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Les calottes glacieres

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ice cap

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putrescible

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biodegradable

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l’ère industrielle

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industriel era

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la circulation routière

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road traffic

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les ordures ménagères

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household waste

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un égout

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sewer

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le navire

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ship

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le naufrage

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shipwreck

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rompre

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break/ upset

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voire

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indeed / even

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grimper

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to climb

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le réchauffement

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warming

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la fonte

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melting

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la sécheresse

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drought

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bouleverser

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to upset

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la courbe

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curve

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la canicule

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heatwave

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le littoral

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coastline`

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l’effet de serre

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greenhouse effect

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la balade

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walk

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déranger

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disturb

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un adhérent

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member

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la Grenelle

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round table - bring organisations together

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viser à

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to aim at

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primordial

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fundamental

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sensibiliser à

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aware

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faire partie de

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be a part of/ a member of

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affligeant

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deplorable

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isoler

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insulate

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trier

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sort

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la mise en veille

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sleep mode

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les appareils électriques

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electric devises

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le robinet

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the tap

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l’emballage

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packaging/ wrapping

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sauvegarder

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protect/ safeguard

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le défi

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challenge

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subir

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suffer/ in subjected to

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désastreux

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disastrous

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le transport ferroviaire

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rail transport

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le transport maritime

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on the sea

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le transport aérien

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air transport

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le camion

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lorry

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s’allonger

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get longer

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rouler

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go/ drive/ roll

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gérer

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manage/ handle

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confier à

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entrust (qqch) to

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bannir

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banish

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gourmand

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greedy

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fluvial

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using rivers

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nuisible

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harmful

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élaborer

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to set out

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avoir la cote

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to be very popular

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le fret

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cargo

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le carburant

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fuel

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le urbanisme

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town planning

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ambitieux

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ambitious

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annuler

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cancel/ delete

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favoriser

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encourage/ favour

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le goudron

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tar

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la politique

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politics/ policy

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l’enjeu

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stake/ bet/ issue/ concern

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croître

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to grow

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l’épuisement

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exhaustion/ running out

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une flambée

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sudden rise

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la raréfaction

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scarcity

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la nocivité

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noxiousness

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bien plus

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much more

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en raison de

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owing to/ because of

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la rentabilité

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profitability/ viability

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craintif

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timid/ fearful

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inépuisable

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inexhaustable

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alimenter

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to feed/ to fuel

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la mise en œuvre

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construction

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le barrage

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dam

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entraîner

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to bring about

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chasser

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to drive out

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la taille

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size

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renouveler

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renew

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s’opposer

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oppose/ confront/ protest against/ in conflict with

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puisque

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since/ seeing as/ just as

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photovoltaïque

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photovoltaic

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parfois

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sometimes/ occasionally

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s’annoncer

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look promising

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favorablement

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favourably

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tandis que

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while/ whereas

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alors que

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(pendant) while/ when

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capter

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receive/ capture

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le bois

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wood

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étendu

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spread out

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le frein

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brake

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la croissance

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growth

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préconiser

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to recommend

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provenir de

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to come from / due to

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davantage

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more

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les climatologues

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climatologist

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maîtriser

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handle/ control

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le tri

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the sorting/ selecting

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se précipiter

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hurry

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aboutir

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succeed/ end in

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s’habituer à

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get used to

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prévisible

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predictable

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renouvellement

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extension/ renewal

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entreposer

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to store

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l’entrepôt

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storage facility

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la fuite

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leak

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faire tache

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blot on the landscape/ stick out like a sore thumb

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parcourir

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travel/ cross

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(faire) un don

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a donation

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fournir

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supply

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une empreinte écologique

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carbon footprint

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disposer de

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to have

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équitable

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fair

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or

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well/ but/ now

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réparti

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shared out

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la durabilité

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sustainability

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dommageable

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damaging

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tenter

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try

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l’eau douce

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fresh water

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la chasse

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hunting

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envahissant

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invading

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quasiment

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almost

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le massif

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mountain

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repenser

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rethink

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la faune et flore

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wildlife

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se plaindre

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complain

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le phoque

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seal

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menacé d’extinction

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threatened by extinction

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prendre conscience de

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become aware

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se rendre compte de qch

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realise

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se mobiliser

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get together/ go into action (s’organiser)

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plier

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bend/fold

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amener

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bring/ transport

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poche

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pocket

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la croyance

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belief/ conviction/ faith/ assurance

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le moine

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solitary / monk

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se retrouver/ retrouver

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meet (reflexive gen) (non reflexive= with somebody)

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l’ordre du jour

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agenda

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une allure

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speed/ appearence

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la perte

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loss

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la maillon

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link

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Mettre fin à

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put a stop to

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pollueur

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polluter

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entamer

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to open up

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consacré à

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dedicated to

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la sidérurgie

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steel

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la réunion

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meeting

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prôner

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preach

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en proie à

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victim of

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la surpêche

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overfishing

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instaurer

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establish

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l’appauvrissement

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impoverishment/ diminution

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le biocarburant

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biofuel

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la pénurie

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lack/ shortage

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la denrée

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food/ foodstuffs

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la décharge

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rubbish tip/ landfill

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le transfert

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transfer

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cumuler

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accumulate

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le rendez-vous

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appointment/ meeting

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GES

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initialism for gaz à effet de serre

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inverser la tendance

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reverse the trend

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insulaire

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island (adj)

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disposer

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arrange/ induce

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les pays émergents

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developing countries

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