Environmental Vocab 4 Flashcards

1
Q

the consequences

A

les retombées

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2
Q

To contaminate

A

Contaminer

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3
Q

Damage

A

Les dégâts

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4
Q

Harmful effects

A

Les effets néfastes

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5
Q

Harmful nature of something

A

la nocivité de quelque chose

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6
Q

To cause health issues

A

Déclencher des problèmes de santé

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7
Q

Genetic disorders

A

Les malformations génétiques

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8
Q

To make the earth sterile

A

Stériliser le sol

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9
Q

a significant threat

A

Une menace d’ampleur

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10
Q

To have a devastating effect

A

Avoir un effet dévastateur

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11
Q

Mass destruction

A

L’hécatombe

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12
Q

Distaster level

A

le seuil catastrophe

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13
Q

smelly

A

Malodorant(e)

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14
Q

Poisonous

A

toxique

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15
Q

Air pollution

A

La pollution atmosphérique

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16
Q

Unbreathable air

A

L’air irrespirable

17
Q

Degradation of water

A

la dégradation de l’eau

18
Q

Degradation of soil

A

La dégradation des sols

19
Q

To damage the natural environment

A

Dégrader le milieu naturel

20
Q

To ruin the landscape

A

Enlaidir la nature

21
Q

Food chain

A

La chaine alimentaire

22
Q

Greenhouse effect

A

L’effet de serre

23
Q

To disrupt ecological systems

A

Provoquer des perturbations écologiques

24
Q

To reach saturation point

A

Arriver au seuil de saturation

25
Q

To go beyond the limit

A

Dépasser le seuil

26
Q

Acid rain

A

Les pluies acides

27
Q

Dying-off of forests

A

Le dépérissement des forêts

28
Q

To use up our heritage

A

Puiser dans le patrimoine

29
Q

To sell our natural heritage down the river

A

Brader le patrimoine naturel