Chapitre 43 : Endangered Seas Flashcards

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1
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L’océan Atlantique

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The Atlantic Ocean/ the Atlantic

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L’océan pacifique

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The Pacific Ocean/ the Pacific

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3
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La mer du Nord

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The North Sea

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4
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La Manche

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The English Channel

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5
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La mer Rouge

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The Red Sea

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La Méditerranée

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The Mediterranean Sea

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L’océan Antarctique, austral

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The Antarctic Ocean

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L’océan Arctique

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The Arctic Ocean

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L’océan indien

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The Indian Ocean

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10
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Des zones côtières

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Coastal areas

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11
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La pollution marine

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Sea pollution/ marine pollution

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12
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Polluer les mers

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To pollute the seas

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Être souillé par les hydrocarbures

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To be polluted by hydrocarbons

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14
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Dégazer

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To empty one’s tanks

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Une marée noire, une nappe de pétrole

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An oil spill/ an oil slick

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Un pétrolier

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An oil tanker

17
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Un pétrolier géant

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A supertanker

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Un naufrage

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A shipwreck

19
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Couler, sombrer

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To sink (sank, sunk)

20
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Des récifs coralliens

A

Coral reefs

21
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Le blanchissement du corail

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Coral bleaching

22
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Les coquillages

A

Shellfish

23
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Les algues

A

Seaweed (🚬🐳)

24
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L’industrie de la pêche

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The fishing industry

25
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Les réserves mondiales de poisson

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Worldwide fish stocks

26
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La diminution du cheptel piscicole

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The depletion of fish stocks

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Se reproduire, frayer

A

To spawn

28
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La morue/ le thon

A

Cod/ tuna

29
Q

Le saumon/ l’esturgeon

A

Salmon/ sturgeon

30
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Le colin, le merlu

A

Hake

31
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La surpêche

A

Overfishing

32
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Un bateau de pêche

A

A fishing boat

33
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Un chalutier (géant)

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A (super) trawler

34
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Vider les mers à force de pêcher

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To fish the seas out

35
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Traîner d’immenses filets

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To drag huge nets

36
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Racler le fond des mers

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To scrape the ocean’s bottom

37
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Un équipement sophistiqué

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State-of-the-art equipment

38
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Une zone de pêche

A

A fishery