Climate change Flashcards by Valentine Trébalag | Brainscape

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la climatologie

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climatology

climate science

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anthropogénique

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man-made, anthropogenic

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un climatologue

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a climate scientist, a climatologist

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le réchauffement de la planète

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global warning

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une augmentation des températures

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a rise in temperatures

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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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régime des précipitations

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rain patterns

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surveiller l’évolution des températures

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to monitor temperatures

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la combustion d’énergies fossiles

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the burning of fossil fuels

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le dioxyde de carbone, le CO2

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carbon dioxide

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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 green house effect

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les gaz à effet de serre

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greenhouse gases

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les émissions de dioxyde de carbon

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carbon emissions

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les émissions de gaz à effet de serre

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greenhouse gas emissions

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réduire les émissions de carbonne

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to cut, to curb 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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overconsommation

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le niveau de la mer

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the sea level

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une élévation du niveau de la mer

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a rise in sea level

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inonder

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to flood

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une inondation

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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 dégâts

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damage

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provoquer, causer des dégâts

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to cause damage

to do damage

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nocif, néfaste

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harmful

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être en danger, menacé

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to be at risk, in danger

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un glacier

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a glacier

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la calotte glaciaire, polaire

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the polar icecap

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le pôle 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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un ours polaire, un ours blanc

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a polar bear

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fondre, dégeler

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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, freshwater

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eau de mer

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sea water

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la nappe phréatique

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groundwater

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plafonner, imposer un plafond à

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to cap

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le commerce des droits d’émission du carbone

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carbon trading

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plafonner et échanger (les quotas d’émissions)

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cap and trade

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une taxe verte

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a green tax

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instaurer une taxe carbone

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to introduce a carbon tax

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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 lightbuls

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éteindre les appareils électriques

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to switch off electrical appliances

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isoler une pièce

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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 en bicyclette

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to cycle to work

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un système de vélos en libre-service

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a bicycle-sharing system