46. Waste And Recycling Flashcards

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1
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Les déchets / les ordures / les détritus

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Trash / garbage (US)

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Les ordures ménagères

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Household waste

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Les déchets alimentaires

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Food waste

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Les déchets industriels

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Industrial waste

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Les déchets chimiques

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Chemical waste

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Les déchets toxiques

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Toxic waste

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Les déchets nucléaires

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Nuclear waste

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Les déchets radioactifs

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Radioactive waste

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Les déchets organiques

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Organic waste

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Un broyeur à ordures

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A waste disposal (unit)

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Le traitement des déchets

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Waste treatment

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12
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La gestion des déchets

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Waste management

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13
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Le ramassage des ordures

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The refuse collection

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Une poubelle

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A garbage can

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Un éboueur

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A garbage man

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Gaspiller

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To waste

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Jeter

A

To throw away

18
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Jeter des ordures

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To dump waste

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Une décharge publique

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A rubbish dump

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Une décharge sauvage

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An illicit rubbish dump

21
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Un site d’enfouissement

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A landfill site

22
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Une corbeille à papier

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A waste paper basket

23
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Une poubelle de cuisine

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A kitchen bin

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La société de gaspillage

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The throw-away society

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Gaspiller qqch

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To be wasteful of something

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Avoir l’habitude de gaspiller

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To have wasteful habits

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Gaspiller l’énergie

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To use energy wastefully

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Sensibiliser au recyclage

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To raise awareness about recycling

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L’industrie du recyclage

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The recycling industry

30
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Une usine de recyclage

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A recycling plant

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Un programme de recyclage

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A recycling scheme

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Recycler du verre

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To recycle glass

33
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Le conteneur pour la collecte du verre usagé

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The bottle bank

34
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La papier recyclé

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Recycled paper

35
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Le carton recyclable

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Recyclable cardboard

36
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Les déchets / les ordures / les détritus

A

Rubbish / refuse / litter (GB)