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l’énergie

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energy/ power

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les ressources naturelles

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natural ressources

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un combustible

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a fuel

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le vent

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the wind

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le soleil

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the sun

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les marées

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tides

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la vapeur

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stream

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sûr

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safe

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propre

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clean

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écologique

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envrionmental, ecological, environmentally-friendly

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compter sur, se fier à

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to rely on

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produire

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produce

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extraire

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to extract

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pomper

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to pump

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consommer

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to consume

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la consommation d’énergie

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energy consumption

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gaspiller

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to waste

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polluer

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to pollute

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économiser de l’énergie

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to save energy

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la maîtrise de l’énergie

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energy conservation

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le charbon

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coal

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le gaz

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gas

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le pétrole

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oïl / petroleum

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les réserves de pétrole

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oïl reserves

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essence

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petrol / gas(oline)

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les énergies alternatives

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alternative sources (of energy)

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l’énergie solaire

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solar energy

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l’énergie éolienne

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Wind energy

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l’énergie hydraulique

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hydroelectricity

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le courant (électrique)

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electrical current

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être branché

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to be on stream

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une centrale au charbon

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a coal-fired power station

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l’énergie nucléaire, le nucléaire

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nuclear energy, nuclear power

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une centrale atomique

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a nuclear power station / a nuclear plant / a nuke

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chauffer (maison)

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to heat

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le chauffage

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heating

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disparaître

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to disappear

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réduire

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to deplete

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épuiser

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to exhaust

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une politique énergétique

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an energy policy

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les besoins énergétiques

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energy requirements

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le réseau (électrique)

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the network / the grid

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fiable

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reliable

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disponible

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available

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brûler

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to burn

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stocker

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to store

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extraire

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to extract

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exploiter, domestiquer (énergie)

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to tap / to harness

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tomber en passer

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to break down / to fail

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une panne de courant

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a power failure

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causer des dégâts

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to cause damage

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passer de … à …

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to switch from … to …

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une catastrophe nucléaire

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a nuclear catastrophe

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une bombe à retardement

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a time bomb

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l’accident de Tchernobyl

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the Chernobyl meltdown

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refroidir

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to cool

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éteindre

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to extinguish/ to put out

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l’OPEP

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OPEC

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une société pétrolière

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an oïl compagny

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une société de distribution (gaz, électricité

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a utility

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les matières premières

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raw materials

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les combustibles fossiles

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fossil fuels

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les hydrocarbures

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hydrocarbon fuels

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traiter, transformer

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to process

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la transformation , le traitement

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processing

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l’approvissionnement en pétrole

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the oïl supply

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charger

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to load

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(in)épuisable

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(in)exhaustible

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abondant, à produsion

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plentiful

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rare, peu abondant

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scarce

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renoncé à

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to give up

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les énergies alternatives

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alternative sources of energy

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une pile, une batterie

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a battery

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une pile à combustible

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a fuel cell

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un véhicule électrique

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a electric vehicle / a battery-powered vehicle

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une voiture à hydrogène

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a hydrogen-powered car

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fournir

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to supply

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fournir de l’énergie

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to supply energy

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fournir de l’électricité à un pays

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to supply a country with electricity

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les réserves de pétrole

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oïl reserves

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forer

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to drill

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chercher du pétrole / prospecter

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to dig for oil

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trouver du pétrole

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to strike oil

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tomber sur un filon (un riche gisement)

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to strike it rich

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un gisement

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a deposit

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la production en mer

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offshore production

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une plateforme en mer

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an oïl rig

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un barrage

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a dam

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une ligne à haute tension

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a high voltage line

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une centrale thermique

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a thermal power plant

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l’uranium enrichi

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enriched uranium

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un réacteur nucléaire

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a nuclear reactor

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le cœur du réacteur

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the reactor core

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la fission nucléaire

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nuclear fission

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la fusion nucléaire

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nuclear fusion

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les risques

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the risks / the hazards

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mesurer les risques

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to assess the risks

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courir un risque

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to run a risk

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la sécurité

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safety / security

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le mouvement antinucléaire

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the anti-nuke movement

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une pénurie

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a shortage

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les déchets nucléaires

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nuclear waste

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se débarasser de

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to dispose of

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l’élimination des déchets

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waste disposal

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enfouir

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to bury

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jeter les déchets à la mer

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to dump waste into the sea

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une fuite

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a leak

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fermer (définitivement) une centrale

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to close down a power plant

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déverser

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to pour

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une marée noire

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an oïl slick

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une mini marée noire

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an oïl spill

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économe en carburant

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fuel-efficient

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dégazer, vider les réservoirs

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to empty the tanks

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gourmand (en carburant)

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gas-guzzling

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les énergies renouvelables

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renewable sources of energy

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une éolienne

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a windmill

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un panneau solaire

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a solar panel

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une cellule solaire

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a solar cell

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une usine marémotrice

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a tidal power station

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la géothermie

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geothermal energy

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la biomasse

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biomass

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Ta mere

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Your mother

Anglais vocabulaire (22 decks)

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