Environment Flashcards by Noémie Sahuc

Q

Une marrée noire

A

An oil slick

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l’effet de serre

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the greenhouse effet

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la couche d’ozone

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the ozone layer

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un trou dans la couche d’ozone

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a ozone hole

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un pêcheur

A

a fisherman

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les catastrophes naturelles

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natural disasters

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le recyclage

A

recycling

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trier (ses déchet)

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to sort out (rubbish)

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un pétrolier

A

a oil tanker

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sécheresse

A

drought

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centrales électriques (2)

A

power stations / plants

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déchet industriel / domestique

A

industrial / domestic waste

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incertitude

A

uncertainty

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un microonde

A

a microwave oven

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une bouilloire

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a kettle

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jeter (3)

A

to discard
to throw away
to dump

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une décharge

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a dump

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une empreinte carbone

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a carbon footprint

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un panneau solaire

A

a solar panel

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double vitrage

A

double glazed windows

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être mieux isolé

A

to be more insulated

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économiser l’énergie

A

to be energy-saving/efficient

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éoliennes (2)

A

wind turbines

windmills

Q

l’énergie éolienne

A

windpower

nourriture bio

organic food

nourriture génétiquement modifiée

GM food

réduire la pollution de l’air (2)

to curb / combat air pollution

se débarrasser de

to dispose of sg | to get rid of

jetable

disposable

imposer une taxe sur le carbone

to impose a carbon tax on sg

carburants fossiles

fossil fuels

un parc éolien

a wind farm

verser

to pour

controlé par ordi (2)

smart / computer-controlled

réseau public/ électrique national

the grid

un État qui émet peu/pas de carbone (2)

a carbon-free/neutral state

installer des panneaux solaires

to install solar panels

fermier de laiterie

a dairy farmer

être hors du réseau électrique public

to be off the grid

équipement économique (3)

an economical/ money-saving / energy-efficient equipment

un équipement fonctionnant à énergie solaire

a solar-powered equipment

hiver dur ≠ doux

hard winters ≠ mild winters

garder la tete hors de l’eau (2)

to stay/keep afloat

gaz de schiste

shale gas