Environment Words Flashcards

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1
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to damage nature

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abîmer de la nature

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an accident

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un accident (nucléaire, etc…)

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a member of a group

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Un(e) adhéherent(e)

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4
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Environmental organization

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Une association écologiste

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5
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Poaching

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Le braconnage

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6
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Noise

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Le bruit

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Nuclear plant

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Une centrale nucléaire

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Dispute, Protest

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La contestation

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Fear

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La crainte (la peur)

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Garbage, Waste, Trash

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Les déchets (radioactifs, toxiques, nocifs, chimiques, etc…)

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11
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Environmentalist

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Un défenseur de l’environment

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12
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Degredation

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La dégredation (de la faune, de la flore)

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Destruction

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La destruction (des forets, etc…)

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Development

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Le développement (technologique, scientifique)

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Disappearance

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La disparition (de la foret Amazoninne, etc…)

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16
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Greenhouse effect

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L’effet de serre

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17
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Global environment

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L’environnement planétaire

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18
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Nuclear test

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Un essai nucléaire

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19
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To be threatened with extinction

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être menacé(e) de disparition

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20
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Environmental studies

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L’étude du millieu

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21
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Tear in the ozone layer

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La fissure de la couche d’ozone

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22
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Waste

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Le gaspillage

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23
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To waste

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Gaspiller

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24
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Environmental impact

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l’impact sur l’environnement

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25
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Worry, Concern

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L’inquiétude

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Pollution control

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La maîtrise de la pollution

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The wilderness

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La nature sauvage

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Clean-up

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Le nettoyage

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Polluting

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Polluant

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To Pollute

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Polluer

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A polluter

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Un pollueur

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Pollution

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La pollution (de l’eau, de l’atmosphère, des rivières, de la mer, des sols, etc…)

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To preserve

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Préserver (les espaces naturels, etc…)

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Progress

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Le progrès

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Preservation

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La protection/La préservation

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To protect

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Protéger (la nature, les espaces naturels, etc…)

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Quality of life

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La qualité de la vie

38
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Nuclear reactor

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Un réacteur nucléaire

39
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Global warming

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Le réchauffement de l’atmosphere

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Recycling

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Le recyclage

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Recycled

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Recyclé(e)

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To recycle

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Recycler (les journaux, les bouteilles, le verre, l’aluminium, les emballages [wrappings], le plastique, etc…)

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Natural resources

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Les ressources naturelles (e.g., le pétrole, le charbon)

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Reusing

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La réutilisation (du papier, des magazines, des vêtements, etc…)

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To demand, To lay claim to

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Revendiquer

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A demand

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Le revendication

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A risk

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Un risque (technologique, etc…)

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Protection, Preservation

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La sauvegarde

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To Protect

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Sauvegarder

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Accidental

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Accidentel(le)

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Catastrophy

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Une catastrophe

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Consequence

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Une conséquence

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Conservation

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La conservation

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Dangerous

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Dangereux/se

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Ecology

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L’écologie

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Ecologist

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Un(e) écologiste

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Ecosystem

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Un écosystème

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Irreversible effect

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Un effet irréversible

59
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Energy

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L’énergie

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Environment

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L’environnement

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Exploitation of nature

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L’exploitation de la nature

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Industry

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Une industrie

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Industrial

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Industriel(le)

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Menace

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Une menace

65
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To menace

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Menacer

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A militant

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Un(e) militant(e)

67
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Household garbage

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Les ordures ménagères