L'environnement Flashcards by Georgia Holmes

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ralentir

A

to slow down

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réchauffement

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heating

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cesser

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to stop

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gaz à effet de serre

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greenhouse gas

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siècles

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centuries

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dioxyde de carbone

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CO2

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diminution

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reduction

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le gaspillage

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waste

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les rejets

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waste

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la consommation

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consumption

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terne(s)

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dull/lifeless

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sensibiliser

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to make aware

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mettre en place

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to put in place

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se mobiliser pour

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to work for

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parlante

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meaningful

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s’épanouir

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to blossom

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profiter

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to benefit

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tenable

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doable

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creuser

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to worsen

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engager

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to involve/enlist

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emprenter

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to borrow

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epuiser

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to drain

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les piles

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batteries

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trier

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to sort

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les emballages

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packaging

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blanchir

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to bleach

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fondre

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to melt

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aboutir à

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to lead to

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recycler

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to recycle

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éteindre

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to switch off

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la lumière

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the light

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veille

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standby

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solaire

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solar

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promouvoir

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to promote

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géler

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to freeze

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les immeubles

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buildings

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la sécheresse

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drought

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susciter

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to give rise to

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une vague

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a wave

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le sol

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soil/earth

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glisser

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to slide

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la boue

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mud

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gonfler

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to swell up

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s’etendre

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to spread

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en voie de développement

A

developing

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abriter

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to shelter

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l’isolation

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insulation

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gaz d’echappement

A

exhaust fumes

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les affamés

A

hungry people

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hydroélectrique

A

hydroelectric

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éolienne

A

wind

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marémotrice

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tidal

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renouvelable(s)

A

renewable

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pétrole

A

oil

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charbon

A

coal

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biocarburant

A

biofuel

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excéndataire

A

surplus

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les paneaux photovoltaïque

A

solar panels

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tant que

A

for as long as

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épuisé

A

exhausted

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gène

A

gene

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alentours

A

surroundings

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guérir

A

to heal/cure

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transgénique

A

genetically modified

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propagation

A

spread

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nuisible

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harmful

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néfaste

A

damaging

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insérer

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to insert

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mûrissement

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ripening

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végétal(e)

A

plant (adj)

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prudent(e)

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careful

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défunt

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deceased

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la cheine alimentaire

A

food chain

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biodiversité

A

biodiversity

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une fuite

A

a leak

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la barrage

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dam

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suffire

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to be sufficient

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diodégradable

A

biodegradable

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la raréfaction

A

scarcity

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les appareils

A

devices

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une empreinte écologique/carbonique

A

carbon footprint

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le commerce équitable

A

fair trade

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réparti

A

shared out

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la durabilité

A

sustainability

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une espèce

A

species

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la chasse

A

hunting

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en voie de disparition

A

endangered