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Abusif

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Improper

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(s’)Amenuiser

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To dwindle

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Aridité, aride

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Barrenness, barren

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Assécher

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To pump up, drain

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Bio

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Organic

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Biocarburant

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Bio-fuel, green fuel

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Biodégradable

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Biodegradable

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Braconnage

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Poaching

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Campagne de sensibilisation

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Awareness campaign

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Catastrophe naturelle

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Natural disaster

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Centrale nucléaire

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Nuclear plant

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Circulation alternée

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Alternative traffic

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Climato-sceptique

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Climate sceptic

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Collecte (déchets)

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(waste) Collection

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Combustible fossile

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Fossil fuel

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Conformité

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Compliance

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Conformité (être en)

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To comply with

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Consigner, rapporter

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To return

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Consommation (d’eau)

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(water) Usage, comsumption

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Contaminer

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To contaminate

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Couche d’ozone

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Ozone layer

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Covoiturage

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Car-pooling

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Critère

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Criterion (pl. criteria)

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Dangereux, nuisible

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Hazardous

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Déboisement

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Deforestation / logging

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Défense de l’environnement

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Conservation

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Décharge

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Rubbish / garbage dump, landfill, tip

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Déchets

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Garbage, trash, refuse, rubbish

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Déchets industriels

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Industrial waste

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Déchets ménagers

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Household waste / litter

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Déchets nucléaires

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Nuclear waste

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Détériorer, détérioration

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To spoil, spoilage

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Défrichage

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Land-clearing

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Désertification

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Desertification

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Développement durable

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Sustainable development

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Déverser

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To discharge, spill, dump

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Disparu

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Extinct

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Durable

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Sustainable

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Eaux usées

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Waste water, sewage

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Écoblanchiment

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Greenwashing

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Écologique

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Eco-friendly

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Écologiste

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Conservationist / environmentalist

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Économe (en eau)

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(water) Wise

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Économe en énergie

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Energy-saving / efficient

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Économiser l’énergie

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To conserve, save energy

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Écosystème

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Ecosystem

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Écotaxe

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Green / environmental tax

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Effet de serre

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Greenhouse effect

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Effets néfastes

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Harmful effects

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Égouts

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Sewage system, sewer

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Élimination des déchets

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Disposal of waste

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Émanations

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Emissions

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Émission

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Emission

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Empreinte carbone

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Carbon footprint

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Énergie éolienne

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Wind power

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Énergie solaire

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Solar energy / power

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Engrais

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Fertilizer

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Environnement

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The environment

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Épuiser (réserves)

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To deplete, exhaust

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Espèce (animales)

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Species

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Érosion

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Erosion, soil depletion

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Être en jeu

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To be at stake

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Expansion urbaine

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Urban sprawl

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Faire prendre conscience

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To raise awareness

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Faune / flore

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Fauna and flora, wildlife

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Fonds marins

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Ocean bed

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Fonte (des glaciers)

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(glacier) Melting

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Forêt tropicale

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Rain forest

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Fuir, se répandre

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To leak, spill

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Gaspiller

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To waste

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Gaz carbonique

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Carbon dioxyde

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Gaz à effet de serre

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Greenhouse gases

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Gaz nocif / d’échappement

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Noxious / exhaust fumes

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Incompétence

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Mismanagement

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Industries chimiques

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Chemical industries

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Inondation

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Flood, flooding

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Infiltrer (s’)

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To seep, permeate

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Jetable

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Disposable

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Jeter

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To dispose of / throw away

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Malsain

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Unhealthy

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Marée noire

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Oil spill, slick

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(en) Manque

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(in) Short supply

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Manque d’eau

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Water shortage / scarcity

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Mécanisme incitatif

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Incentive scheme

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Menacé

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Endangered

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Militantisme écologique

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Green activism

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Montée du niveau de la mer

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Rising sea level

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Nappes phréatiques

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Water tables / groundwater

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Nuage toxique

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Poison cloud

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Norme

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Standard

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OGM

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GMO = Genetically Modified Organism

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ONG

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NGO = Non Governmental Organisation

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Parc éolien (en mer)

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(offshore) Wind farm

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Particule

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Particle

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Pénurie

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Shortage, scarcity

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Péril (mettre en)

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Jeopardy, to jeopardize

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Pluie acide

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Acid rain

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Polluant, pollueur

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Pollutant, polluter

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Préservation, conservation

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Conservation

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Principe pollueur-payeur

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Polluter-pays principle

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Produits chimiques toxiques

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Toxic chemicals

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Produit vert

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Eco / green product

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Protection

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Conservation

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Pulvérisation de pesticides

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Crop-spraying

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Ravage (faire des)

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Havoc, to wreak havoc

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Rayons ultraviolets

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Ultraviolet rays

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Raz de marée

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Tidal wave

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Réchauffement de la planète

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Global warming

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Recyclage, recycler

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Recycling, to recycle

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Réduire

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To curb

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Renouvelable

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Renewable

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Retombée

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Fallout

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Retraitement

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Reprocessing

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Risque sanitaire

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Health hazard

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Société du gaspillage

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Throwaway society

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Sécheresse

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Drought

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Sensibiliser à

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To raise awareness

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Source de revenu

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Livelihood

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Souiller

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To sully, foul

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(en) Suspension

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Airborne

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Surveiller

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To monitor

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Transgénique

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Genetically Modified (GM)

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Trier (déchets)

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To sort

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Toxique, nuisible

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Toxic, Harmful

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Troquer

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To swap, barter

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(Les) Verts

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The Greens / Green party

Anglais S2 (2 decks)

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