Eco Development Flashcards by One-Do Z'Gling | Brainscape

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Aisé/Nanti

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Well-off/well-to-do

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Actionnaire

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Shareholder

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Adhérer à /Adhésion

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To join/membership

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Agir

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To act/take action

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Amélioration

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Improvement

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Appartenir à

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To belong to

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Atteindre son but

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To achieve one’s aim

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Campagne

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Campaign

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Cible(r)

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(To) Target

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Combustible organique

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Biofuel

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Comportement de l’entreprise

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Corporate behaviour

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Consommation

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Consumption

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Contrôler

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To monitor

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Couche d’ozone

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Ozone layer

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Danger pour la santé

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Health hazard

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Décharge

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Rubbish tip/dump

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Déchets/Gaspiller

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(To) waste

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Défense de l’environnement

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Conservation

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Défenseur de l’environnement

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Environnementalists

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Dégâts/dommages/endommager

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(To) damage

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Détritus/laisser des détritus

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(To) Litter

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Durable

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Sustainable

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Effet de serre

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Greenhouse effect

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Engagement

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Commitment

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Égout

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Sewer/drains

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Faune et flore

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Wildlife

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Fuite/fuire

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(To) leak

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Groupe de pression

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Pressure group/lobby

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Ligne de conduite(adopter)

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(To take a) course of action

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Marée noire

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Oil spill

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Menacer

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To threaten

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Misérable

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Poverty-stricken

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Nappe de pétrole

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Oil slick

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Nuisances sonores

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Noise pollution

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Ordures

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Rubbish/refuse

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Organisation caritative

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A charity

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Prendre position

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To take a stance/stand on

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Préoccupation

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Concern

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Prise de conscience

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Awareness

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Pbm de l’Environnement

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Environmental issues

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Réchauffement de la planète

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Global warming

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Récolte

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CROP

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Résoudre

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To work out (a solution)/to solve

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Retombées radioactives

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Radioactive fallout

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Richesse

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Wealth

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Seuil de pauvreté

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Poverty Line

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Seuil de tolérance

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Treshold of tolerance

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Société de consommation

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Consumer society

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Taux de croissance

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Growth rate