le contre-courant

Au cours d’un événement El Niño, les alizés faiblissent et le contre-courant équatorial se renforce, entraînant les eaux chaudes de surface de la région indonésienne vers l’est, où elles recouvrent les eaux froides du courant du Pérou.
During an El Niño event, the prevailing trade winds weaken and the equatorial countercurrent strengthens, causing warm surface waters in the Indonesian area to flow eastward to overlie the cold waters of the Peru current.
Le contre-courant arrive.
Here comes the riptide.
Le contre-courant arrive.
Come on. Here comes the riptide.
Le contre-courant l'a entraînée.
Got caught in the riptide.
Le contre-courant a entraîné la bouée loin du quai.
The undercurrent dragged the buoy away from the dock.
Le contre-courant a emporté le nageur au large.
The countercurrent swept the swimmer out to sea.
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