GI-Global warming and climate change Flashcards

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l’accord (m)

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agreement

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l’analyse (f)

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analysis

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la calotte glacière (f)

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icecap

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le carottage

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sampling

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la cause

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cause

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le changement climatique

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climate change

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la conférence

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speech, conference

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le consensus

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consensus

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la conséquence

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consequence

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la couche d’ozone

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ozone layer

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la dangerosité

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level of danger

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la déforestation

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deforestation

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la désertification

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desertification

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les données (fpl)

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data

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la durabilité

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sustainability

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l’effet de serre (m)

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greenhouse-gas effect

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l’élévation (f)

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rise

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l’empreinte écologique (f)

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carbon footprint

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l’engrais (m)

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fertilizer

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l’ère glaciaire (f)

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ice age

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alarmant

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alarming

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catastrophique

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disastrous

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consensuel

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consensual

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doux

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mild

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dramatique

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tragic

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durable

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sustainable

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excessif

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excessive

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fondu

A

melted

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humide

A

damp

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inquiétant

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worrying

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menaçant

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threatening

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nocif

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noxious, harmful

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perturbé

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disrupted

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la fluctuation

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fluctuation

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la fonte

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melting

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la fuite

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leak

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le gaz (m)

A

gas

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le groupe de pression

A

lobby

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l’ouragan (m)

A

hurricane

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le niveau de la mer

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sea level

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la pluie acide

A

acid rain

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le pronostic

A

forecast

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le protocole

A

protocol

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la radiation

A

radiation

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le réchauffement planétaire

A

global warming

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le recul des glaciers

A

glacier retreat

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le refroidissement

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cooling

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la tempête

A

storm

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la tornade

A

tornado

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le traité

A

treaty

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le trou dans la couche d’ozone

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the hole in the ozone layer

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la vague de chaleur

A

heat wave

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prévisible

A

foreseeable

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réchauffé

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heated

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recyclable

A

recyclable

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recyclé

A

recycled

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rude

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harsh

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sec

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dry

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solaire

A

solar

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toxique

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toxic

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tragique

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tragic

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ultraviolet

A

ultraviolet

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urgent

A

urgent

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venimeux

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poisonous

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vulnérable

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vulnerable