25/09 Flashcards by Jeanne D

a qui on doit

is credited

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figure emblématique

a leading figure

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des reserves sur qqun qqch

have reservations

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lettre collective

the joint letter

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torturé

torn

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une soif de

a thirst for

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avertissement / prudence

caution

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problématique

guideline

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méfiant de qqch

to be wary of sth

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peureux

fearful

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forme émerveillement, admiration (très fort)

to be in awe (awesome)

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épineux, difficult

tricky , thorny

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une avancée majeure technologique

breakthrough

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dépasser les bornes / les limites

to overstep the mark / to go too far

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l’éthique

ethics

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parce que

on the grounds that

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imminent qui approche

looming

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une aubaine

a boon

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atroce

harrowing

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source d’inquiétude

cause for concern

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canapé

sofa /couch

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fauteuil

homechair

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lutter

to struggle to BV

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avoir des difficultés à

to have difficulty/ trouble V-ing / to have a hard time

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malentendu

a misunderstanding

réseaux sociaux

social networks / social media (plateforme)

un psychologue

psychologist / a therapist / a shrink

un patient

a patient

tenir sa tête

to hold one’s head

séisme

earthquake

fumée

smoke

rétrécir

shrink

être désespéré

to be desperate / to feel powerless

faire des reproches à qqun

to blame someone for sth (v.ing) / to put, lay the blame on someone

surconsommation

overconsumption

société de consommation

the consumer society

rester les bras croisés

to sit on your/ their /his hands

donner l’alarme

to raise the alarm / to sound the alarm

dépeint

depicted

vider vide

empty emptiness

ici et là

here and there

environnement

X environment

avoir un impact sur qqch

to have an impact on sth

souffrir de qqch

suffer from sth

environnant

surrounding

encercler

surround

eco anxiété

eco-anxiety

reticence

reluctance

gérer

deal with cope with

climatosceptique

climate skeptic /sceptic

être dans le déni

to be in denial

fermer les yeux sur

to turn a blind eye to sth

paralyser

paralysing debilitating

pièce bout

patch

recroquevillée

hunched

demander de l’aide

calling for help

a l’échelle du monde

worldwide

faire une supposition une hypothèse

to make an assumption

couverts

cutlery silverware

paille jetable

disposable straw

une goutte

a drop

poumons

lungs

maladies chroniques

a condition / a disease

devenir une proie

to fall prey to sth

coulent en bas

streaming down running down

assaillie par

bombarded with

néfaste

harmful / detrimental

dégager

give off

vandaliser

to vandalize / to deface

mettre en garde

to warn

sensibiliser

to raise people ‘s awareness / to sensitise ppl to sth

crâne / tête de mort

a skull

pétrole

oil

réduire

to phase out / to reduce

étincelle

spark

mettre / poser

to lay