Cours 2 Flashcards

The threat of climate change

1
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Le dioxyde de carbone

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Carbon dioxide

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2
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L’empreinte carbone

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The carbon footprint

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3
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Endommager les poumons

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To damage the lungs

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4
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Mortel

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Deadly/lethal/mortal

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5
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Réduire / s’amenuiser

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To deplete

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5
Q

Les gaz d’échappement

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Exhaust fumes

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5
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L’air souillé

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Foul air

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5
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Les gaz à effet de serre

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Greenhouse gases

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5
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Nocif

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Noxious

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6
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Le réchauffement planétaire

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Global warming

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7
Q

Dangereux

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Harmful

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7
Q

La couche d’ozone

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The ozone layer

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8
Q

Un projet

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A scheme

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9
Q

Le brouillard en ville

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Smog

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10
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Cracher / rejeter

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To spew

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11
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Un pétrolier échoué

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A stranded tanker

12
Q

Les déchets toxiques

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Toxic waste

13
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Menacer

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To threaten

14
Q

Une menace

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A threat

15
Q

Déséquilibrer

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To unbalance / upset the balance

16
Q

Décharger

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To unload

17
Q

Epuiser les ressources

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To use up resources

18
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Anéantir / éradiquer

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To wipe out