Environment Flashcards

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1
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allumer

A

to switch on/to light

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appuyer

A

to press

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l’ arrondissement (m)

A

district of a large city (Paris, Lyon or Marseilles)

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le baptême

A

christening

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le bricolage

A

DIY

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bruyant

A

noisy

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le/la concierge

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caretaker

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la couverture

A

blanket

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donner sur

A

to look out onto

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dur

A

hard

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l’ échelle (f)

A

ladder

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entouré

A

surrounded

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les espaces verts (m)

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parks/green spaces

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l’ étagère (f)

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shelf/shelving unit

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éteindre

A

to turn off

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le fauteuil

A

armchair

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la feuille

A

leaf

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18
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la fontaine

A

fountain

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la forêt

A

forest

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le grenier

A

attic

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21
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la haie

A

hedge

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l’ herbe (f)

A

grass

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l’ horloge (f)

A

clock

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l’ inondation (f)

A

flood

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25
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le jardin zoologique

A

zoo

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26
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le jour de l’an

A

New Year’s Day

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27
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jumelé

A

twinned

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les lits superposés (m)

A

bunk beds

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la moquette

A

carpet

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30
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le palais

A

palace

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31
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pittoresque

A

picturesque

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32
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le robinet

A

tap

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33
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la Saint-Sylvestre

A

New Year’s Eve

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34
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sans intérêt

A

uninteresting

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35
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spacieux

A

spacious

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36
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la terre

A

earth/ground

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37
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le tiroir

A

drawer

38
Q

la Toussaint

A

All Saints’ Day

39
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le volet

A

shutter

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la boîte (en carton)

A

(cardboard) box

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le centre de recyclage

A

recycling centre

42
Q

la circulation

A

traffic

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cultiver

A

to grow

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les déchets (m)

A

rubbish

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l’ environnement (m)

A

environment

46
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jeter

A

to throw (away)

47
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le pétrole

A

oil

48
Q

la piste cyclable

A

cycle lane/track

49
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pollué

A

polluted

50
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la poubelle

A

dustbin

51
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le problème

A

problem

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Q

propre

A

clean

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protéger

A

to protect

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recyclable

A

recyclable

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recycler

A

to recycle

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le sac en plastique

A

plastic bag

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sale

A

dirty

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sans plomb

A

unleaded

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sauver

A

to save

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les transports en commun (m)

A

public transport

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la zone (piétonne)

A

(pedestrian) zone

62
Q

augmenter

A

to increase

63
Q

le charbon

A

coal

64
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la consommation (modérée)

A

(moderate) consumption

65
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construire

A

to build

66
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la couche d’ozone

A

ozone layer

67
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croire

A

to believe

68
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le déboisement

A

deforestation

69
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les détritus (m)

A

rubbish

70
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détruire

A

to destroy

71
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disparaître

A

to disappear

72
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l’ effet de serre (m)

A

greenhouse effect

73
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l’ emballage (m)

A

packaging

74
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l’ embouteillage (m)

A

traffic jam

75
Q

endommager

A

to damage

76
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le gaz carbonique

A

carbon dioxide

77
Q

le gaz d’échappement

A

exhaust fumes

78
Q

la guerre

A

war

79
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les heures d’affluence (f)

A

rush hour

80
Q

l’ incendie (m)

A

fire

81
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la lumière

A

light

82
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mondial

A

worldwide

83
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les ordures (f)

A

rubbish

84
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la paix

A

peace

85
Q

produire

A

to produce

86
Q

ramasser

A

to collect

87
Q

le réchauffement de la terre

A

global warming

88
Q

renouvelable

A

renewable

89
Q

surpeuplé

A

overpopulated

90
Q

le tremblement de terre

A

earthquake

91
Q

le trou d’ozone

A

hole in the ozone layer

92
Q

la vague

A

wave