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Environnement/Nature Flashcards

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1
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Le biocarburant

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Bio-fuel

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Marée noire

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Black tide / Oil spill

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Tempête de neige

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Blizzard

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Emissions de dioxyde de carbone

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Carbon dioxide emissions

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Les produits chimiques

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Chemicals

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L’énergie propre

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Clean energy

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Le climat

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Climate

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Le charbon

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Coal

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Utilisation de pesticides sur les cultures

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Crop-spraying

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Canicule

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Dog days / Heatwave

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Sécheresse

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Drought

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Décharge

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Dump

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13
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Tremblement de terre

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Earthquake

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14
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Catastrophe écologique

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Ecological Disaster

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Espèce en voie de disparition

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Endangered species

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16
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Consommation d’énergie

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Energy consumption

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Politique écologique

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Environmental policy

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18
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Gaz d’échappement

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Exhaust gaz

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Faune

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Fauna

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20
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Engrais

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Fertilizers

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Flore

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Flora

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22
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Réchauffement climatique

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Global warming

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Effet de serre

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Greenhouse effect

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Déchets ménagers

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Household waste

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Ouragan

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Hurricane

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Centrale hydraulique

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Hydraulic power plant

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27
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Les déchets

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Litter

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28
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Energie nucléaire

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Nuclear power

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Pétrole

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Oil

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30
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Biologique

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Organic

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Renouvelable

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Renewable

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Scientifique

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Scientist

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Pénurie

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Shortage

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Sol

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Soil

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Energie solaire

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Solar energy

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Sommet

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Summit

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Durable

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Sustainable

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Raz-de-marée

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Tidal wave

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Polluer

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To pollute

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Economiser l’energie

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Save energy

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Trier

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To sort out

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Les prévisions météo

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Weather forecast

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Le bois

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Wood

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La faune et la flore

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The wildlife

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Un défenseur de l’environnement

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A conservationist

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Sensibiliser l’opinion publique à un problème

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To make people aware of a problem

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Une campagne de sensibilisation

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An awareness-raising campaign

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Représenter une menace pour …

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To pose a threat to …

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Mettre quelque chose en danger

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To put something at risk

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Nuire à l’environnement

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To harm the environment

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L’épuisement des ressources

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The depletion of resources

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La rareté

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Scarcity

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Les matières premières

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Raw materials

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Une zone protegée

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A conservation area

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Une espèce

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A species

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Le trafic d’animaux

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Animal trafficking

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La surpêche

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Overfishing

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Le développement durable

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Sustainable development

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Abattre des arbres

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To fell/cut down trees

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Industrie du bois

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The logging industry

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Une zone à haut-risque

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A high-risk area

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Faire des ravages

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To wreak havoc

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Prévenir une catastrophe

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To avert a disaster

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L’ampleur du sinistre

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The extent of the disaster

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La zone la plus durement frappée

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The worst-hit area

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Un cadavre

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A corpse

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Une victime

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A casualty

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Une vague de froid

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A cold spell/wave

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Une tempête

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A storm

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Balayer la Thaïlande

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To sweep across Thaïland

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Le tonnerre

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Thunder

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Un éclair

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A flash of lightning

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Une inondation

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A flood

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Déborder

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To overflow

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Une faille

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A fault

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Secousse sismique

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Earth tremor

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Être porté disparu

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To be reported missing

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Les cendres

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Ash

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Incendies de forêt

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Wildfire

Lexique Anglais (21 decks)

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