21 Economic Sectors Flashcards

1
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industrie lourde

A

heavy industry

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2
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industrie légère

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light industry

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3
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industrie de precision

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precision-tool industry

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4
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industrie alimentaire

A

food industry

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5
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industrie mécanique

A

mechanical engineering industry

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6
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construction navale

A

shipbuilding

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7
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chantier naval

A

shipyard

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8
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minoterie

A

flour mill

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9
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traiter

A

to process

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10
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traitement

A

processing

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11
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outillage

A

equipment

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12
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équipement à usage industriel

A

heavy-duty equipment

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13
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une pièce

A

part, component

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14
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robotisé

A

automated

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15
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automatisation robotisation

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automation

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16
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un moule

A

a mould, a mold

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17
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une cuve

A

a vat

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18
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produits finis

A

finished goods

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19
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produits semi-finis

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semi-finished

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20
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un produit sous licence

A

a licensed product

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21
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la production en série

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mass production

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22
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le rendement

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output

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23
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le plein rendement

A

the full production

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24
Q

charbon

A

coal

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25
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un gisement de charbon

A

a coalfield

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26
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une mine de charbon (site)

A

a coalmine

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27
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un puit de charbon

A

a pit

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28
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une houillère

A

a colliery

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29
Q

exploiter une mine

A

to work a mine

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30
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extraire quelque chose de quelque chose

A

to extract something from something

to dig something out of something

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31
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le carreau de la mine

A

the pit-head

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32
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un front de taille

A

a coal-ace

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33
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une taille

A

a tunnel

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34
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un puits

A

a shaft

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35
Q

un terril

A

a slag heap

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36
Q

travailler à la mine

A

to go down the mines

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37
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une pioche

A

a pickaxe

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38
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une benne

A

a skip

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39
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une carrière

A

a quarry

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40
Q

s’effondrer

A

to cabe in

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41
Q

le grisou

A

firedamp

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42
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un laminoir

A

a rolling mill

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43
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un haut-fourneau

A

a blast furnace

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44
Q

fondre du métal

A

to melt metal down

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45
Q

maçonnerie

A

masonry

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46
Q

le chef de chantier

A

the foreman

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47
Q

le maçon

A

a builder

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48
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un plâtrier

A

a plasterer

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49
Q

poser les foundations

A

to lay the foundations

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50
Q

creuser

A

to dig

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51
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une tranchée

A

a french

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52
Q

l’échafaudage

A

scaffolding

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53
Q

une grue

A

a crane

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54
Q

le béton armé

A

reinforced concrète

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55
Q

le ciment

A

the cement

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56
Q

le crépi

A

roughcast

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57
Q

les énergies renouvelables

A

renewable energy sources

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58
Q

combustible fossil

A

fossil fuel

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59
Q

la facture énergétique

A

the energy bill

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60
Q

les économies d’énergie

A

energy conservation

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61
Q

un gisement de pétrole

A

oilfield

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62
Q

trouver du pétrole

A

to strike oil

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63
Q

forer pour trouver du pétrole

A

to drill for oil

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64
Q

le forage en mer

A

offshore drilling

65
Q

une nappe de pétrole

A

a layer of oil

66
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jaillir

A

to gush

67
Q

démolir un bâtiment

A

to pull down a building, to demolish a building

68
Q

abattre

A

to knock down

69
Q

une plate-forme pétrolière

A

an oil rig

70
Q

les pays de l’OPEP

A

the OPEC countries

71
Q

un baril

A

a barrel

72
Q

un fût

A

a drum

73
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un bidon

A

a can

74
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une citerne

A

a tank, a oil tanker

75
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un pétrolier

A

a tanker

76
Q

le kérosène

A

jet fuel

77
Q

une réaction en chaîne

A

a chain reaction

78
Q

le coeur (du réacteur)

A

the core

79
Q

les déchets nucléaires

A

nuclear waste

80
Q

le stockage des déchets nucléaires

A

the storage of nuclear waste

81
Q

le traitement des déchets nucléaires

A

the nuclear waste disposal

82
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un compteur Geiger

A

a Geiger counter

83
Q

un barrage un réservoir

A

a dam

84
Q

aux heures de pointe

A

at peak hours

85
Q

le tarif réduit

A

off-peak rates

86
Q

un capteur solaire

A

a solar collector

87
Q

un panneau solaire

A

a solar panel

88
Q

une éolienne

A

a windmill, a windpump

89
Q

le sol

A

the ground

90
Q

aride

A

barren

91
Q

le blé

A

the wheat, corn

92
Q

le mais

A

maize, corn

93
Q

avoine

A

oats

94
Q

seigle

A

rye

95
Q

tournesol

A

sunflowers

96
Q

houblon

A

hops

97
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cultiver, pousser

A

to grow

98
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terres cultivées

A

farmland

99
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semer

A

to sow

100
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semailles

A

sowing

101
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graines

A

seed

102
Q

labourer

A

to plough, to plow

103
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une charrue

A

a plough, a plow

104
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un sillon

A

a furrow

105
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une herse

A

a harrow

106
Q

faucher de l’herbe mécaniquement

A

to mow grass

107
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faucher de l’herbe avec une faux

A

to scythe grass

108
Q

une faux

A

a scythe

109
Q

la moisson

A

the harvest

110
Q

moissonner récolter

A

to harvest

111
Q

une récolte

A

a crop

112
Q

rentrer

A

to bring in

113
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la paille

A

the straw

114
Q

le fourrage

A

fodder

115
Q

silo

A

silo

116
Q

une prairie

A

meadow

117
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la prairie

A

the grassland

118
Q

la grande prairie des USA

A

the pairie

119
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un journalier

A

a day labourer

120
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un saisonnier

A

a seasonal worker

121
Q

un berger

A

a shepherd

122
Q

élever

A

to breed, to rear

123
Q

un troupeau

A

a herd

124
Q

le bétail

A

cattle

125
Q

le cheptel

A

cattle

126
Q

une ferme d’élevage de moutons

A

a sheep farm

127
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une ferme d’élevage de porcs

A

a pig farme

128
Q

une étable

A

a cowshed

129
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apiculture

A

beekeeping, apiculture

130
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élever des abeilles

A

to keep bees

131
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une ruche

A

a hive

132
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un essaim d’abeilles

A

a swarm of bees

133
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le miel

A

honey

134
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un maraîcher

A

a market gardener, a truck farmer

135
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un verger

A

an orchard

136
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une pommeraie

A

an apple orchard

137
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une cerisaie

A

an cherry orchard

138
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une orangeraie

A

an orange grove

139
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mûrir

A

to rippen

140
Q

produire

A

to yield

141
Q

la viticulture

A

wine growing

142
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un vigneron

A

a wine grower

143
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un vignoble

A

a vineyard

144
Q

les vendanges

A

the grape harvest

145
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un domaine

A

an estate

146
Q

la sylviculture

A

forestry

147
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abattre un arbre

A

to fell a tree

148
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un bûcheron

A

a lumberjack

149
Q

scier

A

to saw

150
Q

assécher le sol

A

to drain land

151
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rester en friche

A

to lie fallow

152
Q

fumer

A

to manure

153
Q

fumier

A

manure

154
Q

biologique

A

organic

155
Q

un insecte nuisible

A

a pest

156
Q

une mauvaise herbe

A

a weed

157
Q

un désherbant

A

a weed-killer

158
Q

pulvériser quelque chose sur

A

to spray something on