Energy Flashcards

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Le combustible

Le carburant

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Fuel

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Énergies fossiles

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Fossil fuels

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Les réserves de pétrole

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Oil supplies/reserves

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L’épuisement des ressources

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The depletion of resources

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S’épuiser

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To run out

To become depleted

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Épuiser les réserves de pétrole

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To exhaust oil supplies

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L’épuisement des réserves de pétrole

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The exhaustion of oil supplies

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Venir a manquer d’énergie

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To run out of energy

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Manquer de pétrole

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To be short of oil

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La pénurie d’énergie

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The energy gap
The energy shortfall
The energy shortage

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La production/consommation d’énergie

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Energy production/consumption

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La demande d’énergie

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The demand for energy

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Les besoins en énergie

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Energy needs/requirements

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Un surplus

Un excès

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A glut

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La surproduction

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Overproduction

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Les hydrocarbures

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Hydrocarbons

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Les énergies fossiles

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Fossil fuels

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Le pétrole

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Oil

Petroleum

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Le pétrole brut

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Crude oil

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Le gaz, l’essence

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Gas

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Le charbon

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Coal

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Les schistes bitumineux

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Oil shale

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L’huile /le gaz de schiste

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Shale oil/gas

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Les sables bitumineux

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Tar sands

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L’hydrofracturation

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Fracking

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Un pétrolier

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An oil tanker

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Une plateforme pétrolière

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An oil rig/platform

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Un puit de pétrole

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An oil well

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Un oléoduc

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An oil pipeline

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Un gazoduc

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A gas pipeline

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Le prix du pétrole

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Oil prices

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Un pays producteur/exportateur de pétrole

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An oil producing/exporting country

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65$ le baril

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$65 a barrel

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Une crise pétrolière

Un choc pétrolier

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An oil crisis

An oil shock

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Une voiture qui consomme beaucoup

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A gas-guzzler

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Un quatre-quatre

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An SUV
A sports utility vehicle
A four-wheel drive

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Réduire la consommation de pétrole

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To reduce oil consumption

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37
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Économiser/gaspiller l’énergie

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To save/waste energy

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38
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Les économies d’énergie

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Energy savings

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Des mesures d’economie d’énergie

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Energy-saving measures

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Politique énergétique

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Energy policy

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Une centrale électrique/thermique

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A power station/plant

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Produire de l’électricité

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To generate electricity

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Une raffinerie de pétrole

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An oil refinery

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Les dérivés du pétrole

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Oil products

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L’essence

A

Petrol

Gas

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Le fioul

Le mazout

A

Heating oil

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Le kérosène

A

Kerosene

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Renouvelable

A

Renewable

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Les sources d’énergie renouvelables

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Renewable energy sources

Renewables

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L’énergie éolienne

A

Wind power

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Une éolienne

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A windmill
A windpump
A wind turbine

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Un parc éolien
Une ferme éolienne
Un champs d’éoliennes

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A windfarm

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L’énergie solaire

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Solar power/energy

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Une cellule solaire

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A solar cell

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Une cellule photovoltaïque

Une photopile

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A photovoltaic cell

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Un panneau solaire

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A solar panel

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Les bio-carburants

Les agro-carburants

A

Biofuels

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La biomasse

A

Biomass

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Le bioéthanol

A

Bioethanol

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Huile de palme

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Palm oil

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Énergie géothermique

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Geothermal energy

Geothermal power

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Une pompe a chaleur

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A heat pump

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L’énergie nucléaire

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Nuclear power/energy

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L’enrichissement de l’uranium

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Uranium enrichment

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Le nucléaire

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The nuclear industry

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Un (réacteur) surgénérateur

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A fast breeder ( reactor )

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Une centrale nucléaire

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A nuclear plant

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Un réacteur nucléaire

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A nuclear reactor

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Des installations nucléaires

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Nuclear facilities

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Se convertir au nucléaire

A

To go nuclear

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Sortir du nucléaire

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To abandon/phase out nuclear energy

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Les déchets nucléaires

A

Nuclear waste

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Traiter les déchets

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To process waste

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Éliminer les déchets nucléaires

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To dispose of nuclear waste

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Stocker

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To store

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Le stockage

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Storage

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Un conteneur

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A container

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L’élimination des déchets nucléaires

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Nuclear waste disposal

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Enfouir

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To bury

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Fusion du cœur du réacteur

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A meltdown

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La radioactivité

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Radioactivity

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Des matériaux radioactifs

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Radioactive material

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Les retombées radioactives

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Nuclear fallout

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La sécurité

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Safety

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L’hydroélectricité

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Hydroelectricity

Hydropower

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Un barrage

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A dam

A barrage

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L’énergie marémotrice

La houille bleue

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Tidal energy

Tidal power

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Une usine marémotrice

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A tidal power station

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Une hydrolienne

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A tidal turbine

A marine turbine

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Une voiture électrique

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A battery-powered car

An electric car

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Une voiture hybrid

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A hybrid car

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La distribution de l’électricité

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The distribution of electricity

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Le réseau électrique

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The electric grid
The power grid
National grid

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Un fournisseur

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A provider

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Un abonné

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A subsciber

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Un appareil électrique

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An electrical appliance

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Les appareils électroménagers

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Domestic appliances

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Un compteur intelligent

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A smart meter