ.kwi.əl/

Mot familier, expression familière

""Instead of 'See you later,' a more colloquial way to say it is 'Catch you later.'" "

Au lieu de dire 'À plus tard', une façon plus familière de le dire est 'À plus'.

Illustration navigate

navigate verb

/ˈnæv.ɪ.ɡeɪt/

Naviguer, piloter

"He navigated the bomber to the Ruhr."

Il a piloté le bombardier vers la Ruhr.

Illustration campsite

campsite noun

/ˈkæmpsaɪt/

Camping, terrain de camping

"We found a perfect campsite next to the lake. "

Nous avons trouvé un camping parfait au bord du lac.

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difficult verb

/ˈdɪfɪkəlt/

Difficiliter, entraver, perplexe

"The complicated instructions on the new software difficult me from completing the project on time. "

Les instructions compliquées du nouveau logiciel m'empêchent de terminer le projet à temps.

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difficile adjective

/ˈdɪ.fɪ.saɪl/ /ˈdɪ.fə.səl/

Difficile, têtu

""My cat is very difficile; he refuses to take his medicine." "

Mon chat est très têtu ; il refuse de prendre ses médicaments.

Illustration turbulent

turbulent adjective

/ˈtɜːbjələnt/

Troublé, agité

"It is dangerous to sail in turbulent seas."

Il est dangereux de naviguer dans des mers agitées.