This remote spot has cliffs, seabirds — and today, a few extra seconds of darkness.
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This remote spot has cliffs, seabirds — and today, a few extra seconds of darkness.

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The New York Times12 tháng 8, 2026Xem nguồn

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Le 12 août 2026, une éclipse solaire totale va traverser l'Europe du Nord.

On August 12, 2026, a total solar eclipse will cross Northern Europe.

août→Augustéclipse→eclipsesolaire→solartotale→totalva→willtraverser→crossdu→of theNord→North
Ce lieu isolé possède de grandes falaises et beaucoup d'oiseaux marins.

This remote place has large cliffs and many seabirds.

Ce→thislieu→placeisolé→remotepossède→hasgrandes→largefalaises→cliffset→andbeaucoup→manyoiseaux→birdsmarins→marine/sea
Aujourd'hui, le ciel va devenir noir pendant quelques minutes.

Today, the sky will become black for a few minutes.

Aujourd'hui→todayciel→skyva→willdevenir→becomenoir→blackpendant→during/forquelques→a few
Des milliers de personnes voyagent pour voir ce moment spécial.

Thousands of people are traveling to see this special moment.

Des→some/of themilliers→thousandsde→ofpersonnes→peoplevoyagent→are travelingpour→tovoir→seece→thisspécial→special
Les scientifiques étudient comment les animaux réagissent à l'obscurité.

Scientists are studying how animals react to the darkness.

scientifiques→scientistsétudient→are studyingcomment→howanimaux→animalsréagissent→reactà→toobscurité→darkness
Les oiseaux arrêtent souvent de chanter quand le soleil disparaît.

Birds often stop singing when the sun disappears.

oiseaux→birdsarrêtent→stopsouvent→oftende→tochanter→singquand→whensoleil→sundisparaît→disappears
C'est la première éclipse totale en Europe depuis plusieurs années.

It is the first total eclipse in Europe in several years.

C'est→it ispremière→firstéclipse→eclipsetotale→totalen→indepuis→sinceplusieurs→severalannées→years
Il faut porter des lunettes spéciales pour protéger ses yeux.

It is necessary to wear special glasses to protect one's eyes.

Il faut→one must/it is necessaryporter→weardes→somelunettes→glassesspéciales→specialpour→toprotéger→protectses→one's/his/heryeux→eyes
Les falaises de l'Islande offriront une vue magnifique sur l'événement.

The cliffs of Iceland will offer a magnificent view of the event.

falaises→cliffsde→ofIslande→Icelandoffriront→will offervue→viewmagnifique→magnificentsur→ofévénement→event
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éclipse
eclipse
"L'éclipse de soleil est très rare."
falaises
cliffs
"Les falaises sont dangereuses et hautes."
obscurité
darkness
"Les enfants ont peur de l'obscurité."
lunettes
glasses
"Je porte des lunettes pour lire ce livre."
oiseaux
birds
"Les oiseaux volent vers le sud en hiver."
lieu
place
"C'est un beau lieu pour les vacances."
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