| Term | Definition |
| une cote decoupee, accidentee, dechiquetee | a jagged (rugged?) coast |
| des routes tortueuses, sinueuses, serpentees | winding roads |
| le faite, la crete, le sommet | the summit/crest/peak (of a mountain) |
| un paysage parseme de fermes | a landscape scattered with farms |
| arroser, baigner | to water, to bathe |
| s'etaler, s'etendre, s'etirer | to stretch, to spread out |
| la station balneaire | seaside resort |
| le rayonnement, l'apogee | influence (?) |
| l'essor | development |
| la chute, la crise economique | collapse/fall, economic crisis |
| etre dote de, disposer de | to be equipped with |
| reposer sur, vivre de | to rest upon, to live upon |