45. The plastic invasion Flashcards

1
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la pollution due au plastique

A

plastic pollution

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2
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un sac plastique

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a plastic bag

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3
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une bouteille en plastique

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a plastic bottle

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4
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une boulette de plastique

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a plastic pellet

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5
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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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7
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boucher les égouts

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to block drains

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aggraver les effets des inondations

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to worsen the effects of floods

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être une menace pour l’environnement

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to be a threat to the environment

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l’irresponsabilité environnelentale

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environmental irresponsability

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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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traîner dans la nature

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to hang around ine the environment

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joncher les rues

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to be strewn around the streets / to litter the sreets

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être 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 the trees

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16
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ruiner l’environnement

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to ravage the environment

17
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défigurer le paysage

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to scare the landscape

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gâcher la vue

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to spoil the view

19
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la pollution visuelle

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visual pollution

20
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être noyé sous un océan de plastique

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to be drowning in an ocean of plastic

21
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jeter un sac

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to dispose of a bag / 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 d’un sac

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the durability / the life expectancy of a bag

24
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qui n’est pas biodégradable

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non biodegradable

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les sacs ne se désagrègent pas
bags do not decompose
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être biodégradable
to biodegrade
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une caisse de supermarché
a supermarket checkout
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lancer un sac 100% biodégradable
to launch a 100% degradable bag
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déclarer la guerre au plastique
to declare war on plastic
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la taxe sur les sacs (en Irlande)
the bag tax (in Ireland)
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faire payer un sac à un client
to charge a customer for a bag
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un sac réutilisable
a reusable bag
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inciter les gens à réutiliser un sac
to encourage people to reuse a bag
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recycler un sac
to recycle a bah
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prendre des mesures draconiennes
to take drastic action
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réduire l'utilisation des sacs plastiques de 60%
to slash plastic bag usage by 60%