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1
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le combustible ou le carburant

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fuel

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les réserves de pétrole

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oil supplies, oil reserves

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s’ épuiser

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to run out, become depleted

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l’ épuisement des ressources

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the depetion of resources

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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 à 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, energy requirements

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13
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un surplus, un excès

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a glut

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14
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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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16
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les énergies fossiles

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fossil fuels

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17
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le pétrole

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oil, petroleum

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18
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le pétrole brut

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crude oil

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19
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le gaz

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gas

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le charbon

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coal

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21
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les schistes bitumeux

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oil shale

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22
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l’ huile/le gaz de schiste

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shale oil/gas

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les sables bitumeux

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tar sands

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24
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l’ hydrofracturation

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fracking

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25
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un pétrolier

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an oil tanker

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26
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une plateeforme pétrolière

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an oil rig, an oil platform

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27
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un puit de pétrole

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an oil well

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28
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un oléoduc

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an oil pipeline

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29
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un gazoduc

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a gas pipeline

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30
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le prix du pétrole

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oil prices

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31
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un pays producteur/exportateur de pétrole

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an oil producing.oil exporting country

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32
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65 dollars lebaril

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$65 a barrel

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33
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une crise pétrolière, un choc pétrolier

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an oil crisis, an oil shock

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34
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une voiture qui consomme beaucoup

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a gas-guzzler

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35
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un quatre-quatre

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a suv, a sports utility vehicule, a four-wheel drive

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36
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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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39
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des mesures d’ économied’ énergie

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energy-saving measures

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40
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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, a power plant

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produire de l’ électricité

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to generate electricity

43
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une raffinerie de pétrole

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an oil refinery

44
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les dérivés du pétrole

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oil products

45
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le fioul, le mazout

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heating oil

46
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le kerozene

A

le kérozene

47
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renouvelable

A

renewable

48
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les sources d’ énergie renouvelable

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renewable energy sources, renewables wind power

49
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l’ éénergie 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 d’ éoliennes, un parc éolien, une ferme éolienne , un champ d’ éolienne

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a windfarm

52
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l’ énergie solaire

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solar power, solar energy

53
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une cellule solaire

A

a solar cell

54
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une cellule photovoltaïque, une photopile

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a photovoltaïc cell

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un panneau solaire

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a solar panel

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les bio-carrburants, les agro-carrburants

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biofuels

57
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la biomasse

A

biomass

58
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le bioéthanol

A

bioethanol

59
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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

61
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une pompeà chaleur

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a heat pump

62
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l’ énergie nucléaire

A

nuclearr power, nuclear energy

63
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l’ enrichissement de l’ uranium

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uranium enrichment

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fusion/fission

A

fusion/fission

65
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le nucléaire

A

the nuclear industry

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un réacteur surgénérateur

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a fast breeder reactor

67
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une centrale nucléaire

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a nuclear plant

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un réaccteur nucléaire

A

a nuclear reactor

69
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des installations nuclaires

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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

77
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un conteneur

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a container

78
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l’ élimination des déchets nuclaires

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nuclear waste disposal

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enfouir

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to bury

80
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fusion ( au cour d’ un réacteur nuclaire)

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a meltdown

81
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la radioactivité

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radioactivity

82
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des matériaux radioactif

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radioactive material

83
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les retombées radioactives

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nuclar fallout

84
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la sécurité

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safety

85
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l’ hydoélectricité

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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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atidal 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 hybride

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a hybrid car

92
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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 abandonné

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a subscriber

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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

98
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un compteur intelligent

A

asmart meter