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52. Fossil Fuels Flashcards

1
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les réserves / ressources pétrolières

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oil reserves / resources / supplies

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une plate-forme pétrolière

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an oil rig

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3
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un puits de pétrole

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an oil well

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4
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une compagnie pétrolière

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an oil company

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5
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exporter / importer

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to export / to import

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les pays de l’OPEP

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OPEC countries

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un pays exportateur / importateur

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an oil exporter / an oil importer

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un pays producteur / consommateur

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an oil producer / an oil consumer

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9
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un pays consommateur de pétrole

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an oil consuming country

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un pays producteur de pétrole

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an oil-producing country

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11
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un baril de pétrole

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a barrel of oil

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12
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le gazole

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diesel (oil)

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13
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le fioul domestique

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fuel oil / heating oil

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14
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de l’essence sans plomb / du GPL

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unleaded petrol / LPG

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l’essence

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petrol / (US) gas

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16
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le brut / le pétrole brut

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crude / crude oil

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17
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l’industrie pétrolière

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the oil industry

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18
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l’or noir

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black gold

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19
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une énergie non renouvelable

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a non-renewable energy source

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20
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(ne pas) être inépuisable

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(not) to be inexhaustible

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21
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être épuisées (les réserves)

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to be exhausted (oil supplies)

22
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découvrir du pétrole

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to strike oil

23
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un oléoduc

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an oil pipeline

24
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un dérivé du pétrole

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an oil by-product

25
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la crise pétrolière / un choc pétrolier

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the oil crisis / an oil shock

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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

28
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le pic de production du pétrole

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peak oil

29
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une augmentation du prix du pétrole

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an oil price rise/ increase / hike

30
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être dépendant du pétrole

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to be dependent / reliant on oil

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la dépendance du pétrole

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reliance / dependance on oil

32
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réduire la consommation de pétrole

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to cut oil consumption

33
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(extraire) le charbon

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(to mine) coal

34
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une mine de charbon / un mineur

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a coal mine / a miner

35
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une centrale à charbon

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a coal-fired plant / a coal plant

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le gaz naturel

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natural gas

37
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gaz de schiste

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shale gas

38
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la fracturation hydraulique

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fracking

39
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Mettre fin à l’ère de l’énergie fossile et passer à une économie à faible teneur en carbone est le défi redoutable auquel nous sommes confrontés au XXIe siècle

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Putting an end to the fossil fuel era and switching to a low-carbon economy is the dauting challenge we are faced with in the 21st century

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Environ 80% de l’énergie mondiale provient des centrales qui fonctionent au charbon au pétrole et au gaz.

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Coal, oil and gas power stations between them produce about 80% of the world’s power

41
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L’activité humaine qui contribue au réchauffement de la planète comprend en particulier la combustion d’énergies fossiles.

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Human activities that contribute to climate change include in particular the buring of fossil fuels.

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Le pétrole tient le monde à sa merci.

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Oil has the world over a barrel.

43
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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.

44
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La production mondiale de pétrole a déja commencé à décliner.

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World oil production has already peaked

45
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Le pétrole n’est pas utilisé uniquement pour le carburant. Il nous fournit plus de 6000 produits différents tels que le goudron, les matières plastiques et les engrais

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Oil isn’t just used for fuel. It provides us over 6000 different products such as tar, plastics and fertilizers.

46
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Les prix records du pétrole sont une menace réelle pour l’économie mondiale, mais le pétrole bon marché n’aide pas ceux qui luttent contre le changement climatique.

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Record oil prices pose a significant risk to the global economy but cheap oil is not good news for those who combat climate change.

47
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Peu de pays industrialisés peuvent se vanter d’être auto suffisants en pétrole

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Few industrialized countries can claim to be self sufficient in oil

48
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A l’heure actuelle, la fracturation hydraulique pose de sérieux problèmes pour la santé et pour l’environnement

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Fracking currently poses serious risks to health and to the environment

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Le charbon, la plus sale des énergies fossiles, continue à fournir environ 40% de l’électricité mondiale

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Coal, the dirtiest of fossil fuels, still provides about 40% of the world’s electricity

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La fin des énergies fossiles bon marché mettra un terme à tout un mode de vie

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The end of cheap fossil fuels will end a whole way of life

51
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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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