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gaspiller

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waste, squander

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des produits jetables

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disposable products

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acid rain

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les pluies acides

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faire mauvaise usage de

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misuse

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devastation

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la dévastation

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des détritus, des déchets

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rubbish, refuse, garbage (us), trash (us)

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encombrant

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cumbersome, bulky

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jeter, mettre au rebut

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discard

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houshold waste

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des ordures ménagères

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l’eploitation

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exploitation, exploiting

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mismanagement

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la mauvais gestion

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des (agents) polluants

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pollutants

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junk

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des vieilleries, des objets bon à jeter

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an exhaust pipe

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un pot d’échappement

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poisonous

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toxique

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le niveau de la nappe phréatique

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the ground water level

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(s’)entasser

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pile up

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être à court (de)

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be short (of)

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oil, petroleum

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pétrole

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plenty, abundance

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l’abondance

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un tas de ferraille, une décharge

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a scrap heap

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pollutants

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des (agents) polluants

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to fill up

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faire le plein (d’essence)

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run short of

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commencer à manquer de

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contaminate

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contaminer

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rubbish, refuse, garbage (us), trash (us)

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des détritus, des déchets

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dry up, dry out

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dessécher

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nocif

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noxious

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la mauvais gestion

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mismanagement

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la désertification

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desertification

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the ozone layer

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la couche d’ozone

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lead

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le plomb

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les déchets radioactifs

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radioactive waste

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déverser

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dump, discharge

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misuse

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le mauvais usage

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devastate, wreak havoc (on)

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ravager, dévaster

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les fumées industrielles

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industrial smoke/fumes

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to have at one’s disposal

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disposer (de), avoir l’usage de

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cumbersome, bulky

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encombrant

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dégager de la fumée

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release, let out smoke

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ooze

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suinter, s’infiltrer

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glut

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l’excès

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les installations industrielles

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industrial facilities

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le plomb

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lead

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une intoxication

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poisoning

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desertification

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la désertification

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shortage, scarcity

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la pénurie

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une inondation

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a flood

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toxique

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poisonous

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inspirer, inhaler

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breath in, inhale

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se répandre

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spill

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unwholesome

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malsain

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appauvrir

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impoverish

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dry

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sec

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contaminer

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contaminate

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an emission

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une émission (gas)

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cancérigène

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carcinogenic, cancer-causing

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une marée noire, une nappe de pétrole

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an oil slick

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les déchets chimiques

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chemical waste

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global : mondial ; comprehensive : global, exhaustif

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Difference global/comprehensive

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la circulation automobile

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road traffic

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le brouillard polluant

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smog

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sewage (pas de s)

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les eaux usées

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be packed with, overflow with

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regorger de, déborder de

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A lot of damage … done

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was (damages = sens judiciaire)

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des difficultés respiratoires

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breathing difficulties

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leak

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fuir, s’échapper

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drought

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la sécheresse

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inonder

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flood

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creuser

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dig

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a tidal wave

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un raz-de-marrée

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road traffic

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la circulation automobile

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polluer

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polute

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suinter, s’infiltrer

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ooze

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be short (of)

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être à court (de)

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misuse

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faire mauvaise usage de

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un égout

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a sewer

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le dioxyde de carbone

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carbon dioxide

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radioactive waste

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les déchets radioactifs

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malodorant

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smelly, foul-smelling

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chemical waste

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les déchets chimiques

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l’érosion

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soil erosion

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waste, squander

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gaspiller

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a sewer

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un égout

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intoxiquer, empoisonner

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poison

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des déchets industriels

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industrial waste

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famine, starvation

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la famine

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exhaust, deplete

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épuiser

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épuiser

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exhaust, deplete

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irrespirable

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unbreathable

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les pluies acides

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acid rain

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un pollueur

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a polluter

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disposer (de), avoir l’usage de

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to have at one’s disposal

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dirty

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sale

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Les dégâts à l’échelle mondiale

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global damage

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depletion

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la diminution, l’apprauvissement

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ravager, dévaster

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devastate, wreak havoc (on)

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an environmental disaster

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un désastre écologique

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the greenhouse effect

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l’effet de serre

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le brouillard

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fog

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poussiéreux

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dusty

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need

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avoir besoin de

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pile up

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(s’)entasser

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la fumée

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smoke (attention : diffrent types of smoke)

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poison

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intoxiquer, empoisonner

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a dump, a tip

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un dépotoir, une décharge

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endommager, nuire à

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damage

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un raz-de-marrée

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a tidal wave

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étouffant, suffocant

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stifling

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smelly, foul-smelling

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malodorant

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le mauvais usage

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misuse

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global damage

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Les dégâts à l’échelle mondiale

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exploit, tap

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exploiter

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mismanage

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mal gérer

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un dépotoir, une décharge

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a dump, a tip

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la ferraille

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scrap

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des ordures ménagères

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houshold waste

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dig

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creuser

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sale

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dirty

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exploitation, exploiting

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l’eploitation

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une émission (gas)

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an emission

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the ground water level

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le niveau de la nappe phréatique

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avoir du mal à respirer

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fight for breath, gasp for breath

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se débarasser de

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dispose of

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se débarasser

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get rid (of)

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contaminer

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contaminate

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poisoning

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une intoxication

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starve, die of hunger

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mourir de faim

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les eaux usées

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sewage (pas de s)

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want, need

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le besoin

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(s’)asphyxier

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choke

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unbreathable

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irrespirable

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petrol (Brit) / gas(oline) US

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l’essence

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this junk is cumbersome

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ces vieilleries sont encombrantes

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à défaut de

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for want of

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des vieilleries, des objets bon à jeter

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junk

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carbon dioxide

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le dioxyde de carbone

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la nappe phréatique

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ground water

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dusty

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poussiéreux

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la pénurie

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shortage, scarcity

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smog

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le brouillard polluant

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l’amiante

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asbestos

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le réchauffement de la planète

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global warming

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un excédent

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a surplus

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hazardous

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dangereux, risqué

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l’effet de serre

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the greenhouse effect

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faire le plein (d’essence)

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to fill up

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l’essence

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petrol (Brit) / gas(oline) US

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dump, discharge

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déverser

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mal gérer

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mismanage

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contaminate

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contaminer

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manquer (de qqch)

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lack (sth), want (for sth)

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asbestos

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l’amiante

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greenhouse gases

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les gaz à effet de serre

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asthma

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l’asthme

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le besoin

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want, need

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dispose of

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se débarasser de

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mourir de faim

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starve, die of hunger

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dessécher

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dry up, dry out

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choke

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(s’)asphyxier

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un désastre écologique

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an environmental disaster

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industrial facilities

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les installations industrielles

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toxic

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toxique

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les gaz d’échappement

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exhaust fumes

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smoke (attention : diffrent types of smoke)

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la fumée

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smell foul

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sentir mauvais

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a flood

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une inondation

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sentir mauvais

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smell foul

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flood

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inonder

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junk(coll), scrap

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mettre à la ferraille, bazarder

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toxique

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toxic

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spill

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se répandre

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waste

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gaspiller

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impoverish

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appauvrir

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mettre à la ferraille, bazarder

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junk(coll), scrap

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polluted water

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des eaux polluées

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des eaux polluées

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polluted water

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an aerosol

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une bombe aérosol

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a polluter

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un pollueur

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le hasard

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chance

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fuir, s’échapper

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leak

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lead-poisoning

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le saturnisme

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an allergy

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une allergie

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global warming

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le réchauffement de la planète

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une allergie

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an allergy

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a scrap heap

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un tas de ferraille, une décharge

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for want of

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à défaut de

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pétrole

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oil, petroleum

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damage

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endommager, nuire à

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a rubbish bin, a dustbin, a trash can (us), a garbage can (us)

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une poubelle

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avoir besoin de

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need

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dangereux, risqué

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hazardous

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industrial waste

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des déchets industriels

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fog

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le brouillard

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lack

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le manque

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stink (stank, stunk)

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empester

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la sécheresse

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drought

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chance

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le hasard

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affamé

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hungry, starved, starving

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jetable

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disposable

201
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la dévastation

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devastation

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industrial smoke/fumes

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les fumées industrielles

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exhaust fumes

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les gaz d’échappement

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a surplus

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un excédent

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lack (sth), want (for sth)

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manquer (de qqch)

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ground water

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la nappe phréatique

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ces vieilleries sont encombrantes

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this junk is cumbersome

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la famine

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famine, starvation

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release, let out smoke

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dégager de la fumée

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CFCs

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les CFC

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disposable products

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des produits jetables

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breathing difficulties

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des difficultés respiratoires

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l’asthme

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asthma

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carcinogenic, cancer-causing

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cancérigène

215
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an oil slick

A

une marée noire, une nappe de pétrole

216
Q

le saturnisme

A

lead-poisoning

217
Q

un pot d’échappement

A

an exhaust pipe

218
Q

commencer à manquer de

A

run short of

219
Q

get rid (of)

A

se débarasser

220
Q

empester

A

stink (stank, stunk)

221
Q

Difference global/comprehensive

A

global : mondial ; comprehensive : global, exhaustif

222
Q

la couche d’ozone

A

the ozone layer

223
Q

une poubelle

A

a rubbish bin, a dustbin, a trash can (us), a garbage can (us)

224
Q

une bombe aérosol

A

an aerosol

225
Q

malsain

A

unwholesome

226
Q

noxious

A

nocif

227
Q

les gaz à effet de serre

A

greenhouse gases

228
Q

discard

A

jeter, mettre au rebut

229
Q

destroy

A

détruire

230
Q

soil erosion

A

l’érosion

231
Q

des déchets dangereux

A

hazardous waste

232
Q

hazardous waste

A

des déchets dangereux

233
Q

le manque

A

lack

234
Q

sec

A

dry

235
Q

stifling

A

étouffant, suffocant

236
Q

polute

A

polluer

237
Q

l’excès

A

glut

238
Q

barren

A

désertique, aride, stérile

239
Q

la diminution, l’apprauvissement

A

depletion

240
Q

gaspiller

A

waste

241
Q

was (damages = sens judiciaire)

A

A lot of damage … done

242
Q

disposable

A

jetable

243
Q

fight for breath, gasp for breath

A

avoir du mal à respirer

244
Q

exploiter

A

exploit, tap

245
Q

détruire

A

destroy

246
Q

les CFC

A

CFCs

247
Q

l’abondance

A

plenty, abundance

248
Q

hungry, starved, starving

A

affamé

249
Q

désertique, aride, stérile

A

barren

250
Q

regorger de, déborder de

A

be packed with, overflow with

251
Q

scrap

A

la ferraille

252
Q

breath in, inhale

A

inspirer, inhaler

Voc Anglais (12 decks)

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