Energy Flashcards by Mathys Ferrato | Brainscape

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Énergies renouvelables

A

Renewables

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Énergie solaire, éolienne, maritime

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Solar / Wind / Hydro power

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Renoncer à qqch

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To relinquish sth

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S’éloigner de qqch

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To move/give/ditch away from sth

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Se sevrer de qqch

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To wean oneself from sth

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Être accro à qqch

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To be addicted to sth

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Fracturation pour le gaz de schiste

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Fracking for shale gas

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Transmettre

Communiquer

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To convey

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Diminuer

Baisser

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To dwindle

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“C’est l’hôpital qui se fout de la charité”

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It’s the pot calling the kettle black

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Être en désaccord avec qqch

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To clash with sth

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Être à l’opposé à qqch

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To be at odds with sth

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Un acte

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A deed

An act

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Qqch qui remonte le moral

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(To be) uplifting

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Rendre compte de qqch

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To give an account of sth

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Avoir envie

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To be eager

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Être à la guerre

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To be at war

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On est en temps de guerre

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There is a war on

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Faire la guerre

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To wage war

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Exploiter les ressources

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To tap resources

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Bilan comptable

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Balance sheet

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Résultat financier/Bénéfice net

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Bottom line

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Se débarrasser de/Perdre/Verser

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To shed

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Réponses paradoxales

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Paradoxical responses

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Comportements contradictoires

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Contradictory behaviors

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Augmenter

Augmenter qqch

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To rise

To raise sth

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Être redevable/Redevoir

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To owe

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Donner à A plus de valeur que B

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To value A over B

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L’effacité de l’énergie

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Energy efficiency

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Être efficace énergétiquement

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To be energy efficient

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Laisse qqn faire qqch

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To let/allow so to do sth

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Rareté

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Scarcity

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Une pénurie

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A shortage

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De peur que/De peur de

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Lest

For fear that

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De peur que nous oublions

Slogan de commémoration

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Lest we forget

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Boiter/Boitiller

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To limp

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Un voyeur

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A peeping Tom

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Réduire qqch

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To lower sth

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Reprocher à qqn qqch

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To blame so for sth

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Accusee qqn de faire qqch

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To accuse so for doing sth

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Direction nord/sud

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North/South bound

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Être de retour à la maison

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To be homeward bound

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Par rancune/Par colère

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Out of anger/resentment

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Éponger qqch

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To blot

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Une tâche dans le paysage

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A blot on the landscape

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Sans ménagement

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Bluntly

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Se contenter de moins

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To do with less

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Céder qqch

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To divest from sth

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Accorder qqch à qqn

Refuser qqch à qqn

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To grant so sth

To deny so sth

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Se lamenter sur

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To lament over

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Déplorer qqch/la perte de qqch

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To deplore sth/the loss of sth

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Gémir/Hurler

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To wail

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Exploser/Faire sauter

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To blow up