agriculture Flashcards

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ruiner detruire

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to blight

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un parasite

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a parasite

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un animal nuisible

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a pest

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devorer

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to eat up

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un rongeur

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a rodent

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le gel gelé

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frost frostbitten

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sec secheresse

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dry drought

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une inondation

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a flood

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pourrir pourri

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to rot rotten

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infecter

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to infect

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la rage enragé

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rabies rabid

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12
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abattre l’abattage

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to cull cull

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13
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une surabondance

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a glut

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un surplus

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a surplus

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la surproduction

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overproduction

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bcp abondant

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plenty plentiful

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17
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stocker la constitution de stocks

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to stockpile stockpiling

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un quota

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a quota

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une penurie

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a shortage

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20
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vendre a bas prix

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to dump

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une situation difficile

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a plight

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le revenu

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the income

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une dette, criblé de dette

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a debt debt-ridden

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l’agronomie un agronome

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agronomy agronomist

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agroalimentaire
agribusiness
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rapporter/produire
to yield
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le rendement
the yield
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maximiser
to maximize
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fertiliser, ation
to fertilize, fertilization
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un engrais
a fertilizer
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les produits chimiques, agrochimie
chemicals agrochemicals
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nitrates phosphates pesticide herbicide
nitraites phosphate pesticide herbicide
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traiter
to treat
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pulveriser
to spray
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abuser de, l'abus de
to overuse, overuse
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trafiquer
to tamper
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un centre d'elevage intensif
a feedlot
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une battery un ormone
a battery a hormone
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la biotechnologie
biotechnology
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un gene la genetqiue
a gene genetics
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les OGM
GMOs
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modifié genetiquement
GM-engineered
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resistant aux insectes, parasites, maladies, aux herbicides
pest, insect, disease, drought, herbicide resistant
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enrichi en vitamines
vitamin-enhanced
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un nutriment
a nutrient
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nutrition nutritif
nutrition, nutritious
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une race/espece , croiser, le croisement, un hybride
a breed, to crossbreed, crossbreeding, a crossbreed
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evoluer evolution
to evolve evolution
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une mutation
mutation
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contaminer la contamination
to contaminate, contamination
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le pollen la transpollinisation
pollen, crosspollination
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prejudice
harm
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nuisible
harmful
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endommager les degats
to damage damage
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l'inquietude inquiet
concern concerned
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une étiquette, étiqueter, létiquetage
a label, to label, labelling
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sans OGM
GM-free
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interdire une interdiction (sur)
to ban a ban (on)
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bio(logique) VS inorganique
organic VS inorganic
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traditionnel
conventional
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naturel
natural
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sans produits chimiques
chemical-free
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sain
wholesome
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savoureux VS sans gout
tasty VS tasteless
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l'agroecolie, agroecologique
agro-ecology agro-ecological
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une catastrophe naturelle
an act of God
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une mauvaise recolte
a crop failure
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la maladie de la vache folle
mad-cow disease
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une politique agricole
a farming policy
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les subventions agricoles
agricultural subsidies
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reduire les subventions
to curb subsides
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le prix au producteur
the farm gate price
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la lutte contre les parasites
pest control
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industrie agroalimentaire
farm-produce industry
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les cultures genetiquement modifies
GM crops
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l'ingenerie genetique
genetic engineering
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augmenter le rendement
to enhance yield
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l'agriculture durable
sustainable agriculture
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l'agriculture bio
organic farming