Environement vocab Flashcards

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Public tranport

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les transports en commun

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traffic jams

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les embouteillages

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Rush hour

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les heures d’affluence

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Traffic

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la circulation

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Bike path

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La piste cyclable

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Exhaust gases

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le gaz d’echappement

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To reduce

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reduire

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Lorry

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le camion

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Pedestrian zone

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la zone pietonne

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Delivery

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Le livraison

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To emit

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Emettre

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Means of transport

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Les moyens de transport

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To use

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Utiliser

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Inconvenient

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genant

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to throw away

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jeter

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to be a nuissance

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gener

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waste

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le dechet

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advice

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le conseil

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consumption

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la consommation

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oil

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le petrole

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gas

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l’essence

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diesel

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le gazole

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greenhouse effect

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l’effet de serre

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climate chnge

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le changement climatique

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deforestation
le deboisement
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Global warming
le rechauffement de la planete
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area/quarter
le quartier
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suburb
la banlieue
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Building
l'immeuble
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town
la ville
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the coast
le littoral
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pedestrian zone
la zone pietonne
33
The inhabitant
l'habitant
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Green space
l'espace vert
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Historical
Historique
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Picturesque
Pittoresque
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Underground
le sous-sol
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The ground floor
le rez-de-chaussee
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floor
etage
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Surrounded
entoure
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Factory
l'usine
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noise
bruyant
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forest
la foret
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wood
le bois
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place
l'endroit
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The city
la cite
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To breathe
respirer
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To meet
se reunir
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Elsewhere
ailleurs
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To construct
construire
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The town hall
la mairie
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The allocation
l'allotissement
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In any case
en tout cas
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Rubbish collection
Ramassage des ordures
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Separated
Séparé
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Planet
Planète
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Differentiated
Différencié
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Container
Conteneur
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To resolve
Résoudre
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Recycling
Recyclage
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The concern
le souci
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To exploit
exploiter
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To intervene
Intervenir
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To preserve
Préserver
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To protect
Protéger
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Solar panels
Panneaux solaires
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To turn down
baisser
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To turn off
éteindre
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lights
lumières
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to turn on
allumer
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tap
le robinette
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to save (3 different ways)
sauver, épargner, économmiser
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to avoid
éviter
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to waste
gaspiller
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to strive to
s'efforcer
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to keep warm
se chauffer
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to cut
couper
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to move
bouger
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to seperate/sort
trier
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to install
installer
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air conditioning
la climatisation
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metals
metaux
83
fabrics
tissus
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roof
le toit
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ugly (not laid)
moche
86
sunny
en soleillé
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rainy
en pluvieux
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The extinction of plant species
La disparition d'espèces végétales
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The melting of the ice caps
La fonte des glaces
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Air pollution
La pollution de l’air
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Soil pollution
La pollution des sols
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The shortage of foodstuffs
Le pénurie de denrées alimentaires
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floods
Les inondations
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The world population increase
L’augmentation de la population mondiale
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Industry
L’industrie
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Deforestation
La déforestation
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Air traffic
Le trafic aérien
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Air transport
Le transport aérien
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Greenhouse gases
Les gaz à effet de serre
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to be caused by
être causé par
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to threaten
menacer
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to make (visible)
rendre (visible)
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The extinction of animal species
La disparition d’espèces animales
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The exhaustion of natural resources
L’épuisement des ressources naturelles
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The sea level rise
La montée du niveau de la mer
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Water pollution
La pollution de l’eau
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Food waste
Le gaspillage de nourriture
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Global warming
Le réchauffement climatique
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Agriculture
L’agriculture
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The human species
L’espèce humaine
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Hunting
La chasse
112
Overconsumption
La surconsommation
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Road traffic
Le trafic routier
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Fossil fuels
Les combustibles fossiles
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to play a role
jouer un rôle
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to endanger
mettre en danger
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Intensive farming
L’élevage intensif
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The use of pesticides
L’utilisation de pesticides
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Industrial waste
Les déchets industriels
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Drought
La sechéresse
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artificial
artificiel(-le)
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natural
naturel(-le)
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to harm
nuire
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to cause
provoquer
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to consume
consommer
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to contribute
contribuer
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to protect
protéger
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The release of waste water
Le rejet d’eaux usées
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The use of chemical products
L’utilisation de produits chimiques
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Fossil fuels
Les combustibles fossiles
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blue whales
Les baleines bleues
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Polar bear
Les ours blancs/polaires
133
The aims
les buts
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to combat
combattre
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to put the brakes on temperature rise
freiner la hausse des temperatures
136
rise
hausse
137
to slow down the exhaustion of resources
ralentir l'épuisement des resources
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to change the behavior of individuals
changer le comportement des individus
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our water consumption
notre consommation d'eau
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to plant trees
planter des arbres
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to fight against pollution
lutter contre la pollution
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to protect animals/plants
protéger les animaux/plantes
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to reduce resources missuse
réduire le gachis de resources
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to ban the hunting of endangered species
bannir la chasse des espèces en voie de disparition
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polluting activities
les activités polluantes
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to avoid single use products
éviter les produits a usage unique
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sustainable products
les produits durables
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to ban pesticides
bannir les pesticides
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to diminish our consumption
diminuer notre consommation
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to carpool
faire du covoiturage
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packaging
l'emballages
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to forbid chemical fertilisers
interdire les engrais chimiques
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the use of water
l'utilisation de l'eau
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overpopulation
le surpeuplement