L'environnement Flashcards

1
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ralentir

A

to slow down

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2
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réchauffement

A

heating

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3
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cesser

A

to stop

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4
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gaz à effet de serre

A

greenhouse gas

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5
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siècles

A

centuries

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6
Q

dioxyde de carbone

A

CO2

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7
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diminution

A

reduction

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8
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le gaspillage

A

waste

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9
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les rejets

A

waste

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10
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la consommation

A

consumption

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11
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terne(s)

A

dull/lifeless

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12
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sensibiliser

A

to make aware

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13
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mettre en place

A

to put in place

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14
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se mobiliser pour

A

to work for

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15
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parlante

A

meaningful

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16
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s’épanouir

A

to blossom

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17
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profiter

A

to benefit

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18
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tenable

A

doable

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19
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creuser

A

to worsen

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20
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engager

A

to involve/enlist

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21
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emprenter

A

to borrow

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22
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epuiser

A

to drain

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23
Q

les piles

A

batteries

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24
Q

trier

A

to sort

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25
Q

les emballages

A

packaging

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26
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blanchir

A

to bleach

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27
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fondre

A

to melt

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28
Q

aboutir à

A

to lead to

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29
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recycler

A

to recycle

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30
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éteindre

A

to switch off

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31
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la lumière

A

the light

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32
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veille

A

standby

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33
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solaire

A

solar

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34
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promouvoir

A

to promote

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35
Q

géler

A

to freeze

36
Q

les immeubles

A

buildings

37
Q

la sécheresse

A

drought

38
Q

susciter

A

to give rise to

39
Q

une vague

A

a wave

40
Q

le sol

A

soil/earth

41
Q

glisser

A

to slide

42
Q

la boue

A

mud

43
Q

gonfler

A

to swell up

44
Q

s’etendre

A

to spread

45
Q

en voie de développement

A

developing

46
Q

abriter

A

to shelter

47
Q

l’isolation

A

insulation

48
Q

gaz d’echappement

A

exhaust fumes

49
Q

les affamés

A

hungry people

50
Q

hydroélectrique

A

hydroelectric

51
Q

éolienne

A

wind

52
Q

marémotrice

A

tidal

53
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renouvelable(s)

A

renewable

54
Q

pétrole

A

oil

55
Q

charbon

A

coal

56
Q

biocarburant

A

biofuel

57
Q

excéndataire

A

surplus

58
Q

les paneaux photovoltaïque

A

solar panels

59
Q

tant que

A

for as long as

60
Q

épuisé

A

exhausted

61
Q

gène

A

gene

62
Q

alentours

A

surroundings

63
Q

guérir

A

to heal/cure

64
Q

transgénique

A

genetically modified

65
Q

propagation

A

spread

66
Q

nuisible

A

harmful

67
Q

néfaste

A

damaging

68
Q

insérer

A

to insert

69
Q

mûrissement

A

ripening

70
Q

végétal(e)

A

plant (adj)

71
Q

prudent(e)

A

careful

72
Q

défunt

A

deceased

73
Q

la cheine alimentaire

A

food chain

74
Q

biodiversité

A

biodiversity

75
Q

une fuite

A

a leak

76
Q

la barrage

A

dam

77
Q

suffire

A

to be sufficient

78
Q

diodégradable

A

biodegradable

79
Q

la raréfaction

A

scarcity

80
Q

les appareils

A

devices

81
Q

une empreinte écologique/carbonique

A

carbon footprint

82
Q

le commerce équitable

A

fair trade

83
Q

réparti

A

shared out

84
Q

la durabilité

A

sustainability

85
Q

une espèce

A

species

86
Q

la chasse

A

hunting

87
Q

en voie de disparition

A

endangered