Agriculture: problems; new trends expressions Flashcards

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une catastrophe naturelle

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an act of God

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une mauvaise récolte

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a crop failure

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3
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la maladie de la vache folle

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mad-cow disease

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la fièvre aphteuse

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foot and mouth disease

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5
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la grippe aviaire

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bird flu / avian flu

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la grippe porcine

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swine flu

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7
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la tuberculose bovine

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bovine TB (tuberculosis)

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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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farm / agricultural subsidies

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réduire les subventions

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to curb subsidies

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11
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les quotas laitiers

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milk quotas

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12
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les terres en jachère

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set-aside land

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le prix au producteur

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the farm gate price

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14
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la lutte contre les parasites

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pest control

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15
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un ingénieur agronome

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an agricultural engineer

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l’industrie agroalimentaire

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the farm-produce industry

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la traite mécanisée

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machine milking

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des poulets élevés en batterie

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battery(-reared) chickens

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des vaches laitières
nourries aux hormones

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hormone-fed milk cows

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les cultures génétiquement modifiées

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biotech / GM crops

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l’ingénierie génétique

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genetic engineering

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augmenter le rendement

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to enhance yield

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une entreprise
de biotechnologie

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a biotech company

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l’agriculture durable

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sustainable agriculture

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l’agriculture bio(logique)

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organic farming

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vin de l’agriculture biologique

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organically-grown wine

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des poulets élevés en plein air

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free-range chickens

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des fruits sans pesticides

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pesticide-free fruit