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un écologiste

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an environmentalist / environment activist

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écologie (science de la nature)

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ecology

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écologie : préoccupation, politique

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environmentalism

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un mode de vie écologique

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an environment-friendly lifestyle

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se donner une image écologique (entreprises)

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greenwashing / to show concern for the environment

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défense de l’environnement

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conservation

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forte / faible pollution

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heavy / light pollution

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polluer / polluant / pollué

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to pollute / polluting / polluted

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voter une loi contre la pollution atmosphérique

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to pass clean air legislation

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imposer / lever une interdiction

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to impose / lift a ban on sth

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gaz / gaz d’échappement

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fumes / exhaust fumes

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gaz à effet de serre

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greenhouse gasses

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inoffensif / nocif, dangereux

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harmless / harmful, noxious

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marée noire

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an oil spill / slick

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jeter / une décharge municipale

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to dump / a dump landfill

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gaspiller

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To waste

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la nature / faune

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the wilderness / wildlife

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une espèce en voie de disparition

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a threatened / an endangered species

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prévision

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a forecast

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pluie

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rainfall / get a lot of rain(fall)

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fortes inondations

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severe / extensive / flooding

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sécheresse

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drought

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causer des dégâts

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to cause damage

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canicule

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a heatwave

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calotte glacière
the ice cap
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montée du niveau des océans
the rise of sea levels
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la forêt tropicale
the rain forest
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déforestation
deforestation
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industrie du boie
the logging industry
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défricher
to clear forests for agriculture / crops
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les sols / l'érosion
soils / soil erosion
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agriculture intensive
intensive farming
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agriculture biologique
Organic farming / food
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culture / nourriture OGM
GM crops / foods
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Sources d'énergie renouvelable / non renouvelable
Renewable / non-renewable sources of energy
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amenuisement des énergies fossiles
a depletion in fossil fuel reserves | Reserves are depleting
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passer à d'autres sources d'énergies
to switch to other sources of energy
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supprimer progressivement
to phase out the use of gas / petrol
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réductions fiscales / incitations
to provide tax cuts / incentives to
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voiture peu gourmande en énergie
an economical car
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voiture qui consomme beaucoup
a gas guzzler
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un 4x4 / une voiture hybride
an SUV / a truck / a hybrid vehicle
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utiliser les transports publics
to use public transportation
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charbon / pétrole brut
coal / crude oil
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gisement
a deposit
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prospecter / forer
to prospect for oil / to drill for oil
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station de forage
a drilling site facility
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une plateforme offshore
an off shore site
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une raffinerie
a refinery
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un pétrolier (navire)
a tanker
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une centrale électrique
a power plant
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une éolienne / champ d'éoliennes / énergie éolienne
a windmill / windfarm / wind power
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Energie / panneau solaire
solar energy / panels
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énergie géothermique
geothermal energy
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centrale / déchet nucléaire
a nuclear plant / nuclear waste
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lobby du nucléaire / industrie pétrolière
the nuclear lobby / the oil industry
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les biocarburants
biofuels
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Attenuer
To mitigate
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Affecter negitavement
To plague
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De façon économe, parcimonieuse
Sparingly
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Etre dépendant de
To be dependent ON
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S'assurer de
To secure

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