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82 - The World (Environmentalism) Flashcards

1
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La prise de conscience écologique

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environmental awareness

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conscient, la prise de conscience

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aware, awareness

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sensibiliser

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sensitize

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l’environnement

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the environment

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environnemental, environnementalisme, défenseur de l’environnement

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environmental, environmentalism, environmentalist

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qui respecte l’environnement

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environmentally-friendly, eco-friendly

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écologie, encologique, écologiste

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ecology, ecological, ecologist

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soucieux de l’écologie

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ecologically-minded

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devenir/rendre plus écologique

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to green (up)

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le soucis de l’écologie

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greenness

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préserver, préservation

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to preserve, preservation

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protéger, protection

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to protect, protection

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préserver/économiser

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to conserve

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la sauvegarde/ la protection

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conservation

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un défenseur de l’environnement

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conservationist

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durable, de manière durable, durabilité

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sustainable, sustainably, sustainability

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passer à l’action

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taking action

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une mesure

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a step

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mettre en œuvre, mise en œuvre

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to implement, implementation

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inciter à, une incitation

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to incite/to urge, an incentive

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une prime

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a bonus

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réglementer, réglementation

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to regulate, regulation

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dur/stricte, durcir

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tough, to toughen

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alternatif/de rechange

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alternative

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renouveleer, renouvelable

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to renew, renewable

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réutiliser, réutilisable

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to reuse, reusable

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rapporter, consigné

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to return, returnable

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recycler, le recyclage, recyclable

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to recycle, recycling, recuclable

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rechargeable

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rechargeable

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biodégradable

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biodegradable

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économiser

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to save

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économe en énergie

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energy-saving, energy-efficient

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économe en carburant

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fuel-efficient

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34
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le plomb, sans plomb

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lead, unleadable/lead-free

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35
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les biocarburants

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biofuels

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36
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qui préserve la couche d’ozone

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ozone-friendly

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sans danger pour la couche d’ozone

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ozone-safe

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sans chlorofluorocarbones

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CFC-free

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sans agents plluants

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pollutant-free

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sans phosphates, sans paraben

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phosphate-free, paraben-free

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produire

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to generate

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produit par l’energie solaire

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solar-generated

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faire fonctionner

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to power

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fonctionne à l’energie solaire/energie éolienne

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solar-powered, wind-powered

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un brise-vent/pare-vent

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a windbreak

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isoler, isolant, isolation

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insulate, insulator, insulation

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éteindre

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to switch off, to turn off

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les ampoules basse consommation

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CFL bulbs

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les led

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led bulbs

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débrancher

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to unplug

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ramasser, le ramassage

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to collect, collection

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trier, le tri

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to sort, sorting out

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un conteneur pour la collecte de verre usagé

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a bottle bank

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bio

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organic

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un locavore (adepte des produits locaux)

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a locavore

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le militantisme écologique

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green activism

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un militant, le militantisme

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an activist, activism

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protester, une protestation

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to protest, protest

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défiler, un défilé

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to march, a march

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manifester, une manif(estation)

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to demonstrate, demo(nstration)

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dénoncer, la révélation publique

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to expose, exposure

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exiger

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to demand/to call for

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faire pression, un groupe de pression, les pressions exercées

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to lobby, a lobby, lobbying

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boycotter, le boycott

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to boycott, boycott

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les critiques

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criticisms

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l’éco-blanchiment/ la peinture verte

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greenwashing, green PR

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abusif

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improper

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l’usage d’écolabel

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eco-labelling

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l’ecoterrorisme, écoterroriste

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eco-terrorism, an eco-terrorist

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normes écologiques

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green standards

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un campagne de sensibilisation

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awareness campaign

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campagne de propreté

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clean-up campaign

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espèce protégée

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protected species

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réduire les émissions de gaz

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to cut greenhouse gases

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s’attaquer au changement climatique

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to adDress climate change

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bilan carbone

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carbon assessment

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neutralité carbone

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carbon neutrality

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compensation crabone

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carbon offsetting

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la sequestration géologique/stockage de carbone

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CCS (Carbon capture and stockage)

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pile solaire

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solar cell

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panneau solaire

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solar panel

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usine helio-thermique

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a solar power plant

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energie solaire photovoltaïque

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photovoltaic solar energy

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energie éolienne

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wind energy

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eolienne

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wind turbine

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un parc eolien offshore

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an offshore wind farm

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transport en commun

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public transport

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covoiturage

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car-pooling

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la circulation alternée

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alternate traffic

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interdire la circulation en ville

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to ban urban traffic

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prime à la casse

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cash for clunkers

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borne de recharge pour voiture éléctrique

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electric car charging stations

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recharger une batterie

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to reload a battery

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maison à basse consommation

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a low-energy house

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geothermie

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geothermal power

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récupérateur d’eau de pluie

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rainwater tank/barrel

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une maison passive

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a passive house

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les achats écologiques

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green purchasing

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les emplois verts

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green-collar jobs

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la croissance zéro

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a zero-growth economy

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les climato-sceptiques

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climate sceptics

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une peinture sans solvants

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no-VOC paint

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