ang voc ecology Flashcards

1
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la couche d’ozone

A

the ozone layer

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2
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parier

A

to bet : bet, bet

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jetable

A

disposable

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être menacé de disparition

A

to be threatened with extinction

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5
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un écologiste

A

an environmentalist

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l’environnement

A

the environment

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7
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les gaz d’échappement

A

exhaust fumes

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8
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le gaz carbonique

A

carbon dioxide

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9
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renouvelable

A

renewable

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10
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un égout

A

a sewer

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11
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un incinérateur

A

an incinerator

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12
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une décharge

A

a rubbish dump

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13
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recycler

A

to recycle

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14
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voler

A

to fly : flew, flown

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15
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trouver

A

to find : found, found

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16
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une éolienne

A

a wind turbine

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17
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le remblai

A

landfill

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18
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trier

A

to sort

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19
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décharger, émettre des gaz toxiques

A

to emit fumes

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20
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à énergie solaire

A

solar-powered

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21
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nocif

A

noxious

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22
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la biosphère

A

the biosphere

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23
Q

lancer

A

to cast : cast, cast

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24
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réutilisable

A

reusable

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25
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une espèce en voie de disparition

A

an endangered species

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26
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les ordures

A

garbage, trash

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27
Q

les animaux sauvages

A

wildlife

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28
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les énergies fossiles

A

fossil fuels

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29
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qui préserve la couche d’ozone

A

ozone-friendly

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30
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lancer

A

to fling : flung, flung

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31
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les rayons ultraviolets

A

ultraviolet rays

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32
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un champ d’éoliennes

A

a wind farm

33
Q

l’oxyde de carbone

A

carbon monoxide

34
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le carburant sans plomb

A

unleaded fuel

35
Q

un pot catalytique

A

a catalytic converter

36
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une marée noire

A

an oil sick

37
Q

(s’en) fuir

A

to flee : fled, fled

38
Q

l’essence sans plomb

A

lead-free petrol

39
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oublier

A

to forget : forgot, forgotten

40
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se sentir

A

to feel : felt, felt

41
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durable

A

sustainable

42
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biodégradable

A

biodegradable

43
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un produit vert

A

a green product

44
Q

la pollution

A

pollution

45
Q

des panneaux solaires

A

solar panels

46
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disparu

A

extinct

47
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une déchetterie

A

a waste facility

48
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se battre

A

to fight : fought, fought

49
Q

les déchets nucléaires

A

nuclear waste

50
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le réchauffement de la planète

A

global warming

51
Q

le changement climatique

A

climate change

52
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les pluies acides

A

acid rain

53
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l’effet de serre

A

the greenhouse effect

54
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génétiquement modifié

A

genetically modified

55
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un polluant

A

a pollutant

56
Q

l’évacuation des déchets

A

waste disposal

57
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un parc naturel

A

a nature reserve

58
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les gaz à effet de serre

A

greenhouse gases

59
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diminuer, épuiser

A

to deplete

60
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l’énergie éolienne

A

wind energy

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déverser

A

to spill

62
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interdire

A

to forbid : forbade, forbidden

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habiter, séjourner

A

to dwell : dwelt, dwelt

64
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les ordures

A

rubbish

65
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contaminer

A

to contaminate

66
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contempler

A

to behold : beheld, beheld

67
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cracher de la fumée

A

to belch smoke

68
Q

polluer

A

to pollute

69
Q

les déchets industriels

A

industrial waste

70
Q

la forêt tropicale

A

the tropical rainforest

71
Q

une décharge

A

a waste dump

72
Q

s’accrocher

A

to cling : clung, clung

73
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les eaux usées

A

sewage

74
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un conteneur de collecte de verre usagé

A

a bottle bank

75
Q

une poubelle

A

a dustbin

76
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(se) nourrir

A

to feed : fed, fed

77
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geler

A

to freeze : froze, frozen

78
Q

les déchets toxiques

A

toxic waste