12/12 Flashcards

1
Q

le retour de Donald Trump

A

Trump’s return

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2
Q

fond spéculatif

A

hedge fund

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3
Q

maintenir

A

to uphold

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4
Q

sacrifier les consommateurs

A

to sacrifice consumers

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5
Q

système d’échange de droits à polluer à Washington

A

The climate commitment act : creates a cap-and-trade system: a system to let emission trading between firms

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6
Q

la montée des eaux

A

rising sea levels

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7
Q

bus électriques
voiture électrique

A

electrifying buses
electric car

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8
Q

1/3

A

one third

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9
Q

communauté surchargées par le changement climatique

A

communities overburdened by climate change

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10
Q

les Accords de Paris

A

The Paris climate agreement

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11
Q

viser à

A

aim to do
aim at doing

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12
Q

mode d’alimentation

A

diet

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13
Q

pratiques agricoles

A

farming practices

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14
Q

réduire

A

reduce, curb

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15
Q

traduire un vb à l’infinitif

A

en ing
to+bv

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16
Q

le covoiturage

A

car polling

17
Q

télétravail

A

telework

18
Q

à chaque fois que c’est possible

A

whenever possible

19
Q

se mettre à la marche à pied ou le vélo

A

take to walking or cycling

20
Q

transport en commun

A

public transport

21
Q

un gros pollueur

A

a big polluter

22
Q

on estime qu’il va doublé

A

is expected to double

23
Q

il est grand temps de

A

it is high time + prétérit

24
Q

la transition énergétique

A

the energy transition

25
Q

est en cours

A

to be under way

26
Q

crackdown on

A

sévir contre

27
Q

manifestations écologiques

A

eco-protest

28
Q

désaccord

A

dissent

29
Q

se mettre en place

A

take hold

30
Q

un éventail de

A

a range of

31
Q

redéfinir

A

repurpose

32
Q

couper cour à

A

to curtail

33
Q

revendications

A

claims

34
Q

à cet égard

A

in that respect

35
Q

faire semblant de s’intéresser à

A

pay lip service to