48. Car Pollution Flashcards

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Des gazs d’échappement

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Car exhausts / exhaust fumes / cat emissions

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La pollution automobile

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Car pollution

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Un nuage toxique

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A toxic cloud

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La pollution atmosphérique

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Air pollution

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Un polluant

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A pollutant

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L’ozone

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Ozone

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Le dioxyde / le monoxyde d’azote

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Nitrogen dioxide / oxide

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Le dioxyde de souffre

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Sulphur dioxide

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Le gaz carbonique

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Carbon dioxide / CO2

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Le smog

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Smog

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L’essence

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Petrol (GB) / gas (US)

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Du gazole

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Diesel / diesel fuel

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De l’essence sans plomb

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Unleaded petrol

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Du GPL

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LPG

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La consommation de carburant

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Fuel consumption

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Un système d’alerte anti-pollution

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A pollution warning system

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Mesurer la qualité de l’air

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To monitor air quality

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Un plan anti-pollution d’urgence

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An emergency anti-pollution plan

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Le niveau 3 de pollution

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The grade-three alert

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Un pic de pollution

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A pollution peak

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Des niveau records de pollution

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Record pollution levels

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Polluer

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To pollute

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Être fortement pollué

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To be heavily polluted

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Irriter les voies respiratoires

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To irritate the respiratory tract

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Des problèmes respiratoires

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Respiratory problems

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Des problèmes liés au smog

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Smog-related problems

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De l’asthme

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Asthma

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Attaquer les yeux

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To attack the eyes

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Respirer

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To breathe

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Essayer de respirer

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To fight for breath

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L’éthanol

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Ethanol

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Le biocarburant, le pétrole vert

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Biofuel / green fuel

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De la betterave

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Beetroot / beet

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Le tournesol

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Sunflower

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Une voiture qui consomme peu

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A fuel-efficient car

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Une voiture qui consomme beaucoup

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A gas-guzzler (US)

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Une voiture électrique

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An electric car

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Une voiture hybride

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A hybrid / a hybrid car

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Une voiture à pile à combustible

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A fuel cell car

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Une voiture à hydrogène

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A hydrogen car

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Pour assainir l’air quand quand il ya des pics de pollution, les autorités n’ont d’autre choix que d’imposer des restrictions de circulation

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To help clear the air when pollution levels peak, the authorities have no choice but to to impose driving restrictions

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Les voitures hybrides, des voitures qui roulent à la fois à l’essence et à l’électricité, commencent à prendre

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Hybrids - car that run on both petrol and electricity - are catching on

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Qu’on considère un peu partout comme étant

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Widely expected to be

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Si elles veulent concurrencer les voitures à essence traditionnelle, les voitures à pile à combustible devront être beaucoup moins chères

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If they are to compete against conventional petrol-powered vehicles, fuel cell cars will have to be much cheaper

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Si nous ne voulons pas périr d’asphyxie dans l’avenir, il nous faudra probablement renoncer à tous les voyages en voiture qui ne sont pas indispensables

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If we don’t want chock to death in the future, we will probably have to give up all non-essential car trips