Climate Change Voc Flashcards

1
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Le réchauffement de l’atmosphère

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Global warming

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2
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L’effet de serre

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The greenhouse effect

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3
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Les gaz à effet de serre

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Greenhouse gases

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4
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Les émissions de gaz à effet de serre

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Greenhouse gas emissions

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5
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Dioxyde de carbone

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Carbon dioxide

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6
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Les émissions de dioxyde de carbone

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Carbon emissions

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7
Q

Le niveau de la mer

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The sea level

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8
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En dessous du niveau de la mer

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Below sea level

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9
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Une canicule, une vague de chaleur

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A heat wave

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10
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La sécheresse

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Drought

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11
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Provoquer, causer des dégâts

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To cause damage

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12
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Un glacier

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A glacier

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13
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La calotte glacière

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The polar icecap

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14
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La banquise

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Icefield, ice floe

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15
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Un ours polaire, un ours polaire

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A polar bear

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16
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Fondre, dégeler

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To thaw

17
Q

Fondre

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To melt

18
Q

Inonder

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To flood

19
Q

L’eau douce

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Freshwater

20
Q

La nappe phréatique

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Groundwater

21
Q

Réduire les émissions de carbone

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To cut carbon emissions

22
Q

Objectif de réduction d’émission de carbone

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Carbon-cutting target

23
Q

Une augmentation des températures

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A rise in temperatures

24
Q

Une taxe verte

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A green tax

25
Q

Des ampoules basse consommation

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Low-energy light bulbs

26
Q

Éteindre les appareils électriques

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To switch off electrical appliances

27
Q

Isoler une pièce

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To insulate a room

28
Q

L’isolation ( thermique )

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Insulation

29
Q

Un système de vélos en libre-service

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A bicycle-sharing system

30
Q

Aller au travail en bicyclette

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To cycle to work

31
Q

Un climatologue

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A climate scientist, a climatologist

32
Q

Le protocole de Kyoto

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The Kyoto Protocol (1997)

33
Q

Une taxe carbone

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A carbon tax

34
Q

Le commerce des droits d’émission du carbone

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Carbon trading

35
Q

Un système de plafonnement et d’échange

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A cap and trade system