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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3
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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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5
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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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9
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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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11
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Déboisement

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Déforestation

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12
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Nuisible/préjudiciable

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Damaging

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13
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Menacer

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To threaten

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14
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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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19
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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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21
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disparaître

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To disappear

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22
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Disparu

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Extinct

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23
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Combustible fossil

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Fossil fuel

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24
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se raréfier

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To become scarce

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25
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Une marée noire

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An oil spill

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26
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Faire des ravages

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To wreak havoc

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27
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Le réchauffement planétaire

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Global warming

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28
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Les gaz à effet de serre

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Greenhouse gases

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29
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La montée du niveau de la mer

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Rising sea levels

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30
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L’empreinte carbonique/écologique

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The carbon footprint

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31
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Attirer l’attention

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Raise awareness

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32
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Ne gaspille pas, tu ne manqueras de rien

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Waste not, want not

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33
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Sensibiliser

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To sensitize

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34
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l’environnement

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The environment

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35
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Un défenseur de l’environnement

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An environmentalist

36
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Qui respecte l’environnement

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Environmentally-friendly

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Qui respecte l’environnement

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Eco-friendly

38
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Sans agent polluant

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Polluant-free

39
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Qui fonctionne à l’énergie solaire

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Solar-powered

40
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Qui fonctionne à l’énergie éolienne

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Wind powered

41
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L’isolation

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Insulation

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Un locavore (un adepte des produits locaux)

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A locavore

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Mettre en oeuvre

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To implement

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Une subvention

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Économie en énergie

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Energy efficient

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les biocarburants

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Un militant

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An activist

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Défiler

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Manifester

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To demonstrate

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Une manif/estation

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A demo/nstration

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Exiger

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To demand/to call for

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l’écoblanchiment

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Greenwashing

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Des normes écologiques

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Green standards

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Une campagne de sensibilisation

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An awareness campaign

55
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Réduire les émissions de gaz à effet de serre

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To cut/curb greenhouse gases

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S’attaquer au changement climatique

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To address climate change

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Un panneau solaire

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A solar panel

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une éolienne

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A wind turbine

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Un parc éolien offshore

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An offshore wind farm

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Interdire la circulation en ville

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To ban urban traffic

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Les climato-sceptiques

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Climate change sceptics

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Atteindre ses objectifs de production d’énergies renouvelables

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To meet its renewable energy production targets

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Des engagements contraignants

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Binding commitments

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Préconiser

65
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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.

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Commerce équitable

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Fair trade

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Un gagne-pain

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A livelihood

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Un critère

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A criterion

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S’engager

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Responsable

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Accountable

71
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la responsabilité

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Accountability

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Mettre en oeuvre/place

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To implement

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réglementer

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To regulate

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Respecter/se conformer à

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To comply with

75
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Un lieu de travail inclusif/sans discrimination

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An inclusive workspace

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Économe en eau

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Water-efficient

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Conscient des enjeux futurs

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Future-friendly

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Atténuer l’impact de leur activité

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To mitigate the impact of their activities

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Améliorer la qualité

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To enhance quality

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Faire respecter les normes du travail

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To uphold labour standards

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Produit de façon raisonnable

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Responsibly-produced

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Une prime supplémentaire

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An additional premium

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Irréprochable

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Free of controversy

84
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développement durable

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Sustainability

85
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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.

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Definition of sustainability

86
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Challenges consumerism by asking consumers to switch off from shopping for a day once a year.

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Meaning of « But Nothing Day »