Agriculture problems new trends Flashcards

1
Q

Détruire ruiner

A

to blight

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2
Q

Un animal nuisible

A

a pest

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3
Q

un rogeur

A

rodent

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4
Q

ronger

A

to gnaw

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5
Q

le gel

A

frost

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6
Q

gelé

A

frostbitten

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7
Q

la grêle

A

hail

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8
Q

un grellon

A

hailstone

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9
Q

sec

A

dry

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10
Q

la secheresse

A

drought

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11
Q

abattre

A

to cull

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12
Q

l’abbatage

A

a cull

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13
Q

une surabondance

A

a glut

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14
Q

un surplus

A

a surplus

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15
Q

stocker

A

stockpile

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16
Q

une pénurie

A

a shortage

17
Q

vendre à bas prix

A

to dump

18
Q

une situation difficile

A

a plight

19
Q

vivoter

A

to scrape

20
Q

agronomie

A

agronomy

21
Q

agroalimentaire

A

agribusiness

22
Q

rapporter produire

A

to yield

23
Q

le rendement

A

the yield

24
Q

irriguer

A

to irrigate

25
Q

abuser de

A

to overuse

26
Q

trafiquer

A

to tamper (with)

27
Q

un centre d’élevage intersif

A

a feedlot

28
Q

un nutriment

A

a nutrient

29
Q

une race/souche

A

a strain

30
Q

inquiétude

A

concern

31
Q

sans ogm

A

GM-free

32
Q

sain

A

wholesome

33
Q

une catastrophe naturelle

A

an act of god

34
Q

une mauvaise récolte

A

a crop failure

35
Q

subventions agricoles

A

farm subsidies

36
Q

Les cultures génétiquement modifiées

A

GM crops

37
Q

agriculture durable

A

sustainable agriculture