chap 18 part 4 New Trends Flashcards by Pierre JULLIEN

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L’agronomie

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Agronomy

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Un agronome

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An agronomist

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Un ingénieur agronome

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An agricultural engineer

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Les agro-industries

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Agribusiness

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L’industrie agro-alimentaire

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The farm-produce industry

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L’approvisionnement en eau

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Water supply

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La distribution de l’eau

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Water distribution

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L’irrigation

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Irrigation

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Le drainage, l’assainissement

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Drainage

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La fertilisation

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Fertilisation

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Le fumier, l’engrais naturel

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Manure

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Le compost, l’humus

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Compost

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Un engrais organique

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An organic fertiliser

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Un engrais chimique

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A chemical fertiliser

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Les produits chimiques

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Chemicals

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L’agrochimie

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Agrochemicals

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Un herbicide

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A herbicide, a weed-killer

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Un pesticide

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A pesticide

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La lutte antiparasitaire

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Pest-control

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La Biotechnologie

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Biotechnology

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Les manipulations biologiques

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Biological engineering

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Les manipulations génétiques

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Genetic engineering

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Les aliments transformés génétiquement

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Genetically engineered food

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La recherche biologique

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Bioresearch,bioengineering

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Une race, une espèce

A breed

Une race, une souche

A strain

Une hormone

A hormone

Un gène

A gene

Une mutation

A mutation

Une transformation

A transformation

Le croisement (races, espèces)

Crossbreeding

Un hybride

A crossbreed

Une plante transgénique

A transgenic plant

La bio-éthique

Bioethics

L'élevage industriel

Factory farming

L'élevage en batterie

Battery farming

Un centre d'élevage industriel

A feedlot

Une batterie

A battery

Le contrôle vétérinaire

Veterinary control

Un vétérinaire

A veterinary surgeon

Améliorer, accroître

Enhance

Rapporter, produire

Yield

Irriguer

Irrigate

Drainer

Drain

Traiter

Treat

Pulvériser

Spray

Transformer

Transform

Altérer, trafiquer

Tamper with

Croiser (des animaux), hybrider (des plantes)

Crossbreed

Fertiliser

Fertilise

Devenir résistant (à)

Build up resistance (to)

Biologique (culture)

Organic

Qui résiste aux parasites

Pest-resistant

Qui résiste aux herbicides

Herbicide-resistant

Le ministère de l'agriculture

The department of agriculture

La surabondance

Glut

Un surplus

A surplus

La surproduction

Overproduction

Le rendement des cultures

Crop yield

Un quota

A quota

Un manque, une pénurie

A shortage

Les subventions agricoles

Farming subsidies

Le prix à la production

The farm gate price

Le revenu agricole

The farm income

Une crise agricole

A farm slump