Endangered forests Flashcards

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1
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sauver, sauvegarder la forêt

A

to save, to preserve the forest

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2
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la forêt pluviale amazonienne

A

the amazon rainforest

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3
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la forêt tropicale

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the tropical forest

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4
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une forêt nuageuse

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a cloud forest

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5
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un habitat, biotope

A

a habitat

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6
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la biodiversité

A

biodiversity

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un écosysteme

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an ecosystem

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8
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la photosynthèse

A

photosynthesis

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9
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un cèdre

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a cedar

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10
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un séquoia

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a sequoia, a redwood

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11
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un platane

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a plane tree

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12
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un sycomore

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a sycamore

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13
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de l’acajou

A

mahogany

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14
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deforestation

A

deforestation

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15
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être menacé

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to be under threat

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16
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empieter sur la foret

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to encroach upon the forest

17
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un incendie de forêt

A

a forest fire

18
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abattre des arbres

A

to cut down trees

19
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un tronc d’arbre

A

a treetrunk

20
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l’abattage des arbres

A

logging

21
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un rondin

A

a log

22
Q

un bucheron

A

a logger

23
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les bois de charpente

A

timber

24
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bois de chauffage

A

firewood

25
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fournisseur de bois de charpante

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a timber supplier

26
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scier

A

to saw

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une scierie

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a sawmill

28
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une tronçonneuse

A

a chain saw

29
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reforestation

A

reforestation

30
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un programme de plantation d’arbres

A

a tree-planting programme

31
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un forestier

A

a forester

32
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la gestion de la forêt

A

the management of the forest

33
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la sylviculture durable

A

sustainable forestry

34
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empecher l’erosion du sol

A

to prevent soil erosion

35
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réduire le risque de glissement de terrain

A

to reduce the risk of landslide

36
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absorber le gaz carbonique

A

to soak carbon dioxide

37
Q

les poumons de la planete

A

the lungs of the planet