Course 2 : RC 2 (d) Flashcards
une crise
a crisis [kraɪsɪ:z]
to take care, to be responsible for
to look after
to search for
to look for
to gaze at
to look at
un enjeu, une participation
a stake
s a sea zone prescribed by the United Nations Convention on the
Law of the Sea over which a state has special rights regarding the exploration and use of marine
resources, including energy production from water and wind
An exclusive economic zone (EEZ)
to have the right or the permission to
to be entitled to
réclamer, affirmer, prétendre
to claim
the land along the edge of it. Someone who is on
shore is on the land rather than on a ship. (la rive, le rivage)
the shore of a sea, lake or wide river / the shores (elephants living on the shores of Lake Kariba)
to question/ contester
to dispute (Nobody disputed that Davey was clever)
en périphérie / to be tense, nervous and unable to relax
on edge / to be on edge
to quarrel, to fight (disputer)/ to discuss, to debate/ to claim that
to argue with someone/ to argue with someone about smthg /to argue that
fondre
to melt
un levier
a lever
organisation mondiale du commerce
WTO (World Trade Organization
un subside / subsidier
a subsidy ˈsʌbsɪdɪ;
to subsidize [sʌbsɪˌdaɪz]
festival, party, celebration
jamboree
distribuer / un dépliant
to hand out / a handout
well-off, without financial problems
comfortably off
the estimate, the calculation
the reckoning
assouplir / désserrer
to loosen (if someone loosens restrictions or laws, for example, they make them less strict or severe.
une épineuse question / une épine, écharde
a thorny issue/ a thorn
des zones côtières, des eaux côtières >< des eaux dans le pays, …
coastal areas, coastal water >< inland water, inland waterways,…
se tracasser (de)
to fret (over)
a clever intendance
sensible stewardship
ce n’est pas facile à accepter (idioms)
it is not an easy sell
forbidden, excluded
barred
a place for species to breed or reproduce.
breeding space
to become well again
to recover from an illness or an injury
être mené à l’extrême, être porté à son extrême
to be taken to its extreme
augmenter (de)
to rise ( by+ quantify) (smthg rises) >< to raise (sb raises smthg)
l’estomac
stomach [stʌmək]
fermetures successives
Rolling closures
S’avérer fructueux
to prove successful