49. THE THROW AWAY SOCIETY Flashcards

1
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la société de consommation

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the consumer society

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2
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la culture du jetable

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throwaway culture

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3
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le gaspillage

A

wastage

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4
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le gaspillage ; les déchets

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waste

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5
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jeter

A

to throw away / to trash / to bin

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6
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se débarrasser de

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to dispose of

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7
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jetable

A

disposable / throwaway (adj.)

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8
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des couches jetables

A

disposable nappies

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9
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un briquet jetable

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a throwaway cigarette lighter

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10
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des assiettes jetables

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disposable / throwaway plates

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11
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un mouchoir papier

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a tissue

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12
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une serviette en papier

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a paper serviette

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13
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être gaspilleur

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to be wasteful (of sth)

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14
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avoir l’habitude de gaspiller

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to have wasteful habits

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15
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gaspiller l’énergie

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to use energy wastefully

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les déchets, les ordures, les détritus

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(UK) rubbish / refuse / litter // (US) trash / garbage

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les ordures ménagères

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household waste

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les déchets industriels

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industrial waste

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les déchets chimiques / toxics

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chemical / toxic waste

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les déchets alimentaires

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food waste

21
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le gaspillage alimentaire

A

food wastage

22
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un broyeur à ordures

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a waste disposal (unit)

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le ramassage / la collecte des ordures

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the rubbish collection

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une poubelle

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a bin / a dustbin / a garbage can / a trash can

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un éboueur
a dustman / (US) a garbage man / a garbage collector
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un camion poubelle
a dustcart / (US) a garbage truck
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sortir les poubelles
to take out the rubbish
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une déchetterie, une décharge
a (rubbish) dump / a (rubbish) tip
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emmener qch à la décharge
to take sth to the tip
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une décharge sauvage
an illicit rubbish dump
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une site d'enfouissement
a landfill site
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un tas d'ordures
a heap of rubbish
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une corbeille à papier
a waste paper basket / (US) a wastebasket
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une poubelle de cuisine
a kitchen bin
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un sac poubelle
a dustbin bag