Anglais - 2 Flashcards

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Polluer

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To pollute

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Pollué

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Polluted

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Polluant

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Polluting

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Gaspiller

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To waste

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Jetable

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Disposable

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Jeter

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To throw

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Mauvaise gestion

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Mismanagement

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Ressources

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Resources

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Un engrais

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A fertilizer

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Chimique

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Chemical

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Déboisement

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Déforestation

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Nuisible/préjudiciable

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Damaging

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Menacer

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To threaten

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Une pénurie

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A shortage

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Une innondation

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A flood

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Anéantir

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To wipe out

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Une espèce

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A species

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Mettre en danger

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To endanger

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En voie de disparition

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Endangered

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20
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Le péril

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Jeopardy

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disparaître

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To disappear

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Disparu

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Extinct

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Combustible fossil

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Fossil fuel

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se raréfier

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To become scarce

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Une marée noire
An oil spill
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Faire des ravages
To wreak havoc
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Le réchauffement planétaire
Global warming
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Les gaz à effet de serre
Greenhouse gases
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La montée du niveau de la mer
Rising sea levels
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L'empreinte carbonique/écologique
The carbon footprint
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Attirer l'attention
Raise awareness
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Ne gaspille pas, tu ne manqueras de rien
Waste not, want not
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Sensibiliser
To sensitize
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l'environnement
The environment
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Un défenseur de l'environnement
An environmentalist
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Qui respecte l'environnement
Environmentally-friendly
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Qui respecte l'environnement
Eco-friendly
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Sans agent polluant
Polluant-free
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Qui fonctionne à l'énergie solaire
Solar-powered
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Qui fonctionne à l'énergie éolienne
Wind powered
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L'isolation
Insulation
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Un locavore (un adepte des produits locaux)
A locavore
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Mettre en oeuvre
To implement
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Une subvention
A subsidy
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Économie en énergie
Energy efficient
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les biocarburants
Biofuels
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Un militant
An activist
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Défiler
To march
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Manifester
To demonstrate
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Une manif/estation
A demo/nstration
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Exiger
To demand/to call for
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l'écoblanchiment
Greenwashing
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Des normes écologiques
Green standards
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Une campagne de sensibilisation
An awareness campaign
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Réduire les émissions de gaz à effet de serre
To cut/curb greenhouse gases
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S'attaquer au changement climatique
To address climate change
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Un panneau solaire
A solar panel
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une éolienne
A wind turbine
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Un parc éolien offshore
An offshore wind farm
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Interdire la circulation en ville
To ban urban traffic
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Les climato-sceptiques
Climate change sceptics
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Atteindre ses objectifs de production d'énergies renouvelables
To meet its renewable energy production targets
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Des engagements contraignants
Binding commitments
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Préconiser
Advocate
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From Nimby, acronym for Not In My Back Yard : Someone who objects to something being sited in their own neighbourhood but does not object to it being sited elsewhere.
Nimbyism
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Commerce équitable
Fair trade
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Un gagne-pain
A livelihood
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Un critère
A criterion
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S'engager
To pledge
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Responsable
Accountable
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la responsabilité
Accountability
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Mettre en oeuvre/place
To implement
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réglementer
To regulate
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Respecter/se conformer à
To comply with
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Un lieu de travail inclusif/sans discrimination
An inclusive workspace
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Économe en eau
Water-efficient
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Conscient des enjeux futurs
Future-friendly
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Atténuer l'impact de leur activité
To mitigate the impact of their activities
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Améliorer la qualité
To enhance quality
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Faire respecter les normes du travail
To uphold labour standards
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Produit de façon raisonnable
Responsibly-produced
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Une prime supplémentaire
An additional premium
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Irréprochable
Free of controversy
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développement durable
Sustainability
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Aims at meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. This requires the reconciliation of environmental, social and economic demands.
Definition of sustainability
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Challenges consumerism by asking consumers to switch off from shopping for a day once a year.
Meaning of « But Nothing Day »