Environment Flashcards

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1
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Une marrée noire

A

An oil slick

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2
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l’effet de serre

A

the greenhouse effet

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3
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la couche d’ozone

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the ozone layer

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4
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un trou dans la couche d’ozone

A

a ozone hole

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5
Q

un pêcheur

A

a fisherman

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6
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les catastrophes naturelles

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natural disasters

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7
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le recyclage

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recycling

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8
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trier (ses déchet)

A

to sort out (rubbish)

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9
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un pétrolier

A

a oil tanker

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10
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sécheresse

A

drought

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11
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centrales électriques (2)

A

power stations / plants

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12
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déchet industriel / domestique

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industrial / domestic waste

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13
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incertitude

A

uncertainty

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14
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un microonde

A

a microwave oven

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15
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une bouilloire

A

a kettle

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16
Q

jeter (3)

A

to discard
to throw away
to dump

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17
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une décharge

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a dump

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18
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une empreinte carbone

A

a carbon footprint

19
Q

un panneau solaire

A

a solar panel

20
Q

double vitrage

A

double glazed windows

21
Q

être mieux isolé

A

to be more insulated

22
Q

économiser l’énergie

A

to be energy-saving/efficient

23
Q

éoliennes (2)

A

wind turbines

windmills

24
Q

l’énergie éolienne

A

windpower

25
Q

nourriture bio

A

organic food

26
Q

nourriture génétiquement modifiée

A

GM food

27
Q

réduire la pollution de l’air (2)

A

to curb / combat air pollution

28
Q

se débarrasser de

A

to dispose of sg

to get rid of

29
Q

jetable

A

disposable

30
Q

imposer une taxe sur le carbone

A

to impose a carbon tax on sg

31
Q

carburants fossiles

A

fossil fuels

32
Q

un parc éolien

A

a wind farm

33
Q

verser

A

to pour

34
Q

controlé par ordi (2)

A

smart / computer-controlled

35
Q

réseau public/ électrique national

A

the grid

36
Q

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

A

a carbon-free/neutral state

37
Q

installer des panneaux solaires

A

to install solar panels

38
Q

fermier de laiterie

A

a dairy farmer

39
Q

être hors du réseau électrique public

A

to be off the grid

40
Q

équipement économique (3)

A

an economical/ money-saving / energy-efficient equipment

41
Q

un équipement fonctionnant à énergie solaire

A

a solar-powered equipment

42
Q

hiver dur ≠ doux

A

hard winters ≠ mild winters

43
Q

garder la tete hors de l’eau (2)

A

to stay/keep afloat

44
Q

gaz de schiste

A

shale gas