Chapitre 40 : The Water Crisis Flashcards

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La pénurie d’eau

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The water shortage / scarcity

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Les besoins en eau

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Water needs

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Une région qui manque d’eau

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A water-scarce area

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Le manque d’eau potable

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The lack of drinking water

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Avoir soif

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To be thirsty

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Mourir de soif

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To die of thirst

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On manque d’eau

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Water is on short supply

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L’eau de mer

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Seawater

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L’eau douce

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Fresh water

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Un lac (artificiel)

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A man-made lake

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Un fleuve, une rivière

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A river

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Un cours d’eau

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A stream

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Un ruisseau

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A brook

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Les zones humides

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Wetlands

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Un marécage

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A marsh

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S’assécher

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To dry up

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La saison des pluis

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Rainy season

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Des pays frappes par la secheresse

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Drought-stricken countries

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Un barrage

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A dam

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Construire un barrage sur un fleuve

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To dam a river

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Stocker de l’eau

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To store water

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Dessaler

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Desalinate

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Reduire le gaspillage

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To reduce waste

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La partage de l’eau

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water sharing

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Des maladies vehiculees par l’eau

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Water-related diseases

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S’attaquer au pb

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To address the pb