Course 7: The Global Food Waste 10 Flashcards

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1
Q

Enlever quelque chose

A

Peel something off

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2
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soutenir

A

Be supportive

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3
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Devenir natif de la planète Terre

A

Become native to the planet Earth

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4
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Accumulation = accumulation (à
cumul = à augmenter par croissance
ou par ajout)

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Accrual = accumulation (to accrue/accrew = to increase by growth or addition)

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5
Q

Caractéristiques émotionnelles et techniques

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Emotional and technical characteristics

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6
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Mission de conception

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Design assignment

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7
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Entretien

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Maintenance

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8
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De grande envergure

A

Wide-ranging

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9
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Devenir un catalyseur d’un meilleur produit

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Become an enabler of a better product

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10
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capturer

A

Capture (verb)

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11
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Fardeau pour les entreprises

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Burden to business

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12
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effectif

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Effective

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13
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épargner bcp d’argent

A

Save a lot of money

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14
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Critères (au singulier : critère)

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Criteria (singular: criterion)

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15
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Sous-entendre (verbe)

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Imply (verb)

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16
Q

Détruire moins

A

Destroy less

17
Q

Abandonner le site

A

Abandon the site

18
Q

sortir des chaînes de fabrication

A

Roll from the production lin (also: roll off the

production line)

19
Q

Pollution énorme

A

Enormous pollution

20
Q

Aucune considération pour l’environnement,

La nature et la rivière

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No consideration for the environment, Nature and the river

21
Q

= here: headquarters

A

Home base

22
Q

Au bord de la rivière Rouge

A

Beside the river Rouge

23
Q

Abus du terme « … »

A

Abuse of the term “…”

24
Q

= here: full stop

A

Period

25
Q

« Une région délicieusement diversifiée, sécuritaire et saine
et un monde juste avec
Air, sol, eau et électricité propres
Économiquement, équitablement, écologiquement
et élégamment apprécié »

A
“A delightfully diverse, safe, healthy
and just world with
Clean air, soil, water and power
Economically, equitably, ecologically
and elegantly enjoyed”
26
Q

Être conseillé d’aller parler à

A

Be advised to go and talk to

27
Q

Soi-disant

A

Supposedly

28
Q

Hésiter à le faire

A

Be reluctant to do

29
Q

Être présenté à beaucoup de gens

A

Get introduced to a lot of people

30
Q

Révision = examiner soigneusement les défauts,

réparations nécessaires, etc / pour effectuer des réparations ou

A

Overhaul = to examine carefully for faults,
necessary repairs, etc / to make repairs or
adjustments to