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1
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Réchauffement de la planète

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Global warming

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Changement climatique

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Climate change

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Temps/météo

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Weather

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Temps capricieux

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Feakish weather

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Incertain

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Unsettled

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Prévision

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Outlook

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Doux, chaud

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Warm

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Chaud

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Hot

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Chaleur/chauffer

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Heat

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Température

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Temperature

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Elevation de la température

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Temperature rise

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Augmenter/ s’élever

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To rise

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Brouillard

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Fog

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Brouillard + pollution

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Smog

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15
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Précipitation

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Rainfall

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Humide

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Wet

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Geler

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To freeze

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dégeler

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to thaw

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fondre

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to melt

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rapetisser

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to shrink

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Couverture glaciaire

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Ice sheet

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Glacier

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Glacier

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Calotte glacière

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Ice cap

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Nuage

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Cloud

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Nuageux

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Cloudy

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Brumeux

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Misty

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Agité

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Stormy

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28
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Niveau des océans

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Sea level

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29
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Prévoir

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To forecast

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30
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S’attendre à

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To expect

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31
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Prévoir

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To predict

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32
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Imprévisible

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Unpredictable

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33
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Saison/modèles de météo

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Weather patterns

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Tempête

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Storm

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35
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Inonder

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To flood

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36
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Inondation

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flood

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inondations

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flooding

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Canicule

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heatwave

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Sécheresse

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Drought

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40
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Effet de serre

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Greenhouse effect

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Gaz à effet de serre

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Greenhouse gases

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Pollution

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Pollution

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Causé par l’homme

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Man-induced

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Vorace en énergie

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Power-hungry

Energy-guzzling

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S’engager

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To commit oneself

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Engagement

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Commitment

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objectif

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Target

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Se fixer des objectifs

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To set targets

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Emanations

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Emissions

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Couche

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Layer

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Accumuler

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To build up

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Accumulation

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Built-up

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Emprisonner

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To trap

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Libérer/émettre

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To release

To emit

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Energies fossiles

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Fossil fuels

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Charbon

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Coal

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Pétrole

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Oil

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Gaz

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Gas

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Centrale électrique

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Power station

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Le nucléaire

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Nuclear Power

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Alimenter

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To power

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Brûler

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To burn

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Au charbon

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coal-fired

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Electricité, énergie

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Power

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Fournir

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To supply

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une offre

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A supply

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une demande

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a demand

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exiger

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to demand

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besoins énergétiques

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Energy needs

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Répondre aux besoins

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To meet needs

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Enrayer

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To curb

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Réduire

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To cut

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limiter

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To limit

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Plafonner

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to cap

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atténuer

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to mitigate

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augmenter

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to increase

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monter en flèche

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to soar

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frapper

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to hit

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changer

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to change

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modifier

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to alter

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bouleverser

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to disrupt

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résoudre

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to tackle

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Renouvelable

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renewable

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durable

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sustainable

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non durable

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unsustainable

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écologique

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green

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développement durable

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sustainable development

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sources d’énergie

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energy sources

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éolienne

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windmil

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panneau solaire

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solar panel

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energie marémotrice

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tidal power

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“vert”

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climate-friendly

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efficace

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efficient

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marché des émissions de CO2

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carbon trading

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dioxyde de carbone

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CO2 - carbon dioxide

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commerce

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trade

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atteindre des objectifs

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to reach targets

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rater des objectifs

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to fall short of

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