Environment Flashcards

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1
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brouillard

A

fog

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dévaler

A

to rapidly go down

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grande vitesse

A

high speeds

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4
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réchauffement

A

heat/warming

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5
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la couche

A

the layer

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autoroutes

A

highways

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l’effet de serre

A

greenhouse gases

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supprimer

A

to remove

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essayer de

A

to try to

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éteindre

A

to turn

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débrancher

A

to unplug

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brancher

A

to plug in

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13
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une prise

A

socket

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14
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trier

A

to sort out

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15
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le carton

A

cardboard

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les déchets

A

rubbish

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un appareil électrique

A

electrical device

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18
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économiser

A

to save

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19
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ramasser

A

to pick up

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20
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un emballage

A

packaging

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21
Q

le réchauffement climatique

A

global warming

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22
Q

l’herbe

A

grass

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23
Q

les embouteillages

A

traffic jams

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24
Q

la empreinte carbone

A

carbon footprint

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25
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emettre

A

to emit

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attentive

A

aware

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27
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les centrales nucléaires

A

nuclear power stations

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nettoyer

A

to clean up

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efficace

A

efficient

30
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combustible fossile

A

fossil fuels

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en baissant

A

turning down

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le chauffage central

A

central heating

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voisin

A

neighbour

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les éoliennes

A

wind turbines

35
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laisser tomber

A

to drop intentionally

36
Q

faire + fonde

A

to melt

37
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la sécheresse

A

droughts

38
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conscient

A

aware

39
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en éteignant

A

by turning out

40
Q

les trajets courts

A

trip

41
Q

les usines

A

factories

42
Q

propre

A

clean

43
Q

gaspiller

A

to waste

44
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un emballage

A

packaging

45
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les ordures

A

rubbish

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afin de

A

in order to

47
Q

d’allocations

A

benefits

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en dessous

A

below

49
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l’espérance de vie

A

life expectancy

50
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plus bas

A

lower

51
Q

tout ce que

A

everything that

whatever

52
Q

députés

A

member of parliament

53
Q

la moité

A

half

54
Q

libérer

A

to release

55
Q

chaleur

A

heat

56
Q

le mazout

A

oil

57
Q

l’essence

A

petrol

58
Q

l’énergie éolienne

A

wind energy

59
Q

un abonnement

A

a subscription

60
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emprunter

A

to borrow

61
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l’automne

A

autumn

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en retard

A

less developed

63
Q

la courant

A

power (electricty0

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la grande route

A

highway

65
Q

le paysage

A

landscape

66
Q

arroser

A

to water

67
Q

les ordures

A

rubbish

68
Q

les gaz d’échappement

A

exhaust fumes

69
Q

gaz a effet dde serre

A

greenhouse gases

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AS

A

en tant que

71
Q

régler

A

to sort out