Environnement Flashcards

1
Q

Les calottes glacieres

A

ice cap

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

putrescible

A

biodegradable

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

l’ère industrielle

A

industriel era

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

la circulation routière

A

road traffic

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

les ordures ménagères

A

household waste

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

un égout

A

sewer

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

le navire

A

ship

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

le naufrage

A

shipwreck

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

rompre

A

break/ upset

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

voire

A

indeed / even

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

grimper

A

to climb

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

le réchauffement

A

warming

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

la fonte

A

melting

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

la sécheresse

A

drought

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

bouleverser

A

to upset

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

la courbe

A

curve

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

la canicule

A

heatwave

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

le littoral

A

coastline`

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

l’effet de serre

A

greenhouse effect

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

la balade

A

walk

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

déranger

A

disturb

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

un adhérent

A

member

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

la Grenelle

A

round table - bring organisations together

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

viser à

A

to aim at

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
primordial
fundamental
26
sensibiliser à
aware
27
faire partie de
be a part of/ a member of
28
affligeant
deplorable
29
isoler
insulate
30
trier
sort
31
la mise en veille
sleep mode
32
les appareils électriques
electric devises
33
le robinet
the tap
34
l'emballage
packaging/ wrapping
35
sauvegarder
protect/ safeguard
36
le défi
challenge
37
subir
suffer/ in subjected to
38
désastreux
disastrous
39
le transport ferroviaire
rail transport
40
le transport maritime
on the sea
41
le transport aérien
air transport
42
le camion
lorry
43
s'allonger
get longer
44
rouler
go/ drive/ roll
45
gérer
manage/ handle
46
confier à
entrust (qqch) to
47
bannir
banish
48
gourmand
greedy
49
fluvial
using rivers
50
nuisible
harmful
51
élaborer
to set out
52
avoir la cote
to be very popular
53
le fret
cargo
54
le carburant
fuel
55
le urbanisme
town planning
56
ambitieux
ambitious
57
annuler
cancel/ delete
58
favoriser
encourage/ favour
59
le goudron
tar
60
la politique
politics/ policy
61
l'enjeu
stake/ bet/ issue/ concern
62
croître
to grow
63
l'épuisement
exhaustion/ running out
64
une flambée
sudden rise
65
la raréfaction
scarcity
66
la nocivité
noxiousness
67
bien plus
much more
68
en raison de
owing to/ because of
69
la rentabilité
profitability/ viability
70
craintif
timid/ fearful
71
inépuisable
inexhaustable
72
alimenter
to feed/ to fuel
73
la mise en œuvre
construction
74
le barrage
dam
75
entraîner
to bring about
76
chasser
to drive out
77
la taille
size
78
renouveler
renew
79
s'opposer
oppose/ confront/ protest against/ in conflict with
80
puisque
since/ seeing as/ just as
81
photovoltaïque
photovoltaic
82
parfois
sometimes/ occasionally
83
s'annoncer
look promising
84
favorablement
favourably
85
tandis que
while/ whereas
86
alors que
(pendant) while/ when
87
capter
receive/ capture
88
le bois
wood
89
étendu
spread out
90
le frein
brake
91
la croissance
growth
92
préconiser
to recommend
93
provenir de
to come from / due to
94
davantage
more
95
les climatologues
climatologist
96
maîtriser
handle/ control
97
le tri
the sorting/ selecting
98
se précipiter
hurry
99
aboutir
succeed/ end in
100
s'habituer à
get used to
101
prévisible
predictable
102
renouvellement
extension/ renewal
103
entreposer
to store
104
l'entrepôt
storage facility
105
la fuite
leak
106
faire tache
blot on the landscape/ stick out like a sore thumb
107
parcourir
travel/ cross
108
(faire) un don
a donation
109
fournir
supply
110
une empreinte écologique
carbon footprint
111
disposer de
to have
112
équitable
fair
113
or
well/ but/ now
114
réparti
shared out
115
la durabilité
sustainability
116
dommageable
damaging
117
tenter
try
118
l'eau douce
fresh water
119
la chasse
hunting
120
envahissant
invading
121
quasiment
almost
122
le massif
mountain
123
repenser
rethink
124
la faune et flore
wildlife
125
se plaindre
complain
126
le phoque
seal
127
menacé d'extinction
threatened by extinction
128
prendre conscience de
become aware
129
se rendre compte de qch
realise
130
se mobiliser
get together/ go into action (s'organiser)
131
plier
bend/fold
132
amener
bring/ transport
133
poche
pocket
134
la croyance
belief/ conviction/ faith/ assurance
135
le moine
solitary / monk
136
se retrouver/ retrouver
meet (reflexive gen) (non reflexive= with somebody)
137
l'ordre du jour
agenda
138
une allure
speed/ appearence
139
la perte
loss
140
la maillon
link
141
Mettre fin à
put a stop to
142
pollueur
polluter
143
entamer
to open up
144
consacré à
dedicated to
145
la sidérurgie
steel
146
la réunion
meeting
147
prôner
preach
148
en proie à
victim of
149
la surpêche
overfishing
150
instaurer
establish
151
l'appauvrissement
impoverishment/ diminution
152
le biocarburant
biofuel
153
la pénurie
lack/ shortage
154
la denrée
food/ foodstuffs
155
la décharge
rubbish tip/ landfill
156
le transfert
transfer
157
cumuler
accumulate
158
le rendez-vous
appointment/ meeting
159
GES
initialism for gaz à effet de serre
160
inverser la tendance
reverse the trend
161
insulaire
island (adj)
162
disposer
arrange/ induce
163
les pays émergents
developing countries