Environmental Vocab 2 Flashcards by NINA Barkley

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Fossil fuels

A

Les combustibles fossiles

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Deposit

A

Le gisement

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Extraction of fossil fuels

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L’extraction des énergies fossiles

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Oil rig

A

La plateforme pétrolière

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Drilling for oil

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Le forage pétrolier

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Oil tanker

A

Le pétrolier

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Oil pipeline

A

L’oléduc
Le pipeline

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Barrel of crude oil

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Le baril de brut

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Oil refinery

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La raffinerie de pétrole

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Geographical distribution of stocks

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La répartition géographique des stocks

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Decrease in reserve

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Le décroissance des réserves

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To cause environmental problems

A

Engendrer des problèmes environnementaux

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Nuclear energy

A

L’énergie nucléaire

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Reactor

A

Le réacteur

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Nuclear power station

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La centrale nucléaire

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Safety

A

Le sureté

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Environmental risks

A

Les risques environnementaux

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To arouse fears

A

Susciter des craintes

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Breakdown

A

La défaillance

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Leak

A

La fuite

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Risk of terrorist attack

A

Le risque terroriste

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Risk of earthquake

A

Le risque sismique

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Risk of earthquake

A

Le risque sismique

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Treatment of waste

A

Le traitement des déchets

High risk transportation

Les transports à haut risque

storage

Le stockage

Centre where waste is buried

Le centre d’enfouissement

Fatal accident

L’accident mortel

Exposure to radiation

L’irradiation