Environment - climate change Flashcards

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1
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sable bitumeux

A

tar sand

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2
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sursaut citoyen

A

citizen backlash
citizen reaction
citizen mobilization

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3
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processus onusion

A

ONU process

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4
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appeler à qqch

A

to call for sth

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5
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réaction violent

A

backlash

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6
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sensibiliser

A

to raise awaress ow

to sensitive

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7
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exhorter qqun à faire qqch

inciter qqun à faire qqch

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to urge sb to do sth

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8
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revendiquer

réclamer

A

to demand

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9
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prendre conscience

A

to become aware of

to realize

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10
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ampleur de la crise

A

manitude of crisis

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11
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regarder en face

A

to consider

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12
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réparation pour l’esclavage

A

reparations for slavery

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13
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ouragan

A

hurricane

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14
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dévaster

A

to devastate

to wreak avoc

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15
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aperçu

A

vision

glance

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16
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regarder qqun fixement

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to stare

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17
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fusiller du regard

A

to glare

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18
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regarder de manière voyeuse par le trou de la serrure

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to peep

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19
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jeter un coup d’oeil

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to glance

to glimpse

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20
Q

réduire

A

to cut down
to curb
to reduce

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21
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gaz à effet de serre

A

greenhouse effect

22
Q

augmenter de

A

to soare by
to rise
to raise + COD

23
Q

bilan

A

record

24
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consternant

A

appuling

25
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automne (US)

A

fall (US)

26
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rejeter

A

to dump

27
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prévoir

A

to foresee

28
Q

pluie de moisson

A

monsoon rains

29
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modèle métérologique

A

weather pattern

30
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renforcement

A

strenghtening

31
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gênant

A

awkward

32
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rendement

A

yield

33
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exploiter

A

to harness

34
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améliorer

A

to enhance

35
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épuisement

A

depletion

36
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gonfler

A

to swell

37
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habitant

A

dweller

38
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récif corallien

A

coral reef

39
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eau rare

A

scarce water

40
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menacer de déclencher des troubles publics

A

to threaten to unleash public unrest

41
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conflit transfrontalier

A

cross-border conflict

42
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le monde se dirige vers de grands bouleversements

A

the world is heading for major upheavals

43
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atténuer la pauvreté

A

to alleviate poverty

44
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déclencher une hausse de la demande en nourriture, en eau et en énergie

A

to trigger a surge in demand for food, water and energy

45
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augmentation des émeutes

A

increase in rioting

46
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principales cultures comme le blé et le maïs

A

major crops such as wheat and maize

47
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utilisation durable

A

sustainable use

48
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changement dans le climat

A

shift in the climate

49
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augmenter les rendements

A

to boost yields

50
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culture

A

crop

51
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énergie renouvelable

A

renewable energy

52
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l’approvisionnement en eau

A

water supplies