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The Big Picture > Deck 35: Climate Change > Flashcards

Deck 35: Climate Change Flashcards

1
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La climatologie

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Climate science, climatology

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2
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La crise climatique

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The climate crisis

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3
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Les défenseurs du climat

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Climate advocates

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4
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Anthropogénique

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Man-made, anthropogenic

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Un climatologue

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A climate scientist, a climatologist

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Le réchauffement de l’atmosphère, de la planète

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Global warming

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7
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Une augmentation des températures

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A rise in temperatures

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8
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Prévoir

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To forecast

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9
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Une station météorologique

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A weather station

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10
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Régime de précipitation

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Rain patterns

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11
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Surveiller l’évolution des températures

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To monitor temperatures

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12
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Un ballon-sonde

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A weather balloon

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13
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La combustion d’énergies fossiles

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The burning of fossil fuel

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Le dioxyde de carbone, CO_2

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Carbon dioxide, CO_2

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Émettre du CO_2

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To emit carbon dioxide

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L’effet de serre

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The greenhouse effect

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17
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Les gaz à effet de serre

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Greenhouse gases

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Les émissions, les rejets de gaz à effet de serre

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Greenhouse gas emissions

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Les émissions de dioxyde de carbone

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Carbon emissions

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20
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Réduire les émissions de carbone

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To cut, to curb carbon emissions

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21
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Réduire son empreinte carbone

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To reduce one’s carbon imprint

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22
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La surconsommation

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Overconsumption

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23
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Le niveau de la mer

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The sea level

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Une élévation du niveau de la mer

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A rise in sea level

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25
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Inonder

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To flood

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Une inondation

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A flood

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Au-dessus/en-dessous du niveau de la mer

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Above/below sea level

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Des dégâts

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Damage

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Provoquer, causer des dégâts

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Tu cause damage, to do damage

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Nocif, néfaste

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Harmful

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Être en danger, menacé

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To be at risk, in danger

32
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Un glacier

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A glacier

33
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Une calotte glaciaire, polaire

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The polar icecap

34
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Le pôle Nord/Sud

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The North / South Pole

35
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La banquise

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Icefield, ice floe

36
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Un ours polaire, un ours blanc

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A polar bear

37
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Fondre, dégeler

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To thaw

38
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Dégel

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Thaw

39
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Fondre

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To melt

40
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L’eau douce

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Fresh water, freshwater

41
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L’eau de mer

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Sea water

42
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La nappe phréatique

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Groundwater

43
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Plafonner, imposer un plafond à

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To cap

44
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Le commerce des droits d’émission du carbone

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Carbon trading

45
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Plafonner et échanger (les quotas d’émissions)

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Cap and trade

46
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Une taxe verte

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A green tax

47
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Instaurer une taxe carbone

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To introduce a carbon tax

48
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Un climatosceptique

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A climate change denier, a climate sceptic

49
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Arrêter de gaspiller l’énergie

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To stop wasting energy

50
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Des ampoules basse consommation

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Low-energy lightbulbs

51
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Éteindre les appareils électriques

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To switch off electrical appliances

52
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Isoler une pièce

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To insulate a room

53
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L’isolation (thermique)

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Insulation

54
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Aller au travail en bicyclette

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To cycle to work

55
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Un système de Vélos en libre service

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A bicycle-sharing system

56
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Justice climatique

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Climate justice

57
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Sensibiliser le public à un problème

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To make people aware of a problem

58
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Une campagne de sensibilisation

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An awareness(-raising) campaign

59
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Tirer la sonnette d’alarme

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To sound the alarm

60
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Donner l’alerte

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To give the alert

61
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Un avertissement

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A wake-up call

62
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Faire des promesses sans prendre de mesures concrètes

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To pay lip-service to a cause

63
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Joindre le geste à la parole

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To put your money where your month is

64
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Les gestes sont plus éloquent que les mots

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Actions speak louder than words

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