Agriculture problems new trends Flashcards by Louis Segretin

Q

Détruire ruiner

A

to blight

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Un animal nuisible

A

a pest

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un rogeur

A

rodent

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ronger

A

to gnaw

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Q

le gel

A

frost

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gelé

A

frostbitten

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la grêle

A

hail

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un grellon

A

hailstone

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sec

A

dry

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la secheresse

A

drought

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abattre

A

to cull

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l’abbatage

A

a cull

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une surabondance

A

a glut

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un surplus

A

a surplus

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stocker

A

stockpile

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une pénurie

A

a shortage

Q

vendre à bas prix

A

to dump

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une situation difficile

A

a plight

Q

vivoter

A

to scrape

Q

agronomie

A

agronomy

Q

agroalimentaire

A

agribusiness

Q

rapporter produire

A

to yield

Q

le rendement

A

the yield

Q

irriguer

A

to irrigate

Q

abuser de

A

to overuse

Q

trafiquer

A

to tamper (with)

Q

un centre d’élevage intersif

A

a feedlot

Q

un nutriment

A

a nutrient

Q

une race/souche

A

a strain

Q

inquiétude

A

concern

Q

sans ogm

A

GM-free

Q

sain

A

wholesome

Q

une catastrophe naturelle

A

an act of god

Q

une mauvaise récolte

A

a crop failure

Q

subventions agricoles

A

farm subsidies

Q

Les cultures génétiquement modifiées

A

GM crops

Q

agriculture durable

A

sustainable agriculture