38. Endangered seas Flashcards

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l’océan Atlantique

A

the Atlantic Ocean / the Atlantic

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l’océan PAcifique

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the Pacific Ocean / the Pacific

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la mer du Nord

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the North Sea

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4
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la Manche

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the English Channel

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5
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la mer Rouge

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the Red Sea

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la Méditerrannée

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the Mediterranean Sea

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l’océan Antarctique, austral

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the Antarctic Ocean

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l’océan Arctique

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the Arctic Ocean

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l’océan Indien

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the Indian Ocean

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10
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des zones côtières

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coastal areas

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la pollution marine

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sea pollution

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12
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polluer les mers

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to pollute the seas

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13
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degazer

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to empty one’s tanks

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une marrée noire, une nappe de pétrole

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an oil spill / an oil slick

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un pétrolier

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an oil tanker

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un pétrolier géant

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a supertanker

17
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desrécifs coraliens

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coral reefs

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le blanchissement du corail

A

coral bleaching

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les coquillages

A

shellfish

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les algues

A

seaweed

21
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l’industrie de la pêche

A

the fishing industry

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les réserves mondiales de poisson

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worldwide fish stocks

23
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reconstituer le cheptel piscicole

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to replenish fish stocks

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la diminution du cheptel piscicole

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the depletion of fish stocks

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se reproduire, frayer

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to spawn

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la morue

A

cod

27
Q

le thon

A

tuna

28
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le saumon

A

salmon

29
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le colin, le merlu

A

hake

30
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la surpêche

A

overfishing

31
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un bateau de pêche

A

a fishing boat

32
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un chalutier (géant)

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a (super) trawler

33
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vider les mers à forcer de pêcher

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to fish the seas out

34
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traîner d’immense filets

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to drag huge nets

35
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racler le fond des mers

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to scrape the ocean’s bottom

36
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un équimenent sophistiqué

A

state-of-the-art equipment

37
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une zone de pêche

A

a fishery

38
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fermer la pêche

A

to close down fishing