Environment Words Flashcards

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to damage nature

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abîmer de la nature

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2
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an accident

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un accident (nucléaire, etc…)

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3
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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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7
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Nuclear plant

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Une centrale nucléaire

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8
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Dispute, Protest

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La contestation

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9
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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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15
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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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Worry, Concern
L'inquiétude
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Pollution control
La maîtrise de la pollution
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The wilderness
La nature sauvage
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Clean-up
Le nettoyage
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Polluting
Polluant
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To Pollute
Polluer
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A polluter
Un pollueur
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Pollution
La pollution (de l'eau, de l'atmosphère, des rivières, de la mer, des sols, etc...)
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To preserve
Préserver (les espaces naturels, etc...)
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Progress
Le progrès
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Preservation
La protection/La préservation
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To protect
Protéger (la nature, les espaces naturels, etc...)
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Quality of life
La qualité de la vie
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Nuclear reactor
Un réacteur nucléaire
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Global warming
Le réchauffement de l'atmosphere
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Recycling
Le recyclage
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Recycled
Recyclé(e)
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To recycle
Recycler (les journaux, les bouteilles, le verre, l'aluminium, les emballages [wrappings], le plastique, etc...)
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Natural resources
Les ressources naturelles (e.g., le pétrole, le charbon)
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Reusing
La réutilisation (du papier, des magazines, des vêtements, etc...)
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To demand, To lay claim to
Revendiquer
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A demand
Le revendication
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A risk
Un risque (technologique, etc...)
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Protection, Preservation
La sauvegarde
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To Protect
Sauvegarder
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Accidental
Accidentel(le)
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Catastrophy
Une catastrophe
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Consequence
Une conséquence
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Conservation
La conservation
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Dangerous
Dangereux/se
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Ecology
L'écologie
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Ecologist
Un(e) écologiste
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Ecosystem
Un écosystème
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Irreversible effect
Un effet irréversible
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Energy
L'énergie
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Environment
L'environnement
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Exploitation of nature
L'exploitation de la nature
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Industry
Une industrie
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Industrial
Industriel(le)
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Menace
Une menace
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To menace
Menacer
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A militant
Un(e) militant(e)
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Household garbage
Les ordures ménagères