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Energy / Power Flashcards

1
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Les pays de l’OPEP

Organisation des pays exportateurs de pétrole

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the OPEC countries

Organization of Petrol Exporting Countries

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le pétrole

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oil

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un pays producteur de pétrole

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an oil-producing country

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4
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le forage en mer

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offshore drilling

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5
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jaillir

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to gush

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un derrick

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a derrick

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un oléoduc

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a pipeline

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un baril

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a barrel

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un fût

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a drum

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un bidon

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a can

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une citerne

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a tank

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12
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un pétrolier

un superpétrolier

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an oil tanker

a supertanker

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un camion-citerne

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a tank lorry (UK)

a tank truck (US)

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raffiner

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to refine

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une raffinerie

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a refinery

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16
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l’essence

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petrol (UK)

gas(oline) (US)

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17
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le combustible

le carburant

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fuel

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18
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alimenter en énergie

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to fuel

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19
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nucléaire

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nuclear

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20
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le nucléaire

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nukes

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21
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un réacteur

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a reactor

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22
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un surgénérateur

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a breeder reactor

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23
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radioactif

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radioactive

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24
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la radioactivité

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radioactivity

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irradier

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to irradiate

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contaminer

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to contaminate

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décontaminer

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to decontaminate

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la décontamination

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decontamination

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29
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un compteur Geiger

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A Geiger counter

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30
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produire

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to generate

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31
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un générateur

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a generator

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une dynamo

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a dynamo

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33
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un transformateur

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a transformer

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34
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un pylone

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a pylon

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un barrage

un réservoir

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a dam

36
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construire un/ des barrages sur un fleuves

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to dam a river

37
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électrique

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electric

38
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électricité

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electricity

39
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le tarif heures pleines // creuses

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peak hour rates 
// off peak rates
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le gaz

A

gas

41
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un gazomètre

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a gasometer

42
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la fracturation hydraulique

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hydraulic fracturing

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un capteur solaire

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a solar collector

44
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un panneau photovoltaïque

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a photovoltaic pannel

45
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une éolienne

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a windmill

46
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l’énergie nucléaire

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nuclear energy

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l’énergie solaire

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solar energy

48
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l’énergie hydroélectrique

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hydroelectric power

49
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l’énergie éolienne

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wind energy

50
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l’énergie marémotrice

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tidal energy = wave energy

51
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une usine marémotrice

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a tidal energy station

52
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une centrale thermique

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a thermal energy station

53
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les ressources énergétiques

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ressources energy

54
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renewable energy sources

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les énergies renouvelables

55
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the energy bill

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la facture énergétique

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energy conservation

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les économies d’énergies

57
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to generate / save energy

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produire de / économiser de l’énergie

58
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energy savings

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les économies d’énergies

59
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energy independence

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l’indépendance énergétique

60
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power consumption

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la consommation d’énergie

61
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a power station

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une centrale électrique

62
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a power line

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une ligne à haute tension

63
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the power grid

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le réseau de distribution électrique

64
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crude oil

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le pétrole brut

65
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domestic oil = heating oil

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le fuel domestique = le mazout

66
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diesel oil

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le diesel

67
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an oil field

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un champ de pétrole

68
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an oil well

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un puits de pétrole

69
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an oil rig

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une plate forme pétrolière

70
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an oil company

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une compagnie pétrolière

71
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a layer of oil

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une nappe de pétrole

72
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to drill for oil

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forer pour trouver du pétrole

73
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to strike oil

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trouver du pétrole

74
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fossil fuel

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le combustible fossile

75
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jet fuel

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le kérosène

76
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nuclear fission / fusion

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la fission / fusion nucléaire

77
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a nuclear plant

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une centrale nucléaire

78
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a nuclear waste

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les déchets nucléaires

79
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a nuclear waste disposal

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le traitement des déchets nucléaires

80
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natural gas

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le gaz naturel

81
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shale gas

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le gaz de schiste

82
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a gas pipe / pipeline

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un tuyau de gaz / un gazoduc

83
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a gas works

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une usine à gaz

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