| A | B |
|---|
| éviter | to avoid |
| nager | to swim (athletic activity) |
| se baigner | to go swimming (and maybe sunbathe, play in the water, etc .) (not a serious sport-like activity) |
| se noyer (y-->i) | to drown |
| (se) bronzer | to get tan |
| prendre un bain de soleil | to sunbathe |
| attraper un coup de soleil | to catch, get a sunburn |
| attraper | to catch, to get (e.g. a cold, sunburn, etc.) |
| un bain de soleil | a sunbath |
| avoir le mal de mer | to be seasick |
| perdre l'équilibre | to lose one's balance |
| faire une promenade en bateau | to go for a boat ride |
| un bateau | a boat |
| tomber dans l'eau | to fall in the water |
| faire de la planche à voile | to go windsurfing |
| faire de la plongée sous-marine | to go scuba diving |
| se promener (accent marks!) | to walk |
| se perdre | to get lost |
| faire un tour | to go for a walk |
| dans les champs | in the fields |
| dans la forêt | in the forest |
| dans les bois | in the woods |
| faire un pique-nique sur l'herbe | to have a picnic on the grass |
| faire du camping | to go camping |
| observer les animaux (m.pl.) | to animal watch |
| mettre le feu | to set a fire (e.g. un bon feu = a bonfire) |
| marcher sur un serpent | to step on a snake |
| piquer | to sting |
| marcher sur | to step on (something) |
| être piqué par des moustiques | to be stung by mosquitos |
| faire de l'escalade | to go rock climbing |
| faire de l'alpinisme | to go mountain climbing |
| aller à la pêche | to go fishing |
| glisser | to slip, to slide |
| tomber | to fall |
| se blesser | to injure oneself |
| se faire mal | to get hurt |
| se casser la jambe/le bras, etc. | to break (a leg/an arm, etc.) |
| respecter | to respect |
| protéger (ACCENTS!) | to protect |
| polluer | to pollute |
| laisser des déchets | to leave refuse/garbage |
| laisser | to leave (behind), to allow, to permit |
| jeter des vieux papiers (double T) | to throw old papers |
| jeter (double T) | to throw (away) |
| détruire (conjugated like construire) | to destroy |
| détruire la végétation | to destroy the vegetation |
| casser les branches des arbres | to break the tree branches |
| faire peur à | to scare |
| faire peur aux animaux (m.pl.) | to scare the animals |
| la nature | nature |
| l'environnement (m.) | the environment |
| la glacière | the glacier (extra vocab) |
| faire une croisière | to go on a cruise/to cruise (as in go on a boat) (extra vocab) |
| un baigneur/une baigneuse | a "bather", a non-competitive swimmer (extra vocab) |
| un nageur/une nageuse | a competitive swimmer (extra vocab) |
| une station de ski | a ski resort (extra vocab) |
| une station balnéaire | a beach town/resort (commonly used in everyday speech) (extra vocab) |
| un véliplanchiste | a windsurfer (extra vocab) |
| faire du surf (des neiges) | to snowboard (extra vocab) |
| un traîneau | a sleigh (extra vocab) |
| faire de la luge | to sled (extra vocab) |
| brûlé(e) | burned/windburned (extra vocab) |
