46. Waste and recycling Flashcards by Mathilde Lacroix

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les déchets, les ordures, les détritus

A

rubbish, refuse, litter, trash, garbage

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les ordures ménagères

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household waste, household refuse

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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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chimical 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 organiques

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organic waste

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un broyeur à ordures

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awaste disposal (unit)

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le traitements des déchets

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waste treatment

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la gestion des déchets

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waste management

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la ramassage / la collecte des ordures

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the refuse collection

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une poubelle

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a dustbin / a garbage can / a trash can

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un éboueur

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a dustman / a garbage man / a garbage collector

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gaspiller

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to waste

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jeter

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to throw away

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jeter, déposer des ordures

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to dump waste

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une décharge public

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a rubbish dump, un rubbish tip

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une décharge sauvage

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an illicit rubbish dump

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un site d’enfouissement

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a landfill site

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une corbeille à papier

A

a waste paper basket / a wastebasket

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une poubelle de cuisine

A

a kitchen bin

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la société de gaspillage

A

the throw-away society

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gaspiller quelque chose

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to be wasteful of something

avoir l'habitude de gaspiller

to have wasteful habits

gaspiller l'énergie

to use energy wastefully

sensibiliser au recyclage

to raise awareness about recycling

l'industrie du recyclage

the recycling industry

un programme de recyclage

a recycling scheme

recycler du verre

to recycle glass

le conteneur pour la collecte du verre usagé

the bottle bank

la papier recyclé

recycle paper

le carton recyclé

recyclable cardboard

une usine de recyclage

a recycling plant