Environment (32) - Energy (36) Flashcards

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écologique, lié à l’environnement

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environmental

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une politique qui respecte l’environnement

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an environmentally friendly, environment friendly, eco friendly policy

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protéger l’environnement

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to protect, to preserve the environment

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la protection de l’environnement

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the preservation of the environment

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la nature

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nature

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la protection de la nature

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nature conservation

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la faune et la flore

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wildlife

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un défenseur de l’environnement

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a conservationist

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un écologiste

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an environmentalist, an ecologist

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un militant écologiste

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an eco warrior

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sensibiliser les gens à un problème

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to make people aware of a problem

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une campagne de sensibilisation

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an awareness campaign

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un parc naturel

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a natural reserve, a national park

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le tourisme écologique

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eco tourism

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détruire la biosphère

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to destroy the biosphere

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être / représenter une menace pour qch

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to be / pose a threat to sh

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mettre en danger qch

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to jeopardize sth / endanger sth

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être en danger

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to be at risk, in danger

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nuire à l’environnement

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to harm the environmen, do to harm to the environment

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nuisible, nocif

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harmful

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inoffensif, sans danger

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harmless

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dégâts

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damage

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endommager qch, porter atteinte à qch

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to damage sth

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causer des dégâts

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to do damage, to cause damage

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se détériorer // deteriorer

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to deteriorate

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les ressources naturelles

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natural resources

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l’épuisement des ressources

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the depletion of resources

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la rareté

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scarcity

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les matières premières

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raw materials

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la biodiversité

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biodiversity

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l’habitat

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habitat

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une niche

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a niche

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un secteur sauvegardé, une zone protégée

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a conservation area

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un écosystème

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an ecosystem

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une espèce

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a species

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une espèce animale

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an animal species

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une espèce végétale

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a plant species

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un mammifère

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a mammal

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le trafic d’animaux

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animal traficking

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une espèce en voie de disparition

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an endangered species

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être menacé d’extinction

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to be threatened with extinction

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disparaître

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to become extinct

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la surpeche

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overfishing

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44
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le thon rouge

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bluefin tuna

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un dauphin / une baleine

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a dolphin / a whale

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la pêche à la baleine

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whaling

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la couche d’ozone

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the ozone layer

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les rayons ultra violets

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ultra violet rays

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le trou dans la couche d’ozone

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the home un the ozone layer

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la diminution de la couche d’ozone

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ozone depletion

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les CFC

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CFCs

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respectueux de la couche d’ozone

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ozone friendly

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une forêt tropicale

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a rainforest, a tropical forest

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le développement durable

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sustainable development

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abattre des arbres

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to fell, cut down trees

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le déboisement, la déforestation

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déforestation

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57
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l’exploitation du bois

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logging

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l’industrie du bois

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the logging industry

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la forêt tropicale se réduit

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the rainforest is shrinking

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reboiser

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to reforest

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le reboisement

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reforestation

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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 depletion 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 / consomption

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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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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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les gaz

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gas

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le charbon

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coal

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les schistes bitumeux

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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 plate-forme pétrolière

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an oil rig, an oil platform

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un puits 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

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an oil producing / oil exporting country

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65 dollars de 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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économiser / gaspiller l’énergie

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to save / waste energy

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les économies d’énergies

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energy savings

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des mesures d’économies d’énergies

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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, a power 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 dérives du pétrole

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oil products

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l’essence

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petrol (GB) / gas (US)

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le fioul, le mazout

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heating oil

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le kérosène

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kerosene

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renouvelable

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renewable

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les sources d’énergie renouvelable

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renewable energy sources, renewables

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l’énergie éolienne

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wind power

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une éolienne

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a windmill, a windpump, a wind turbin

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un parc d’éoliennes / éoliens ..

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a windfarm

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l’énergie solaire

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solar power, solar 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 agros carburants

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biofuels

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la biomasse

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biomass

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le bioethanol

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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 / power

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une pompe à chaleur

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a heat pump

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l’énergie nucléaire

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nuclear power / nuclear energy

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l’enrichissement de l’uranium

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uranium enrichment

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fusion / fission

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fusion / fission

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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

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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

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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

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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 hybride

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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 (GB)

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un fournisseur

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a provider

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un abonné

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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

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un compteur intelligent

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a smart meter