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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abattre l’abattage

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to cull cull

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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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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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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

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agribusiness

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rapporter/produire

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to yield

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le rendement

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the yield

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maximiser

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to maximize

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fertiliser, ation

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to fertilize, fertilization

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un engrais

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a fertilizer

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les produits chimiques, agrochimie

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chemicals agrochemicals

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nitrates phosphates pesticide herbicide

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nitraites phosphate pesticide herbicide

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traiter

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to treat

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pulveriser

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to spray

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abuser de, l’abus de

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to overuse, overuse

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trafiquer

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to tamper

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un centre d’elevage intensif

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a feedlot

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une battery un ormone

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a battery a hormone

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la biotechnologie

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biotechnology

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un gene la genetqiue

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a gene genetics

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les OGM

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GMOs

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modifié genetiquement

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GM-engineered

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resistant aux insectes, parasites, maladies, aux herbicides

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pest, insect, disease, drought, herbicide resistant

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enrichi en vitamines

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vitamin-enhanced

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un nutriment

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a nutrient

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nutrition nutritif

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nutrition, nutritious

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une race/espece , croiser, le croisement, un hybride

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a breed, to crossbreed, crossbreeding, a crossbreed

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evoluer evolution

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to evolve evolution

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une mutation

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mutation

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contaminer la contamination

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to contaminate, contamination

51
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le pollen la transpollinisation

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pollen, crosspollination

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prejudice

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harm

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nuisible

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harmful

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endommager les degats

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to damage damage

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l’inquietude inquiet

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concern concerned

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une étiquette, étiqueter, létiquetage

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a label, to label, labelling

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sans OGM

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GM-free

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interdire une interdiction (sur)

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to ban a ban (on)

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bio(logique) VS inorganique

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organic VS inorganic

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traditionnel

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conventional

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naturel

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natural

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sans produits chimiques

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chemical-free

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sain

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wholesome

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savoureux VS sans gout

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tasty VS tasteless

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l’agroecolie, agroecologique

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agro-ecology agro-ecological

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une catastrophe naturelle

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an act of God

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une mauvaise recolte

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a crop failure

68
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la maladie de la vache folle

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mad-cow disease

69
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une politique agricole

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a farming policy

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les subventions agricoles

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agricultural subsidies

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reduire les subventions

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to curb subsides

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le prix au producteur

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the farm gate price

73
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la lutte contre les parasites

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pest control

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industrie agroalimentaire

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farm-produce industry

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les cultures genetiquement modifies

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GM crops

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l’ingenerie genetique

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genetic engineering

77
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augmenter le rendement

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to enhance yield

78
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l’agriculture durable

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sustainable agriculture

79
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l’agriculture bio

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organic farming