Biodiversity at risk Flashcards

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1
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la canopée

A

canopy

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les poumons de la planète

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the lungs of the planet

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3
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abriter des espèces

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to harbour species

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4
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bouleverser l’équilibre naturel

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to upset the natural balance

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5
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abattre des arbres

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to fell trees

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6
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raser

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to raze, to level

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7
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défricher

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to clear land (for)

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8
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la culture sur brûlis

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slash-and-burn agriculture

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9
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exploiter des ressources

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to tap resources

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10
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la sécheresse

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drought

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la faune et la flore sauvage

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wild life

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12
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à l’état sauvage

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in the wild

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13
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la perte de la bio-diversité

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biodiversity loss

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la destruction de l’habitat naturel

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the loss of habitat

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15
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manquer de nourriture

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to lack food

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16
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diminuer en nombre

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to decrease, to deplete

17
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être menacé de disparition

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to be threatened with extinction

18
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disparaître

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to become extinct

19
Q

en danger, menacé

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endangered

20
Q

mettre en péril

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to jeopardize

21
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exterminer

A

to slaughter

22
Q

faire commerce de

A

to trade

23
Q

traffiquer

A

to traffick

24
Q

un braconnier

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a poacher

25
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un trafiquant

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a smuggler