Endangered Forests Flashcards

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La forêt pluviale amazonienne

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The Amazon rainforest

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Sauver la forêt /sauvegarder

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To save / to preserve forest

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La foret tropicale

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The tropical forest

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Une foret nuageuse

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A cloud forest

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Un habitat, biotope

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A habitat

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La biodiversité

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Biodiversity

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Un ecosysteme

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An ecosystem

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La photosynthèse

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Photosynthesis

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Un cèdre

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A cedar

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Un sequoia

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A sequoia

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Un platane

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A plane tree

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Un chene

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An oak

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Un pin

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A pine tree

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Un sycomore

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A sycamore

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De l’acajou

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Mahogany

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La deforestation

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Deforestation

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Etre menacé

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To be under threat

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Empieter sur la foret

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To encroach upon forest

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Un incendie de foret

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A forest fire

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Abattre des arbres

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To cut down trees

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Un tronc d’arbre

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A treetrunk

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L’abbatage des arbres

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Logging

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Un rondin

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A log

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Un bucheron

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A woodcutter

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Le bois de charpente

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Timber

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Le bois de chauffage

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Firewood

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Un fournisseur de bois de charpente

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A timber supplier

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Scier

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To saw

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Une scierie

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A sawmill

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Une tronçonneuse

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A chain saw

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La reforestation

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Reforestation

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Un programme de plantation d’arbres

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A tree-planting programme

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Un forestier

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A forester

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La gestion de la foret

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The management of the forest

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La sylviculture durable

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Sustainable forestry

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Empecher l’érosion du sol

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To prevent soil erosion

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Reduire le risque de glissement de terrain

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To reduce the risk of landslide

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Absorber le gaz carbonique

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To soak carbon dioxide

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Les poumons de la planete

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The lungs of the planet