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1
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Viellissant

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Ageing

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2
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Taux de natalité

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Birth-rate

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3
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Fossé

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Gap

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Gaspiller

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Waste

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Beton

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Concrete

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Haie

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Hedge

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Train a grande vitesse (tgv)

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High-speed train

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Lotissement

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Housing estate

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Paysage

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Landscape

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Betail

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Cattle

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Morue

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Cod

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12
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Etablissement piscicole

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Fish farm

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13
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Hareng

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Herring

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14
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Volaille

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Poultry

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15
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Élever

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To raise

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16
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Saumon

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Salmon

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17
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Espece

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Species

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18
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Merlan

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Whiting

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19
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Génétiquement modifié

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Genetically engineered

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20
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Découverte

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Breakthrough

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21
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Produits agricoles

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Produce

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22
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Pulvérisations

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Spraying

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23
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Vomir

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To belch out

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24
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Sécheresse

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Drought

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25
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Inondation

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Flood

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26
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Effet de serre

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Greenhouse effect

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27
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Réchauffer

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To heat

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28
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Ouragan

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Hurricane

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29
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Centrale

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Power plant

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Rare

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Scarce

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Terre

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Soil

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Tempête

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Storm

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Coincé

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Trapped

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Réchauffement

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Warming

35
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Amiante

A

Asbestos

36
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Pile

A

Battery

37
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Chauffage central

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Central heating

38
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CFCs

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Chloro-fluoro-chlores

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Ordures ménagères

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Domestic rubbish

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Échappement

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Exhaust

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Combustibles fossiles (pétrole, charbon, gaz)

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Fossil fuels(oil, coal, gas)

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Sol

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Ground

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Plomb

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Lead

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Fuite

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Leak

45
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Marée noire

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Oil slick

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Eaux usées

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Sewage

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Cheminées d’usine

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Smokestacks

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Remède

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Cure

49
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Maladie

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Disease

50
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Condamné

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Doomed

51
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Médicaments

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Medicine

52
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Pot catalytique

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Catalytic converter

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Obligatoire

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Compulsory

54
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Ecolabel

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Eco-label

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Secrétariat d’état/ministère

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Government agency/body

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Problème

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Issue

57
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Sans plomb

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Lead-free

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Essence

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Petrol (Gb)/ gasoline (Us)

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Association caritative

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Charity

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Entreprise citoyenne

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Corporate citizen

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Écologie

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Eco-friendly

62
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Groupe de pression

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Lobby

63
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Trier

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To sort

64
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Biocarburant

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Bio-fuel

65
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Gazole

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Diesel-oil

66
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Renouvelable

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Renewable

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Energie solaire/hydroélectrique/ éolienne

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Solar/ hydro/ wind energy

68
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Être six fois plus important

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To grow six-fold

69
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Aliments/ produits biologiques

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Organic foods/ products

70
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Agriculture raisonnée

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Reasonable farming

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Onéreux

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Costly

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Étiquetage

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Labelling

73
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Loi

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Law

74
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Campagne de sensibilisation

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Public awareness campaign

75
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Ordures

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Rubbish

76
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Vitesse limitée

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Speed limit

77
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Impôts

A

Tax

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