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Fuel

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Le carburant

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The reverse side

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Le verso

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Battery

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La pile ?

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On standby

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En veille

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Lorry

HGV

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Le camion

Le poids lourd

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Tram

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Le tramway

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(Train)carriage

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Le wagon

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To take off

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Décoller

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Landing

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L’Atterrissage (m)

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Taking off

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Le décollage

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Journey

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Le déplacement

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To move

To get around

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Se déplacer

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Ecological impact

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L’impact écologique

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Diesel motor

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Le moteur diesel

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CO2 emissions

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Les émissions de CO2

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Cheap

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Bon marché

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A people carrier

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Le monospace

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Electric train

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Le train à propulsion electronique

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Channel tunnel

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Tunnel sous la Manche

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Network

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Le réseau

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Household waste

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Les ordures ménagères

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Compost heap

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Le tas de compost

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Greenhouse gas

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Les gaz à effet de serre

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Windmill

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La éolienne

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Solar energy

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L’énergie solaire

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Biodegradable

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Biodégradable

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Endangered species

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Les espèces menacées

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Carbon footprint

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L’empreinte carbone

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Tolls

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Les péages

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Nuclear power station

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La centrale nucleaire

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Renewable energy

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Les énergies renouvelables

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Oil slick

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La marée noire

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Fossil fuels

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Les combustibles fossiles

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Sorting

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Le tri selectif

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Hydroelectricity factory

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Une usine marémotrice

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Greenhouse effect

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L’effet de serre

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Sustainable development

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Le developpement durable

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Exhaustable

Finite

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Épuisable

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To have the right to

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Avoir le droit de

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Summer (adj)

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Estival

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Expansion

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Un essor

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To increase

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Accroitre

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To bring (to)

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Procurer à

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To obtain

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Se procurer

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Independence

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L’autonomie

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To generate

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Engendrer

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Stopper

Traffic jam

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Le bouchon

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To trap

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Piéger

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To be/get trapped

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Se faire piéger

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Calender

Schedule

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Le calendrier

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Appointed

Reccommended

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Indiqué

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Nevertheless

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Néanmois

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In places

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Par endroits

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As a whole

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Globalement

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To disrupt

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Perturber

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Crossover

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Un chasse-croisé

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Beyond

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Au delà (de)

Par delà

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Across the whole

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Sur l’ensemble

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Third

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Le tiers

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Some

A fes

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Quelques-un(e)s

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Anyone

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N’importe qui

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Somewhere

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Quelque part

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Nowhere

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Nulle part

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To commit oneself to

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S’engager (à)

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To stop

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Cesser de

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To give up

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Renoncer à

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To tempt

To try

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Tenter de

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To start

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Commencer à

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To refuse

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Refuser de

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To promise

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Promettre de

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It’s high time

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Il est grand temps

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To throw back

To discharge

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Rejeter

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Ecological outcome

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Le bilan écologique

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(Driving) wheel

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Le volant

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To roll

To drive

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Rouler

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False

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Faux

Fausse

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Sugar beet

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La betterant à sucres

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Wheat

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Le blé

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Rape(seed)

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Le colza

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Frying oil

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La huile de friture

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To act

To behave

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Agir

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We must act

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Il faut agir

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Powerful

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Puissant

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To reward

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Récompenser

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Car sharing

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Co-voituring

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Even though

Rather

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Plutôt que

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Coming and goings

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Les allées et venues

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Energy hungry people

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Energivores

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Carbon offsetting

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La compensation du CO2

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Aforestation

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Le reboisement

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Crafty

Clever

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Futé

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To order

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Commander

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To give off

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Dégager

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Demonstrer

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Démontrer

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To indicate

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Indiquer

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To care about

To be concerned about

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Se soucier de

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To underestimate

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Sous-estimer

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To admit that

To be noticed that

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Convenir

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It must be noticed that

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Il convient de

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To preceed

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Précéder

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100
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Knowledge

Acquaintance

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La connaissance

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101
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Erroneous
Wrong
Vague

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Erroné

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To back up

To substantiate

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Corroborer

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Slight

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Léger

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To apply to

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S’appliquer à

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Goods

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Les biens

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Swedish

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Suédois

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By analysing

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En analysant

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Is the key

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Est la clé

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I couldn’t care less

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Je m’en fiche

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Trap

A

Le piége

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Pine

A

Le pin

112
Q

Significantly

A

Sensiblement

113
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Atmosphere

A

L’atmosphère (f)

114
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To overrun

To invade

A

Envahir

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Vile

Ugly

A

Laid

116
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To flank

A

Flanquer

117
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To reach

A

Parvenir à

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To clear

A

Débarrasser

119
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To resume

A

Reprendre

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Q

At the end

A

À terme

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Guided by

A

Se fonder sur

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To be subjected to

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Subir

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Phenomenon

A

Le phénomène

124
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To amplify

A

Amplifier

125
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Storms

A

Les tempêtes

126
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Droughts

A

Sécheresses

127
Q

Flood

A

Une inondation

128
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Above

A

Au-dessus

129
Q

Below

A

Au-dessous

130
Q

To take the lead

A

Prendre la tête

131
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Blanket

A

La couette

132
Q

To thicken

A

Se epassier

133
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To thin

A

Se amincier

134
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As soon as (2)

A

Aussitôt que

Des que

135
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When (2)

A

Lorsque

Quand

136
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Ice cap

A

La banquise

137
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To attain

A

Atteindre

138
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Heatwave

A

La canicule

139
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Rising sea levels

A

L’élévation du niveau de la mer

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Gap

Breach

A

La brèche

141
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Earthquake

A

Le tremblement de terre

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Waves

A

Les vagues

143
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Giant

A

Géant

144
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Hurricane

A

L’ouragan (m)

145
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Deprive of

A

Priver de

146
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Disastrous consequences

A

Les conséquences disastreuses

147
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Coastal areas

A

Les zones cotières

148
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Damage
Outcome
Toll

A

Le bilan

149
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Damage

A

Les degâts (m)

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Disaster zones

A

Les zones sinistrées

151
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Refugies

A

Les réfugiés (f)

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Following

A

Suite à

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In spite of

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Malgré

154
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Furthermore

A

Par ailleurs

155
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Burden

A

Le fardeau

156
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To deny

A

Nier

157
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Nobody can deny it anymore

A

Plus personne ne peut le nier

158
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Shock

A

Le choc

159
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Missig person

A

La disparu

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To mention

To state

A

Faire état de

161
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To broadcast

A

Diffuser

162
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Shelter

A

Un abri

163
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To shave (off)

A

Raser

164
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On the ground

A

Au sol

165
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To upside

To be upside down

A

Renverser

166
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Dazed

A

Hébété

167
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To travel

To go through

A

Parcourir

168
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Extent

Size

A

L’ampleur (f)

169
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Management

A

La gestion

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Area
Stretch
Extent

A

L’etendue (f)

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Shore

A

Le rivage

172
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Standing

A

Debout

173
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A standing structure

A

Une structure debout

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Looting

A

Le pillage

175
Q

To loot

A

Piller

176
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Running water

A

L’eau courante

177
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Volcano

A

Le volcan

178
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To suffer (2)

A

Subir

Souffrir

179
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Basic supplies

A

Le ravitaillement

180
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Glaciers

A

Les glaciers

181
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Natural resources

A

Les ressources naturelles

182
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Polar bears

A

Les ours polaires

183
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Endangered species (2)

A

Les espèces menacées

Les espèces en voie de disparition

184
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Affected

A

Touché

185
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Peak

A

Un pic

186
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Fog

A

Le brouillard

187
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Carbon dioxide

A

Le gaz carbonique

188
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Cancer

A

Le cancer

189
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Asthma

A

L’asthme (m)

190
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Toxic/harmful substances

A

Les produits toxiques

191
Q

Exhaust fumes

A

Les gaz d’échappement

192
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Waste

A

Les résidus

193
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Major city

A

La métropole

194
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Allergie

A

Une allergie

195
Q

Mine

A

La mine

196
Q

Thick

A

Épais

197
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Due to

A

Due à (f)

Dû à (m)

198
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Persistant

A

Persistant

199
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To poison

A

Empoisonner

200
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To put in danger

A

Mettre en danger

201
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To spread

A

Répandre

202
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To breathe

A

Respirer

203
Q

Car sharing

A

Le co-voiturage

204
Q

Hybrid cars

A

Les voitures hybrides

205
Q

On a local/national level

A

À l’échelle locale/mondiale

206
Q

Affordable

A

Economique

207
Q

To encourage

A

Inciter

208
Q

To change one’s habits

A

Changer ses habitudes

209
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To turn to

A

se tourner vers

210
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To cost more/less

A

Revenir moins/plus cher

211
Q

Driver

A

Un automobiliste

212
Q

Rapid development

A

L’essor (m)

213
Q

Long-haul flights

A

Les vols long-courrier

214
Q

Passengers

A

Les passagers

215
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Road

A

La route

216
Q

Motorway

A

L’autoroute

217
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Strike

A

La grève

218
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Air conditioning

A

La climatisation

219
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Queue

A

La file d’attente

220
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Independence

A

L’autonomie (f)

221
Q

Summer holiday travel

A

Les migrations estivales

222
Q

Rush hour

A

Les heures de pointes

223
Q

To be in working order

A

Être en service

224
Q

Bio fuel

A

Les agrocarburants

225
Q

Biomass

A

La biomasse

226
Q

Energy efficiency

A

L’efficacité énergétique (f)

227
Q

Temperate zones

A

Les zones tempérées

228
Q

Carbon-neutral

A

Neutre en CO2

229
Q

To work on

A

Plancher sur

230
Q

Dam

A

Le barrage hydraulic

231
Q

Roof

A

Le toit

232
Q

Lifestyle

A

Le style de vie

233
Q

Household appliances

A

Les appareils electroménagers

234
Q

Approach

A

La démarche

235
Q

Tidal power station

A

Une usine marémotrice

236
Q

To take advantage of

A

Tirer profit de

237
Q

Lack of

A

Le manque de

238
Q

Industrial ere

A

L’ère industrielle

239
Q

Significant (2)

A

Significatif

Considérable

240
Q

Damage

A

Les dégats

241
Q

Evacuation

A

Une évacuation

242
Q

Tsunami

A

Un tsunami

243
Q

Aware

A

Averti

244
Q

Offshore

A

Au large

245
Q

To redress the situation

A

Redresset la situation

246
Q

Bird/nest box

A

Le nichoir à oiseau

247
Q

Developed countries

A

Les pays developpés

248
Q

Consumption

A

La consommation

249
Q

(Rechargeable) battery

A

La pile (rechargeable)

250
Q

Biodiversité

A

La biodiversité

251
Q

To realise

A

Prendre conscience

252
Q

To take into account

A

Prendre en compte

253
Q

Packaging

A

Les emballages

254
Q

Facing

A

Face à

255
Q

To dominate

A

Dominer

256
Q

On a global scale

A

à l’échelle mondiale

257
Q

cleaning up

A

l’assainisement

258
Q

asthma

A

l’asthme (m)

259
Q

nitrogen

A

l’azote (m)

260
Q

whale

A

la baleine

261
Q

aerosol

A

la bombe aerosol

262
Q

CFCs

A

les CFCs

263
Q

climate change

A

le changement climatique

264
Q

hunting

A

la chasse

265
Q

traffic

A

la circulation

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