96 ECONOMIC ACTIVITY Flashcards

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1
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l’énergie –> faire marcher

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power –> to power sth

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une source d’énergie

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a source of energy / power

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3
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le charpon

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carbon

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un bassin houiller

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coalfield / a coalmine

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un mineur

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a coalminer / a collier

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un gisement / une houillère

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a coalseam a colliery

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une veine / un filon

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a lode

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une mine(puits)

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a pit

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le carreau

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the pithead

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un puit

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a shaft

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un terril / un trassier

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a slag heap

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le métal

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metal

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un métalurgiste

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a metalworker

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la taule

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sheet metal

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le fer

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iron

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une usine sidérurgique

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an ironworks

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17
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acier

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steel

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un sidérurgiste

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un steelworker

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une acierie

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a steelworks / plant

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l’industrie cidérurgique

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iron and steel industry

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21
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un haut haut fourneau

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a blast furnace

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22
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fondre / forger

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to smelt / to forge

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fondre / couler

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to cast

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24
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souder

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to weld

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25
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une barre de fer

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a bar of iron

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26
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le pétrol brute

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oil / petroléum / crude oil

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27
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un gisement de pétrol

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an oil field

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une compagnie pétrolière

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an oil compagny

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29
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un puit de prétrol

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an oil well

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30
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un dérrick

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derrick

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31
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un oléoduc

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a pipieline

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32
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construire

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to lay / construct

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33
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une plateforme pétrolière

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a oil-rig

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34
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le forage en mer

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offshore drilling

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35
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une plateforme de forrage

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an oil platform

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36
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forrer pour du prétrol

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to drill for oil

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37
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extraire

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to extract

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38
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une citerne

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a tank

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39
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un camion citerne

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a tanker lorry / an oil tanker

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40
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un super pétrolier

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a super tanker

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41
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un barril

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a barrel

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42
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un fut

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a drum

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43
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un bidon

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a can

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44
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raffiner –> une raffinerie

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to refine –> a refinery

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45
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distiller

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to distillate

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46
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la distillation

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distillation

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47
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l’essence

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petrol / gas(oline)

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48
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diesel

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diesel

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49
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gaz

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gas

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50
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un gazoduc

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a gas pipeline

51
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une bouteille de gas

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a cylender of gas

52
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un tuyau de gaz

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a gas pipe

53
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la fracturation hydrolique

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fracking

54
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une centrale éléctrique

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a power station

55
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fournir de l’énergie

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to provide energy

56
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être tiré de

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to be obtained from

57
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une centrale à charbon

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a coal plant

58
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une usine à gaz

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a gasworks

59
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libérer / dégager

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to release

60
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un barrage

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a dam

61
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construire un barrage

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to dam a river

62
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une turbine hydrolique

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a hydrolic turbine

63
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l’énergie hydrolique

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hydroelectricity

64
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l’énergie solaire

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solar energy / power

65
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des panneaux solaires

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solar pannels

66
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un capteur solaire

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a solar collector

67
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l’énergie nucléaire

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nuclear energy

68
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une centrale nucléaire

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a nuclear plant

69
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un réacteur

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a reactor

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l’uranium

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uranium

71
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les déchets radioactifs

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nuclear waste

72
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produire

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to produce

73
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fuire –> une fuite

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to leak –> a leak(age)

74
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se débarasser de qqch

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to dispose of sth

75
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déverser (illégalement)

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tu dump

76
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radioactif

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radioactive

77
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la radioactivité

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radioactivity

78
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(dé)contaminier

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to (d)contaminate

79
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un compteur geiger

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a geiger counter

80
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une usine de retraitement

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a reprocessing plant

81
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éléctrique –> éléctricité

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electric –> electricity

82
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produire –> un générateur

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to generate –> a generator

83
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une dynamo

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a dynamo

84
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transformer

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to transform

85
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un transformateur

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a transformer

86
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un pylône

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a pylon

87
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une ligne à haute tension

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a power line

88
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le réseau éléctrique

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the power grid

89
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les énergie alternatives

A

alternative energies

90
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exploiter / domestiquer

A

to harness

91
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le vent –> une éolienne

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the wind –> a windmill

92
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l’énrgie éolienne

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windpower

93
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un champ d’éolienne

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a windfarm

94
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l’énergie géothermique

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geothermal energy

95
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les combustibles fossiles

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fossil fuels

96
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la facture énergétique

A

the energy bill

97
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les énonomies d’énergie

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energy conservation

98
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produire / économiser l’énergie

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to generate / save energy

99
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la consommation d’énergie

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power consumption

100
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un coup de grisou

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a firedamp explosion

101
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s’effondre / un effondrement

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to cave in / a cave-in

102
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extraire

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to extract sth from / to dig sth out of

103
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l’éxploitation a ciel ouvert

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open-cast mining

104
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la fermeture d’une mine

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a pit closure

105
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travailler à la mine

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to go down the pit

106
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de l’acier en fusion

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molten steel

107
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du fer rouillé

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rusty iron

108
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trouver du pétrol

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to strike oil

109
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les réserves de pétrol

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oil reserves

110
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un pays producteur de pétrol

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an oil-producing country

111
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le fuel domestique

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domestic-heating oil

112
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gaz en bouteille

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bottled gas

113
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une chaudière à gaz

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a gas boiler

114
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l’énergie hydroéléctrique /solaire / éolienne / nucléaire

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hydroeletric / solar / wind / nuclear energy

115
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une centrale thermique / hydroéléctrique / nucléaire

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a thermal / hydroelectric / nuclear powerstation / plant

116
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un surgénérateur

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a breeder reactor

117
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la coeur d’un réacteur nucléaire

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the core of a nuclear reactor

118
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la fission nucléaire

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nuclear fission

119
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la fusion nucléaire

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nuclear fusion

120
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le système de refroidissement

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the cooling system

121
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le stockage des déchets

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nuclear waste storage

122
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le traitemrnt des déchets

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nuclear waste disposal

123
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l’usine de retraitement des déchets nucléaires

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nuclear reprocessing plant

124
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tarif heure plaine != creuse

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peak != off peak hour rates