Chapitre 49 : The throwaway society (la société de gaspillage) Flashcards by Renaud Abate

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La société de consommation

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The consumer society

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La culture du jetable

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Throwaway culture

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Le gaspillage

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Wastage

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Le gaspillage, les déchets

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Waste

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Gaspiller

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To waste

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Jeter

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To throw away/ to trash/ to bin

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Se débarrasser de

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To dispose of

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Jetable

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Disposable/ throwaway

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Des couches jetables

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Disposable nappies

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Un briquet jetable

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A throwaway cigarette lighter

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Des assiettes jetables

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Disposable/ throwaway plates

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Un mouchoir en papier

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A paper serviette

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Être gaspilleur

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To be wasteful (of sth)

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Avoir l’habitude de gaspiller

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To have wasteful habits

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Gaspiller l’énergie

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To use energy wastefully

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Les déchets, les ordures, les détritus

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(UK) rubbish/ refuse/ litter

(US) trash/ garbage

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Les ordures ménagères

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Household waste

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Les déchets industriels

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Industrial waste

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Les déchets chimiques/ toxiques

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Chemical/ toxic waste

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Les déchets alimentaires

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Food waste

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Le gaspillage alimentaire

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Food wastage

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Un broyeur à ordures

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A waste disposable (unit)

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Le ramassage/ la collecte des ordures

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The rubbish collection

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Une poubelle

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A dustbin/

(US) a garbage can/ a trash can

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Un éboueur

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A dustpan/

(US) a garbage truck

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Sortir les poubelles

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To take out the rubbish

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Une déchèterie, une décharge

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A (rubbish) dump/ a (rubbish) tip

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Emmener qqch à la décharge

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To take sth to the tip

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Une décharge sauvage

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An illicit rubbish dump

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Un site d’enfouissement

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A landfill site

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Un tas d’ordures

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A heap of rubbish

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Une corbeille à papier

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A waste paper basket/ (US) a wastebasket

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Une poubelle de cuisine

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A kitchen bin

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Un sac poubelle

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A dustbin bag