Environment - Vocab Flashcards

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renewable energy

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l’énergie renouvelables

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drought

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la sécheresse

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floods

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les inondations

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wildfires

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les incendies

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endangered species

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les espèces menacées

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waste

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les déchets

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nuclear waste

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déchets nucléaires

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to produce

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produire

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to increase

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augmenter

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to harvest

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récolter

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currently

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actuellement

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to climb

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monter

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to reduce

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réduire

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to increase/multiply

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se multiplier

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solar power

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l’énergie solaire

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wind power

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l’énergie éolienne

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wave power

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l’énergie marémotrice

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nuclear energy

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l’énergie nucléaire

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wind turbines

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les éoliennes

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tidal wave

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un raz de marée

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glaciers

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les glaciers

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sea level

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le niveau des océans

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natural disasters

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les catastrophes naturelles

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24
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solar panels

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les panneaux solaires

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25
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to turn off the light

A

éteindre le lumière

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thunderstorm

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la tempête

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ice cap

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la banquise

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thousands

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miliers

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dozens

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dizaines

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hundreds

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centaines

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injured

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blessé

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to gather

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rassembler

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to protest against

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manifester contre

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global warming

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le réchauffement climatique

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35
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consumer society

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une société de consommation

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36
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to reeducate

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réeduquer

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37
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to throw something

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jeter…

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plastic bags

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les sacs en plastique

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39
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to recycle

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recycler

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40
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organic products

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les produits bio

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41
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I avoid

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j’evite

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42
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aerosol sprays

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les bombes aérosols

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43
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chemical fertilisers

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les engrais chimiques

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44
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to pollute

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polluter

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45
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green energies

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des énergies vertes

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to emit

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émettre

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it scares me

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ça me fait peur

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I have my doubts

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j’ai mes doutes

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greenhouse gas

A

le gaz à effet de serre

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exhaust pipes

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les pots d’échappement

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farmland

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les terres agricoles

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we must face up to

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il faut faire face à

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overproduction

A

la suproduction

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to wreck

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saccager

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overconsumption

A

la surconsommation

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renewable materials

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de matières renouvelables

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developing countries

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de pays en voi de développement

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to lean into

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se pencher

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to take to the streets

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battre le pavé

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wind farm

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parc éolien

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countryside

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paysage

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nuclear power station

A

centrale nucléaire

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used up

A

épuisées

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gradually

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au fur et à mesure

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low

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faible

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high

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élevés

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areas

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éntendues

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fossil fuels

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combustible fossiles

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cloudy days

A

les jours nuageux

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involve

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implique

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work (is the work of..)

A

œuvre

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soil

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sol

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livestock

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l’élevage

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profitable

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rentable

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safety

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securité

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sound

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son

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noisy

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bruyante

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operation

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fonctionnement

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when

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quand/lorsque

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tank (fuel/water)

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Reservoir

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saved

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conservé

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cost

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couts/frais

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supplied

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fournie

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plant (as in power)

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centrale

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dams

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les barrages

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to lead to

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mener/ entraîner

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submergal

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l’engloutissent

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parfois

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occasionally

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rise in level/flood

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crue

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downstream

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en aval

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oil

A

petrole

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coal

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charbon

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eventually/in the end

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à terme

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small-scale

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à petite échelle

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the supplier

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le fournisseur

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stock market

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la bourse

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paid off

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amortis

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high

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élevé

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equipped with

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muni de

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a wattmeter

A

un wattmètre

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an electrical appliance

A

un appareil électrique

103
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to unplug

A

débrancher

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the gap/difference

A

l’écart

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a bill

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une facture

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a home

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un foyer

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without batting an eyelid

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sans broncher

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from end to end

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de part en part

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to offset

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compensé

110
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profitability

A

la rentabilité

111
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noise pollution

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pollution sonore

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coastline

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le littoral

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landslides

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le glissement de terrain