65. Agriculture Flashcards

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Un agriculteur

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A farmer

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L’agriculture

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Agriculture / farming

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Une ferme, une exploitation agricole

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A farm

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Un ingénieur agronome

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An agricultural scientist

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Travailler dans une ferme

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To work on a farm

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Exploiter 500 hectares

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To farm 500 hectares

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Des produits agricoles

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Farm products / farm produce

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Une exploitation laitière

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A dairy farm

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Des produits laitiers

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Milk products / dairy products

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Une exploitation agricole

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A poultry farm

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Exploiter, cultiver la terre

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To farm / to till / to cultivate the land

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1) un produit agricole

2) une récolte

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A crop

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Accroître le rendement des cultures

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To increase crop yields

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Récolter

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To harvest

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Une très mauvaise récolte

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A crop failure

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Produire de la nourriture

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To grow food

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Du blé

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Corn (GB) / wheat (US)

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Du maïs

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Maize (GB) / corn (US)

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Du riz

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Rice

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Un producteur de fruits et légumes

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A fruit and vegetable grower

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Un viticulteur

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A wine grower

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Le bétail

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The livestock / the cattle

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Élever du bétail

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To raise / to rear cattle

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Un poulet

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A chicken

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Une poule

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A hen

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Un boeuf; du boeuf (la viande)

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An ox (plu. oxen); beef

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Un porc; du porc (la viande)

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A pig; pork

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Un veau; du veau (la viande)

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A calf (plu. Calves); veal

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Un anneau; de l’agneau (la viande)

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A lamb; lamb

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La maladie de la vache folle

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Mad cow disease

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La grippe aviaire

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Bird flu / avian flu

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L’agriculture durable

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Sustainable agriculture

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L’agriculture bio

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Organic farming

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L’élevage industriel

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Factory farming

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L’agriculture intensive

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Intensive farming

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La politique agricole commune / la PAC

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The common agricultural policy / the CAP

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Une subvention agricole

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An agricultural subsidy

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La crise agricole dure maintenant depuis plus de dix ans et les choses ne vont pas en s’améliorant

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The farm crisis has been going on for more than ten years now and things are not looking up

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Rentabiliser son investissement

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To get a return on one’s investment

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Ce que les agriculteurs craignent le plus, ce sont les caprices du temps

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What farmers fear most at the vagaries of the weather

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Des récoltes exceptionnelles

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Bumper crops

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Reprocher

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To reproach

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L’utilisation massive des engrais et des pesticides

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The heavy use of fertilizers and pesticides

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Le développement de l’agriculture bio pourrait s’accélérer dans les prochaines années

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The rise in organic farming could accelerate in the next few years