48. The plastic invasion Flashcards by Caroline Jiang | Brainscape

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la pollution due au plastique

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plastic pollution

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un sac/ une bouteille en plastique

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a plastic bag/ bottle

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une boulette de plastique

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a plastic pellet

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l’industrie du sac plastique

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a plastic-bag industry

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l’industrie du polyéthylène

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the polythene industry

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du polystyrène/ du PVC

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polystyrene/ PVC

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de la mousse (de) plastique

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plastic foam

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du film plastique, du Scellofrais

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clingfilm

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boucher les égouts

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to block/ to clog drains

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aggraver les effets des inondations

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to worsen the effects of floods

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être une menace pour l’environnement

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to be a threat to the environment

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l’irresponsabilité environnemental

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environmental irresponsability

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dériver à la surface de l’eau

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to drift on the surface of the water

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traîner dans la nature

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to hang around in the environment

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joncher les rues

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

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voltiger dans les rues

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to bluster around the streets

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être collé dans les branches des arbres

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to flap in trees

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ruiner l’environnement

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to ravage the environment

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défigurer le paysage

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to scar the landscape

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gâcher la vue

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to spoil the view

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la pollution visuelle

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visual pollution

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jeter un sac

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to dispose of/ to throw away a bag

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mettre un sac à la poubelle

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to bin a bag

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la durée de vie (d’un sac)

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the durability/ the life expectancy

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qui n’est pas biodégradable

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non-biodegradable

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se désagréger

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to break down/ to decompose

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être biodégradable

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to biodegrade

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un sac 100% biodégradable

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a 100% degradable bag

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déclarer la guerre au plastique

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to declare war on plastic

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la taxe sur les sacs (en Irlande)

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the bag tax (in Ireland)

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faire payer un sac au client

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to charge a customer for a bag

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un sac réutilisable

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a reusable bag

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inciter les gens à réutiliser un sac

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to encourage people to reuse a bag

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recycler un sac

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to recycle a bag

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prendre des mesures draconiennes

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to take drastic action

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réduire l’utilisation des sacs plastiques de 60%

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to slash plastic bag usage by 60%