Environment Flashcards

1
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les ressources naturelles

A

natural ressources

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2
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une nappe phréatique

A

an aquifer

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3
Q

des dégâts

A

damage (sg)

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4
Q

un écologiste

A

an environmentalist

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5
Q

la croissance démographique

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population growth

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6
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les déchets industriels

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industrial waste (sg)

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7
Q

l’amiante

A

asbestos

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8
Q

des détritus

A

litter (sg)

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9
Q

l’effet de serre

A

the greenhouse effet

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10
Q

le covoiturage

A

car-pooling (sg)

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11
Q

un nettoyage

A

a clean up

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12
Q

les gaz d’échappement

A

exhaust fumes

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13
Q

la fonte de la calotte glacière

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the melting of the icecap

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14
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l’empreinte carbone

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the carbon footprint

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15
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un appareil

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an appliance

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16
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la montée du niveau de la mer

A

rising sea levels

17
Q

les espèces menacées

A

endangered species

18
Q

une marée noire

A

an oil spill

19
Q

nocif

20
Q

jetable

A

disposable

21
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durable

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sustainable

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biologique

23
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incontrôlé, généralisé

24
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potable

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comestible
edible
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économe en énergie
energy-saving
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en danger
at risk
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désastreux, extrême
dire
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préservé
unspoilt
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sans plomb
unleaded
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souiller
to foul
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anéantir
to wipe out
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jeter (à la poubelle)
to throw away
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fuir (pour un liquide)
to leak
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interdire, prohiber
to ban, to outlaw, to prohibit
36
rejeter, refuser
to reject
37
émettre
to emit
38
relâcher, dégager (des gaz)
to release
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déverser (des déchets)
to discharge