Ecologie Flashcards by Arthur Lalo

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Un écologiste

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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

Pétrole brut

Crude oil

Gisement

A deposit

Prospecter

To prospect for oil

Un pétrolier (navire)

Tanker

Centrale électrique

Power plant

Éolienne | Champ d'éoliennes

Windmill | Windfarm

Énergie solaire / Géothermique

Solar energy / Geothermal energy

Déchets nucléaires Centrale nucléaire

Nuclear waste Nuclear plant

Les biocarburants

Biofuels

Les puits de carbone ont atteint leurs limites

carbon sinks have reached their limits

le changement climatique dû à l'activité humaine

man-made climate change

Un problème qui nous dépasse

an overwhelming issue

un barrage

a dam

accords contraignants

binding agreements

engagement

commitment

du jour au lendemain

overnight

un destin funeste

a doom

remettre à plus tard

to delay doing smth

une solution prometteuse

a promising solution

centrale à charbon

coal-fired power plant

respecter les normes

to comply with standards

tenir qq'un pour responsable

to hold sb responsible for smth

déclaration

a statement

agriculture intensive

intensive farming