Ecologie Flashcards by Arthur Lalo | Brainscape

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Un écologiste

A

An environmentalist

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Écologie

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Environmentalism

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De donner une image écologique

Se préoccuper de l’environnement

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A greenwashing

To show concern for The environment

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Gaz / Gaz d’échappement

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Fumes / Exhaust fumes

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Imposer une interdiction / Lever une interdiction

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To impose à ban on sth

To lift a ban in smth

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Gaz à effet de serre

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Greenhouse gasses

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Marée noire

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An oil spill

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Gaspiller

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To squander

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La faune

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Wildlife

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Une espèce en voie de disparition.

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An endangered species

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Prévision

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Forecast

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Inondations

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(Severe/extensive/widespread) flooding

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Sécheresse

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Drought

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Dégâts

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To cause damage (indénombrable)

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Canicule

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A heatwave

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Montée du niveau des eaux

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The rise of sea levels

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Déforestation

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Deforestation

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Agriculture bio

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Organic farming/food

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Cultures OGM

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GM crops/foods

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Énergies renouvelables Non renouvelables

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Renewable Non-renewable source of energy

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Supprimer progressivement

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To phase out sth

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Incitations

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Incentives

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Transports publics

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Public transportation (indénombrable)

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Charbon

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Coal

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Pétrole brut

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Crude oil

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Gisement

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A deposit

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Prospecter

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To prospect for oil

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Un pétrolier (navire)

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Tanker

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Centrale électrique

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Power plant

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Éolienne

Champ d’éoliennes

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Windmill

Windfarm

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Énergie solaire / Géothermique

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Solar energy / Geothermal energy

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Déchets nucléaires Centrale nucléaire

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Nuclear waste Nuclear plant

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Les biocarburants

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Biofuels

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Les puits de carbone ont atteint leurs limites

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carbon sinks have reached their limits

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le changement climatique dû à l’activité humaine

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man-made climate change

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Un problème qui nous dépasse

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an overwhelming issue

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un barrage

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a dam

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accords contraignants

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binding agreements

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engagement

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commitment

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du jour au lendemain

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overnight

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un destin funeste

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a doom

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remettre à plus tard

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to delay doing smth

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une solution prometteuse

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a promising solution

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centrale à charbon

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coal-fired power plant

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respecter les normes

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to comply with standards

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tenir qq’un pour responsable

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to hold sb responsible for smth

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déclaration

A

a statement

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agriculture intensive

A

intensive farming