48. The plastic invasion Flashcards

1
Q

la pollution due au plastique

A

plastic pollution

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

un sac/ une bouteille en plastique

A

a plastic bag/ bottle

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

une boulette de plastique

A

a plastic pellet

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

l’industrie du sac plastique

A

a plastic-bag industry

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

l’industrie du polyéthylène

A

the polythene industry

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

du polystyrène/ du PVC

A

polystyrene/ PVC

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

de la mousse (de) plastique

A

plastic foam

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

du film plastique, du Scellofrais

A

clingfilm

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

boucher les égouts

A

to block/ to clog drains

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

aggraver les effets des inondations

A

to worsen the effects of floods

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

être une menace pour l’environnement

A

to be a threat to the environment

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

l’irresponsabilité environnemental

A

environmental irresponsability

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

dériver à la surface de l’eau

A

to drift on the surface of the water

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

traîner dans la nature

A

to hang around in the environment

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

joncher les rues

A

to be strewn around in the streets/ to litter the streets

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

voltiger dans les rues

A

to bluster around the streets

17
Q

être collé dans les branches des arbres

A

to flap in trees

18
Q

ruiner l’environnement

A

to ravage the environment

19
Q

défigurer le paysage

A

to scar the landscape

20
Q

gâcher la vue

A

to spoil the view

21
Q

la pollution visuelle

A

visual pollution

22
Q

jeter un sac

A

to dispose of/ to throw away a bag

23
Q

mettre un sac à la poubelle

A

to bin a bag

24
Q

la durée de vie (d’un sac)

A

the durability/ the life expectancy

25
qui n'est pas biodégradable
non-biodegradable
26
se désagréger
to break down/ to decompose
27
être biodégradable
to biodegrade
28
un sac 100% biodégradable
a 100% degradable bag
29
déclarer la guerre au plastique
to declare war on plastic
30
la taxe sur les sacs (en Irlande)
the bag tax (in Ireland)
31
faire payer un sac au client
to charge a customer for a bag
32
un sac réutilisable
a reusable bag
33
inciter les gens à réutiliser un sac
to encourage people to reuse a bag
34
recycler un sac
to recycle a bag
35
prendre des mesures draconiennes
to take drastic action
36
réduire l'utilisation des sacs plastiques de 60%
to slash plastic bag usage by 60%