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la climatologie

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climate science, climatology

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anthropogéniique

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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 rechauffement de l’ atmosphère, 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 buurning of fossil fuels

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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 greenhouse effect

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les gazs à effet de serre

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greenhouse gases

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les émissions, les rejets de gaz à effet de serre

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greenhouse gas emissions

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les émissions de dioxyde de carbone

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carbon emissions

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réduire les émissions de carbone

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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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overconsumption

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le niveau de la mer

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the sea level

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uune 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 innondation

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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 glaciair, 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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freshwater, 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 plafon à

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to cap

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le commerce des droits d’ émission de carbon

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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 texe carbone

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to introduce a carbon tax

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un climato-sceptique

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a climate changer denier

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arrêter de gaspiller l’ énergie

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to stop wasting energy

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des ampoules basses consommation

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low-energy lightbulbs

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éteindre les appareils électriques

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to switch off electrical appliances

50
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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 bicylclette

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to cylcle to work

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un syystème de vélo en libre-service

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a bycle-sharing system

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