Air Pollution Flashcards by Charlie Bzs | Brainscape

Q

nuage toxique

A

a poison cloud

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très sale, crasseux

A

filthy / grimy

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suie

A

soot

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poussière

A

dust

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poussiéreux

A

dusty

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salissure

A

dusty

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tache

A

stain

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la puanteur

A

stench / stink

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pluie acide

A

acid rain

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dioxyde de carbone

A

carbon dioxide

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les émissions de CO2

A

carbon/ CO2 emissions

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la couche d’ozone

A

the ozone layer

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gaz à effet de serre

A

greenhouse gases / heat-trapping gases

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l’effet de serre

A

the greenhouse effect

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le réchauffement climatique

A

global warming

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le changement climatique

A

climate change

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empreinte carbonz

A

carbon footprint

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mortel

A

lethal

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toxique

A

toxic / noxious

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dangereux, nocif

A

hazardous / harmful

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baisser, diminuer

A

to cut / to curb / to curtail / to reduce / to rein in / to decrease

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chuter

A

to drop

Q

augmenter

A

to rise, to increase

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bondir

A

to jump

Q

monter en flèche

A

to soar

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pot d’échappement

A

a tailpipe

Q

un pot catalytique

A

a catalytic converter

Q

une autoroute

A

a motorway / a highway / a freeway

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une route / autoroute à péage

A

a toll road / motorway / highway

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un embouteillage, un bouchon

A

a traffic jam / a tailback / a bottleneck / congestion

Q

embouteillé

A

congested / clogged

Q

bloqué

A

gridlocked

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heure de pointe

A

rush hour / peak hour

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expansion urbaine

A

the urban sprawl

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bondé

A

crowded / busy

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un parking

A

a car park/ a parking lot

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un automobiliste / conducteur

A

a motorist/ a driver

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banlieusard

A

a commuter

Q

faire la navette domicile - travail

A

to commute

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une cité dortoir

A

a commuter town

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une voiture qui consomme beaucoup

A

a gas - guzzler

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qui consomme beaucoup d’essance

A

gas-guzzling

Q

véhicule tout terrain

A

an SUV

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4X4

A

a four-wheel drive

Q

une citadine / petit cylindrée

A

a compact / a compact car

Q

une berline

A

a sedan / a saloon car