l'environnement Flashcards

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fossil fuels

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les combustibles fossiles

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coal

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le charbon

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oil

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le pétrole

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pipleine

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un oléoduc

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economy

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l’économie

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indigenous people

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les peuples autochtones

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biodiversity

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la biodiversité

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animals

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les animaux

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habitat desctruction

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la destruction des habitats

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sea

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la mer

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ocean

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un océan

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trash

A

un déchet

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plastic

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le plastique

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greenhouse gas

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le gaz à effet de serre

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chemical/synthetic products

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les produits chimiques

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tree

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un arbre

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plant

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une plante

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government

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le gouvernement

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urbanization

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l’urbanisation

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to protect

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protéger

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green technology

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la technologie verte

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demonstration, protest (organized)/ to demonstrate, to protest

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une manifestation/manifester

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recycling/to recycle

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le recyclage/recycler

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emission

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les émissions

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drinking water

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l’eau potable

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non-drinking water

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l’eau non potable

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composting

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compostage

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to compost

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composter

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nuclear waste

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un déchet nucléaire

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public transport

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le transport en commun (masc)

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environmentally friendly

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écologique, écolo

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solar energy

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l’énergie solaire

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nuclear power

A

l’energie nucléaire

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windmill (anything that produces wind energy)

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un éolienne

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sun

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le soleil

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wind

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le vent

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hydroelectric power

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l’hydroélectricité (fém)

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global warming/climate change

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le réchauffement climatique

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climate change

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le changement climatique

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(food) wastage

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le gaspillage (alimentaire)

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renewable energy

A

l’énergie renouvelable (fém)

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non-renweable enegy

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l’energie non-renouvelable

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sustainable

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durable

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ecosystem

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un écosystème

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forest fire, wildfire

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un feu de forêt

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natural resources

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ressources naturelles

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raw materials

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matières premières

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carbon footprint

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l’empreinte carbone (fém)

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increase

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augmenter, accroître

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to reduce, decrease

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diminuer, réduire, baisser

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heating

A

le chauffage

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endangered species

A

une espèce (menacée)

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earth

A

la terre

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reusable

A

réutilisable

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to reuse

A

réutiliser

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plastic bad

A

un sac en plastique

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carpooling

A

le coivoiturage

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clean

A

propre

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packaging

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emballage

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to be in good health

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être en bonne santé

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to be in bad health

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être en mauvaise santé

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lawyer (m)

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un avocat

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lawyer (f)

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une avocate

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volcanic eruption

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une eruption volcanique

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activist (m)

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un militant

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activist (f)

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une militante

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survival

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la survie

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vulnerable, at risk

A

vulnérable

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pollution

A

la pollution

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territory, area

A

le territoire

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evolution

A

l’évolution (fém)

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logging

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l’exploitation forestière

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sustainable development

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le développement durable

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energy consumption

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la consommation d’énergie

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consumer (m)

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un consommateur

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consumer (f)

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une consommatrice

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natural habitat

A

un habitat naturel

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wild animal

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un animal sauvage

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supply

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l’approvisionnement (masc)

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law

A

un loi

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flower

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une fleur

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tax

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une taxe

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flood

A

une inondation

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industry

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une industrie

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climate, weather

A

le climat

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planet

A

la planète

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contamination

A

la contamination

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flora and fauna

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la flora et faune

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vegitation

A

la végétation

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lake

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un lac

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pond

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un étang, une mare

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polluting (m)

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polluant

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pollution (f)

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polluante

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to melt

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fondre

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glacier

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un glacier

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to go up

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montre

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to descend, to down

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descendre

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overconsumption

A

la surconsomnation

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competition

A

la concurrence

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plastic wrapping / packaging

A

un emballage en plastique

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disposable, throwaway

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jetable

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biofuel

A

un biocarburant

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gas

A

l’essence (fém)

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fertilizer

A

l’engrais (masc)

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to clear (for cultivation)

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défricher

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ozone layer

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la couche d’ozone

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to exhaust, to use up

A

épuiser

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to giver up, to renounce

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renoncer à

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to collapse

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l’effondrement (masc)

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to alleviate, to lessen, to mitigate

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atténuer

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growth and development

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croissance

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to foresee, to predict

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prévoir

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to reduce, to decrease

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réduire

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to use, consume

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consommer

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to manage, handle

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gérer

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harmful

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néfaste, nuisible, nocif

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incentive

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un incitatif