40. The water crisis Flashcards

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1
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l’or bleu

A

blue gold

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2
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les besoins en eau

A

water needs

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la pénurie d’eau

A

the water shortage / the water scarcity

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une région qui manque d’eau

A

a water-scarce area

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5
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le manque d’eau potable

A

the lack of drinking water

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avoir soif

A

to be thirsty

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7
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mourir de soif

A

to die of thirst

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8
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on manque d’eau

A

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

A

ground water

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12
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l’eau de mer

A

seawater

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13
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un lac (artificiel)

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a (man-made) lake

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un fleuve, une rivière

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a river

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un cours d’eau

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a stream

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un ruisseau

A

a brook

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les zones humides

A

wetlands

18
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un marécage

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a marsh

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diminuer, rétrécir

A

to shrink (shrank, shrunk)

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s’assécher

A

to dry up

21
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la saison de pluie

A

the rainy season

22
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l’eau de pluie

A

rain water

23
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la sécheresse

A

drought

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des pays frappées par la sécheresse

A

drought-stricken countries

25
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une inondation

A

a flood

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l’irrigation

A

irrigation

27
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un barrage

A

a dam

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construire un barrage sur un fleuve

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to dam a river

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stocker l’eau

A

to store water

30
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une usine de dessalement

A

a desalination plant

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dessaler

A

to desalinate

32
Q

réduire le gaspillage

A

to reduce waste

33
Q

recycler l’eau

A

to recycle water

34
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récupérer l’eau de pluie

A

to harvest rainwater

35
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le partage de l’eau

A

water sharing

36
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une guerre de l’eau

A

a water war

37
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des maladies véhiculées par l’eau

A

water-related diseases

38
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s’attaquer au problème

A

to adress the probleme