39. Endangered Seas Flashcards

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La mer du Nord

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The north sea

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La Manche

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The english channel

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La mer Rouge

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The red sea

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La Méditerranée

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The Mediterranean sea

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L’océan antarctique

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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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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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Polluer les mers

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To pollute the seas

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Dégazer

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To empty one’s tanks

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Une marée 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

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15
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Des récifs coralliens

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Coral reefs

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Le blanchissement du corail

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Coral bleaching

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Les coquillages

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Shellfish

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Les algues

A

Seaweed

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L’industrie de la pêche

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The fishing industry

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Les réserves mondiales de poisson

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Worldwide fish stocks

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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

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Le thon

A

Tuna

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Le saumon

A

Salmon

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Le colin, le merlu

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Hake

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La surpêche

A

Overfishing

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Un bateau de pêche

A

A fishing boat

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Un chalutier

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A trawler

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Vider les mers à force de pêcher

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To fish the seas out

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Traîner d’immenses filets

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To drag huge nets

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Racler le fond des mers

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To scrape the ocean’s bottom

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Un équipement sophistiqué

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State-of-the-art equipment

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Une zone de pêche

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A fishery

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Fermer la pêche

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To close down fishing

37
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L’océan Atlantique

A

The Atlantic ocean