42. Endangered Forests Flashcards

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1
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sauver, sauvegarder la forêt

A

to save / to preserve forest

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2
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la fôret pluviale amazonienne

A

the Amazon rainforest

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3
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la forêt tropicale

A

the tropical forest

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4
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une forêt nuageuse

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a cloud forest

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5
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un habitat, un biotope

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a habitat

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la biodiversité

A

biodiversity

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un écosystème

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an ecosystem

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8
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la photosynthèse

A

photosynthesis

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9
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un cèdre

A

a cedar

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10
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un séquoia

A

a sequoia / a redwood

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un platane

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a plan tree

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12
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un chêne

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an oak

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13
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un pin

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a pine tree

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14
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un sycomore

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a sycamore

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15
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de l’acajou

A

mahogany

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16
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la déforestation

A

deforestation

17
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être menacé

A

to be under threat

18
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empiéter sur la forêt

A

to encroach upon the forest

19
Q

un incendie de forêt

A

a forest fire

20
Q

abattre des arbres

A

to cut down trees

21
Q

un tronc d’arbre

A

a treetunk

22
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l’abattage des arbres

A

logging

23
Q

un rondin

A

a log

24
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un bûcheron

A

a logger / a woodcutter

25
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le bois de charpente

A

timber / lumber

26
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la bois de chauffage

A

firewood

27
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un fournisseur de bois de charpente

A

a timber supplier

28
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scier

A

to saw

29
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une scierie

A

a sawmill / a lumbermill

30
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une tronçonneuse

A

a chain saw

31
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la reforestation

A

reforestation / reafforestation

32
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un programme de plantation d’arbre

A

a tree-planting programme

33
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un forestier

A

a forester

34
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la gestion de la forêt

A

the management of the forest

35
Q

la sylviculture durable

A

sustainable forestry

36
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empêcher l’érosion du sol

A

to prevent soil erosion

37
Q

réduire le risque de glissement de terrain

A

to reduce risk of landslide

38
Q

les poumons de la planète

A

the lungs of the planet