47. Oil Flashcards

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Une énergie non-renouvelable

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A non-renewable energy source

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Le pétrole

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Oil

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L’or noir

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Black gold

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L’industrie pétrolière

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The oil industry

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Le pétrole brut

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Crude oil

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L’essence

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(GB) petrol / (US) gas

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Le fioul domestique

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Fuel oil / heating oil

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Le gazole

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Diesel / diesel oil

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Un baril de pétrole

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A barrel of oil

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Un pays producteur de pétrole

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An oil-producing country

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Un pays consommateur de pétrole

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An oil-consuming country

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Un pays producteur / consommateur

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An oil producer / an oil consumer

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Un pays exportateur / importateur

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An oil exporter / an oil importer

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Les pays de l’ OPEP

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OPEC countries

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Exporter / importer

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To export / to import

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Une compagnie pétrolière

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An oil company

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Un puit de pétrole

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An oil well

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Une plate-forme pétrolière

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An oil rig

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L’exploitation pétrolière

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Oil drilling

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Les réserves / ressources pétrolières

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Oil reserves / resources

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Le raffinage du pétrole

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Oil refinement

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Une raffinerie

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An oil refinery

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Être inépuisable

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To be inexhaustible

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Découvrir du pétrole

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To strike oil

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Un gisement de pétrole

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An oil field

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Un oléoduc

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An oil pipeline

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Un dérivé du pétrole

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An oil by-product

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Un pétrolier (le navire)

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An oil tanker / a tanker

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La crise pétrolière

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The oil crisis

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Un choc pétrolier

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An oil shock

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Un embargo sur le pétrole

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An oil embargo

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La pénurie de pétrole

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The oil shortage / the oil scarcity

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Manquer de pétrole

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To run out of oil

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Le pic de production de pétrole

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Peak oil

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Une augmentation du prix du pétrole

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An oil price rise / increase / hike

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Les prix du pétrole sont exorbitants

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Oil prices are sky-high

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La facture énergétique

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The energy bill

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Être dépendant du pétrole

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To be dependant / reliant on oil

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La dépendance du pétrole

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Reliance / dependence on oil

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Réduire la consommation du pétrole

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To cut oil consumption

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Les ressources pétrolières sont limitées et finiront par être épuisées

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Oil is a finite supply and supplies will eventually run dry

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Les réserves de pétrole de la planète

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The planet’s oil supplies

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Environ 80% de l’énergie mondiale

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About 80% of the world’s power

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It provides us with over 6,000 different products

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Il nous fournit plus de 6000 produits différents

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La crise risque de durer et les prix ne sont pas près de baisser

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The crisis is likely to last and high prices are here to stay

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Pour des raisons environnementales et économiques, les américains se porteront mieux s’ils trouvent des moyens de consommer moins de pétrole

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For environmental and economic reasons, the Americans will be better off if they find ways to use less oil

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L’épuisement des ressources pétrolières pourrait s’avérer un mal pour un bien pour l’humanité

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The exhaustion of oil supplies could prove a blessing in disguise for humanity

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Le prix ne cesse de monter et certains experts pensent qu’il pourrait atteindre cent dollars

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The price keeps rising and quite experts think it could reach $100