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the result or consequence of a situation, event, or action

résultat

a problem that gets in the way of a process or makes it worse

revers

a brief heavy rainfall

averse

the unexpected start of something terrible, such as a disease

épidémie

the way that our parents care for us or teach us to behave in our childhood

éducation

a piece of painted cloth that is hung at the back of a theater stage as part of the scenery

toile de fond

the cause or source of a person's ruin or failure

chute

a feeling of disappointment or sadness due to something not meeting one's expectations or hopes

déception

a situation in which people join together to fight against those in power

soulèvement

a complete or disappointing failure

désastre

the distance of a point north or south of the equator that is measured in degrees

latitude

an imaginary line that goes from the North Pole to the South Pole, which helps to measure how far east or west a place is on Earth

premier méridien

a hypothetical line around the Earth that divides it into Northern and Southern hemispheres

Équateur

the distance of a point east or west of the meridian at Greenwich that is measured in degrees

longitude

one half of the earth divided by the equator

hémisphère

imaginary lines that run horizontally around the Earth, used to measure how far north or south a place is from the middle of the Earth

parallèle

each of the two parallel and imaginary lines around the earth that is 23°26ʹ south or north of the equator

tropique

a point or location on the opposite side of the Earth, exactly opposite another point, often used to describe places that are directly across from each other on the globe

antipode

the biggest and deepest ocean in the world, stretching between Asia and the Americas, famous for its calmness and rich variety of sea life

pacifique

a vast region that forms part of a continent, especially the part of Asia that includes India, Pakistan and Bangladesh

sous-continent