Chapitre 34 - Le changement climatique Flashcards by Maxime Leroy Bourguin

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La climatologie

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Climate science, climatology

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Anthropogenique

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Man-made

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un climatologue

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A climate scientist

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Le réchauffement de l’atmosphere

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Global warning

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une augmentation des temperatures

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a rise in temperature

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prévoir

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To forecast

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une station météorologique

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a weather station

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un ballon-sonde

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A weather balloon

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regime des precipitations

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rain patterns

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Surveiller l’evolution des temperatures

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to monitor temperatures

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la combustion d’énergie fossiles

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the burning of fossil fuels

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le dioxyde de carbone , C02

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carbon dioxide, CO2

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émettre du CO2

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to emit carbon dioxide

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l’effet de serre

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the greenhouse effect

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les gaz a effet de serre

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Greenhouse gases

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les emissions de gaz a effet de serre

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Greenhouse gas emissions

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les emissions de dioxyde de carbone

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carbon emissions

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Réduire les emissions de carbonne

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to cut carbon emissions

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réduire son empreinte carbone

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to reduce one’s carbon imprint

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la surconsommation

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overconsumption

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le niveau de la mer

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the sea level

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une elevation du niveau de la mer

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a rise in sea level

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inonder

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a flood

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au dessus / en dessous du niveau de la mer

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above / below sea level

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des degats

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damage

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provoquer des dégâts

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to cause damage

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nocif

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Harmful

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Etre en danger

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to be at risk

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un glacier

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a glacier

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la calotte glaciere

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the polar icecap

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le pole nord / Sud

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the north / south pole

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la banquise

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icefield / ice floe

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a polar bear

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un ours polaire, un ours blanc

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fondre / degeler

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to thaw

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dégel

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thaw

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fondre

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to melt

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l’eau douce

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fresh water

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eau de mer

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sea water

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groundwater

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la nappe phréatique

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plafonner, imposer un plafond a

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to cap

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le commerce des droits d’emission du carbone

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carbon trading

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plafonner et echanger

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cap and trade

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une taxe verte

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a green touch

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instaurer une taxe carbone

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to introduce a carbon tax

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un climato-sceptique

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a climate change denier

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arrêter de gaspiller l’énergie

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to stop wasting energy

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des ampoules basse consommation

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low energy lightbulbs

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éteindre les appareil électriques

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to switch off electrical appliances

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isoler une piece

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to insulate a room

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l’isolation thermique

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insulation

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aller au travail bicyclette

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to cycle to work

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un système de velos en libre-service

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to cycle to work

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un systeme de vélos en libre service

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a bicycle-sharing system