Climate Change Topic Flashcards by Xavier Jones

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One one hand… on the other hand

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Da un lato… dall’altro lato

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On the contrary

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Al contrario

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Instead

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Invece

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However

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Comunque / Tuttavia / Pero’

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Nevertheless

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Nonostante questo

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Is necessary to remember that

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Bisogna ricordarsi che

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It is certain that

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E’ certo che [+ subjunctive]

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The advantage/disadvantage is that

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Il vantaggio/svantaggio è che

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In conclusion

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In conclusione

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All things considered

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Tutto sommato

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Finally

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Finalmente

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In the end

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In fin dei conti

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Therefore

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Insomma

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In other words

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In altre parole

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Generally speaking

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Generalmente parlando

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We can ask ourselves if

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Ci possiamo chiedere se

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Firstly

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Innanzitutto

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It’s a common opinion that…

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È opinione comune che…

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It’s a matter of opinion

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e’ una questione d’opinione

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It’s a very controversial issue

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E’ un argomento molto polemico

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Undoubtedly

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Indubbiamente

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A few moments

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Alcuni momenti

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Grand expansion

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Grande espansione

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At the expense of companies

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Discapio delle compagne

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Middle age

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Medioevo

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Farmers

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I contadini

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To undergo/submit

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Sottopostare

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Industrial Revolution

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La rivoluzione industriale

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Large movements of people

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Grandi flussi di persone

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Fabbriche

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Factories

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L’urbanesimo

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Becoming urban/urbanism

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Phenomenon

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Il fenomeno

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Migration

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Migrazione

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Big increase of

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Un forte incremento

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Rural areas

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Le zone rurali

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Difference

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Divario

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Destined to increase

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Destinato ad aumentare

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According to the precisions of the United Nations

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Secondo Le previsioni delle nazioni unite

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Spostare

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To move

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La crescita inarrestabile

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The unstoppable growth
Crescita - growth (lui/lei)
Inarrestabile - unstoppable

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Non é priva di ombre

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Not without shadows (negatives)

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Hygiene problems

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Problemi d’igiene

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Pollution

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Inquinamento

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Worrying worsening
(Increasingly more worrying)

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Peggioramente preoccupante

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Indeed

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Infatti

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World richness

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Richezza Mondiale

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Global level

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Livello globale

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Greenhouse gas

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Gas serra

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To add

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Agiunge

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Contrast to overpopulation

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Contrattare alla sovrappopolazione

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Depopulation

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Lo spopolamento

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The level of depopulation

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Un tasso di spopolamento

Tasso - Level