Chapitre 44 : The water crisis (la crise de l'eau) Flashcards

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l’or bleu

A

blue gold

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les besoins en eau

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water needs

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la pénurie en eau

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the water shortage/ water scarcity

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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 in short supply/ is scarce

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le niveau hydrostatique

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the water table

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les nappes aquifères

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ground water

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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/ un ruisseau

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a stream/ a brook

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les zones humides, les marécages

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wetlands

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un marécage

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a marsh

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diminuer, rétrécir

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to shrink (shrank, shrunk)

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les puits/ les rivières s’asséchent

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wells/ rivers are drying up

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la saison des pluies

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the rainy season

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la sécheresse

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drought

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des pays frappés par la sécheresse

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drought-stricken countries

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une inondation

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a flood

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l’irrigation

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irrigation

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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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une usine de dessalement

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a desalination plant

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dessaler

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to desalinate

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réduire le gaspillage

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to reduce waste

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la surconsommation d’eau

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overconsumption/ overuse of water

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recycler l’eau

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to recycle water

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récupérer l’eau de pluie

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to harvest rainwater

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réduire sa consommation d’eau de 20%

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to cut one’s water use by 20%

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le partage de l’eau

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water sharing

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des guerres de l’eau

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wars overs water/ water wars

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des maladies véhiculées par l’eau

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water-related/ water-borne diseases

38
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s’attaquer au problème

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to address the problem