Climate change and energy Flashcards

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La climatologie

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Climatology

Climate science

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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 warming

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Anthropogénique

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Man-made

Anthropogenic

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Le dioxyde de carbone

CO2

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Carbon dioxide

CO2

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Émettre / rejeter 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 gaz 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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Une augmentation des températures

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A rise in temperatures

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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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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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Dégeler

Fondre

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To thaw

To melt

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Dégel

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Thaw

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L’eau douce

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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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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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Instaurer une taxe carbone

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To introduce a carbon tax

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Des ampoules basse consommation

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Low-energy lightbulbs

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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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Un système de vélos en libre-service

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A bicycle-sharing scheme / system

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Plafonner les rejets de carbone

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To cap carbon emissions

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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

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Cap and trade

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37
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Politique énergétique

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Energy policy

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La production / consommation d’énergie

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Energy production / consumption

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Les besoins en énergie

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Energy needs

Energy requirements

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La pénurie d’énergie

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The energy gap

The energy shortage

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Une crise pétrolière

Un choc pétrolier

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An oil crisis

An oil shock

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Les économies d’énergie

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Energy savings

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Des mesures d´économie d’énergie

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Energy-saving measures

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Économiser l’énergie

Gaspiller l’énergie

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To save energy

To waste energy

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Une voiture qui consomme beaucoup

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A gas-guzzler

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Un 4x4

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An SUV
A sports utility vehicle
A four-wheel drive

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Le combustible

Le carburant

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Fuel

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S’épuiser

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To run out

To become depleted

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L’épuisement des ressources

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The depletion of resources

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Les réserves de pétrole

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Oil supplies

Oil reserves

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L’épuisement des réserves de pétrole

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The exhaustion of oil supplies

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Les énergies fossiles

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Fossil fuels

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Les hydrocarbures

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Hydrocarbons

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Le pétrole

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Oil

Petroleum

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Le pétrole brut

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Crude oil

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Le gaz

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Gas

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Le charbon

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Coal

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Les schistes bitumineux

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Oil shale

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L’huile de schiste

Le gaz de schiste

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Shale oil

Shale gas

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Les sables bitumineux

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Tar sands

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L’hydrofracturation

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Fracking

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Un puit de pétrole

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An oil well

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Une plateforme pétrolière

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An oil rig

An oil platform

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Un oléoduc

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An oil pipeline

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Un gazoduc

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A gas pipeline

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Un pétrolier

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An oil tanker

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Le prix du pétrole

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Oil prices

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Une raffinerie de pétrole

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An oil refinery

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Les dérivés du pétrole

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Oil products

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L’essence

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Petrol (GB)

Gas (US)

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Le fioul

Le mazout

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Heating oil

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Une centrale électrique / thermique

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A power station

A power plant

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Une centrale fonctionnant au pétrole / au charbon

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An oil-fired power station

A coal-fired power station

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Produire de l’électricité

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To generate electricity

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Renouvelable

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Renewable

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Les sources d’énergie renouvelable

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Renewable energy sources

Renewables

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L’énergie éolienne

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Wind power

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Une éolienne

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A wind turbine
A windmill
A windpump

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Un parc d’éoliennes

Une ferme éolienne

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A windfarm

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L’énergie solaire

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Solar power

Solar energy

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Une cellule photovoltaïque

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A photovoltaic cell

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Un panneau solaire

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A solar panel

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Les bio-carburants

Les agro-carburants

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Biofuels

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La biomasse

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Biomass

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Le bioéthanol

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Bioethanol

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Huile de palme

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Palm oil

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Énergie géothermique

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Geothermal energy

Geothermal power

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Une pompe à chaleur

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A heat pump

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L’énergie nucléaire

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Nuclear power

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Une centrale nucléaire

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A nuclear plant

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Un réacteur surgénérateur

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A fast breeder reactor

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L’enrichissement en uranium

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Uranium enrichment

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Fusion

Fission

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Fusion

Fission

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Le nucléaire

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The nuclear industry

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Se convertir au nucléaire

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To go nuclear

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Sortir du nucléaire

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To abandon nuclear energy

To phase out nuclear energy

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L’élimination des déchets nucléaires

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Nuclear waste disposal

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Fusion du cœur d’un réacteur

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A meltdown

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L’hydroélectricité

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Hydroelectricity

Hydropower

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Un barrage

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A dam

A barrage

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L’énergie marémotrice

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Tidal energy

Tidal power

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Une usine marémotrice

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A tidal power station

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Une hydrolienne

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A tidal turbine

A marine turbine

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Une voiture électrique

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An electric car

A battery-powered car

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Une voiture hybride

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A hybrid car

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Le réseau électrique

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The electric grid

The power grid

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Les appareils électroménagers

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Domestic appliances

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Un compteur intelligent

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A smart meter