45. The Plastic Invasion Flashcards

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Un sac / une bouteille en plastique

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A plastic bag / bottle

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La pollution due au plastique

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Plastic pollution

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Une boulette en plastique

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A plastic bellet

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L’industrie du sac plastique

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The plastic-bag industry

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L’industrie du polyéthylène

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The polythene industry

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Boucher les égouts

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To block drains

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Aggraver les inondiations

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To worsen the effects of floods

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Etre une menace pour l’environnement

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To be a threat to the environment

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L’irresponsabilité environnementale

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Environmental irresponsibility

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Dériver à la surface de l’eau

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To drift on the surface of the water

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Trainer dans la nature

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To hang around in the environment

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Joncher les rues

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To be strewn around the streets

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Voltiger dans les rues

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To bluster around the streets

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Etre collé dans les branches des arbres

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To be stuck in the branches of trees

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Claquer au vent dans les arbres

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To flap in trees

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Ruiner l’environnement

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To ravage the environment

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Défigurer le paysage

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To scar the landscape

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Gacher la vue

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To spoil the view

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La pollution visuelle

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Visual pollution

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Etre noyé sous un océan de plastique

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To be drowning in an ocean of plastic

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Jeter un sac

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To throw away a bag

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Mettre un sac à la poubelle

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To bin a bag

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La durée de vie

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The life expectancy

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Qui n’est pas biodégradable

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Non biodegradable

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Une caisse de supermarché

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A supermarket checkout

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Lancer un sac 100% biodégradable

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To launch a 100% degradable bag

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Déclarer la guerre au plastique

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To declare war on plastic

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La taxe sur les sacs (Irlande)

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The bag tax

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Faire payer un sac à un client

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To charge a customer for a bag

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Un sac réutilisable

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A reusable bag

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Inciter les gens à réutiliser un sac

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To encourage people to reuse a bag

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Recycler un sac

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To recycle a bag

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Prendre des mesures draconiennes

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To take drastic action

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Réduire l’utilisation des sacs plastique de 60%

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To slash plastic bag usage by 60%