46. Endangered Forests Flashcards

1
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sauver, sauvegarder la forêt

A

to save / to preserve the forest

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2
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la forêt pluviale amazonienne

A

the Amazon rainforest

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3
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la forêt tropicale

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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

A

a habitat

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6
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la biodiversité

A

biodiversity

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7
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un écosysteme

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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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11
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un chêne / un platane

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an oak / a plant tree

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12
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un pin

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a pine tree

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13
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un sycomore

A

a sycamore

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14
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de l’acajou

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mahogany

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15
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du palissandre, du bois de rose

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rosewood

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16
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la déforestation / déboiser

A

deforestation / to deforest

17
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être menacé

A

to be under threat

18
Q

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 / to fell trees

21
Q

un tronc d’arbre

A

a treetrunk

22
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l’abattage des arbres

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un rondin

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un bûcheron

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a logger / a woodcutter

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le bois de charpente
timber / lumber
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le bois de chauffage
firewood
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un fournisseur de bois de charpente
a timber supplier
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scier
to saw
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une scierie
a sawmill / (US) a lumbermill
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une tronçonneuse
a chain saw
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la reforestation / reboiser
reforestation / to reforest
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un programme de plantation d'arbres
a tree-planting program
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un forestier
a forester
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la gestion de la forêt
the management of the forest
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la sylviculture durable
sustainable forestry
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empêcher l'érosier du sol
to prevent soil erosion
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réduire le risque de glissement de terrain
to reduce the risk of landslide
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absorber du gaz carbonique
to soak up carbon dioxide
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les poumons de la planète
the lungs of the planet