Industry Flashcards

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1
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iron

A

le fer

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2
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molten

A

en fusion

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3
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a blast furnace

A

un haut fourneau

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4
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une tôle

A

a sheet of iron

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5
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un fil de métal

A

a wire

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6
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une aciérie

A

a steel plant

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7
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forger

A

to forge

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8
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fondre

A

to cast

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9
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l’aluminium

A

aluminum

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10
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laine

A

wool

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11
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coton

A

cotton

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12
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tisser/ un métier

A

to weave/ a loom

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13
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la construction mécanique

A

mechanical engineering

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14
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l’électronique

A

electronics

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15
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l’industrie chimique

A

chemical industries

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16
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pourrir

A

to rot

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17
Q

rouiller

A

to rust

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18
Q

le verre

A

glass

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19
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une usine automobile

A

car factory

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20
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l’industrie automobile

A

automotive industry

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21
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la chaîne de montage

A

the assembly line

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22
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l’industrie aérospatiale

A

the aerospatial industry

23
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the pharmaceutical industry

A

l’industry pharmaceutique

24
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une centrale hydroélectrique

A

a hydroelectric power station

25
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a thermal power station

A

une centrale thermique

26
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a nuclear power plant

A

une centrale nucléaire

27
Q

utiliser, mettre en valeur

A

to harness

28
Q

fossil fuels are running out

A

les combustibles fossiles s’épuisent

29
Q

entretenir

A

to maintain

30
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une machine

A

a machine

31
Q

réviser (système, machine)

A

to overhaul

32
Q

une boulon/un écrou

A

a bolt/a nut

33
Q

se desserrer

A

to loosen

34
Q

émoussé

A

blunt

35
Q

aiguiser

A

to sharpen

36
Q

être détraqué

A

to be out of order

37
Q

réparer

A

to repair

38
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un moteur à combustion

A

an internal combustion engine

39
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une perceuse électrique ou à main

A

a (power or hand) drill

40
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know-how

A

savoir-faire

41
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technology

A

la technique, la technologie

42
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an appliance

A

un appareil

43
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inventer, imaginer

A

to devise

44
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mette au point

A

to develop

45
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to process

A

traiter, transformer

46
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les puces électroniques

A

silicon chips

47
Q

air pollution

A

pollution atmosphérique

48
Q

noxious fumes

A

les gaz/vapeurs nocives

49
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le gaz carbonique/ émissions de gaz carbonique

A

carbon dioxyde/carbon emissions

50
Q

l’effet de serre

A

the greenhouse effect

51
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acid rain

A

les pluies acides

52
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la couche d’ozone

A

the ozone layer

53
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radioactive waste

A

déchets radioactifs

54
Q

écologiste

A

environmentalists