Environment and global warming Flashcards

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current trend

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la tendance actuelle

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tackling global warming

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la lutte contre le réchauffement de la planète

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a climate scientist / a climatologist

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un climatologue

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global warming

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le réchauffement de l’atmosphère de la planète

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a rise in temperatures

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une augmentation des températures

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to forecast

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prévoir

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to monitor temperatures

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surveiller l’évolution des températures

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the burning of fossil fuels

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la combustion d’énergies fossiles

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to emit carbon dioxide

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émettre du CO2

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the greenhouse effect

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l’effet de serre

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greenhouse gas emissions

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les émissions de gaz à effet de serre

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to curb carbon emissions

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réduire les émissions de carbone

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13
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the overconsumption

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la surconsommation

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a rise in sea level

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une élévation du niveau de la mer

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a flood

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une inondation

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to be at risk / to be in danger

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être en danger/ être menacé

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the icefield

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la banquise

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a polar bear

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un ours polaire / un ours blanc

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to melt

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fondre

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sea water

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eau de mer

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groundwater

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la nappe phréatique

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to introduce a carbon tax

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instaurer une taxe carbone

23
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to stop wasting energy

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arrêter de gaspiller l’énergie

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low-energy lightbulbs

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des ampoules basse consommation

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to insulate a room

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isoler une pièce

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a bicycle-sharing system

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un système de vélos en libre-service

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incentives

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des incitations

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to be rewarded

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etre récompensé

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the wildlife

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la faune et la flore

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des politiques vertes

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eco-friendly policies

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the preservation of the environment

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la protection de l’environement

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a charity

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une organisation charitative

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an environmentalist or an ecologist

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un écologiste

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harmless

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sans danger

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to damage sth

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endommager qqche

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scarcity

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la rareté

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raw materials

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les matières premières

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the biodiversity

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la biodiversité

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an endangered species

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une espèce en voie de disparition

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the ozone layer

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la couche d’ozone

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the sustainable development

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le développement durable

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the rainforest is shrinking

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la forêt tropicale se réduit