40. The Water Crisis Flashcards

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L’or bleu

A

Blue gold

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Les besoins en eau

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Water needs

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La pénurie d’eau

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The water shortage

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4
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Une région qui manque d’eau

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A water-scarce area

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5
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Le manque d’eau potable

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The lack of drinking water

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Avoir soif

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To be thirsty

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7
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Mourir de soif

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To die of thirst

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8
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On manque d’eau

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Water is in short supply

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9
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Les niveaux hydrostatiques

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Water tables

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10
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Les nappes aquifères

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Underground aquifers

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11
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La nappe phréatique

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Ground water

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12
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L’eau de mer

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Seawater

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13
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L’eau douce

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Fresh water

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14
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Un lac

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A lake

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Une rivière

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A river

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16
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Un cours d’eau

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Un ruisseau

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Les zones humides

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Un marécage

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Diminuer, rétrécir

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S’assécher

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La saison des pluies

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The rainy season

23
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L’eau de pluie

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La sécheresse

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Des pays frappés par la sécheresse
Drought-stricken countries
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Une inondation
A flood
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L'irrigation
Irrigation
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Un barrage
A dam
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Construire un barrage sur un fleuve
To dam a river
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Stocker de l'eau
To store water
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Une usine de dessalement
A desalination plant
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Dessaler
To desalinate
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Réduire le gaspillage
To reduce waste
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Recycler l'eau
To recycle water
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Récupérer de l'eau de pluie
To harvest rainwater
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Le partage de l'eau
Water sharing
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Une guerre de l'eau
A water war
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Des maladies véhiculées par l'eau
Water-related diseases
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S'attaquer au problème
To address the problem