43. Endangered seas Flashcards

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l’océan Atlantique

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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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6
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la Méditerranée

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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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des zones côtières

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coastal areas

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11
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la pollution marine

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sea pollution / marine 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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être souillé par les hydrocarbures

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to be polluted by hydrocarbons

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14
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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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un naufrage

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a shipwreck

19
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couler, sombrer

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to sink (sank, sunk)

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des récifs coralliens

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coral reefs

21
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le blanchissement du coral

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coral bleaching

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les coquillages

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les algues

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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
worldwide fish stocks
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reconstituer le cheptel piscicole
to replenish fish stocks
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la diminution du cheptel piscicole
the depletion of fish stocks
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se reproduire, frayer
to spawn
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la morue / le thon
cod / tuna
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le saumon, l'esturgeon
salmon / sturgeon
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le colin, le merlu
hake
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la surpêche
overfishing
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un bâteau de pêche
a fishing boat
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un chalutier (géant)
a (super) trawler
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vider les mers à force de pêcher
to fish the seas out
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traîner d'immenses filets
to drag huge nets
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racler le fond des mers
to scrape the ocean's bottom
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un équipement sophistiqué
state-of-the-art equipment
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une zone de pêche
a fishery