La Pollution Flashcards

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1
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Effluent/discharge

A

Les effluents

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Pollutant

A

Un polluant

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3
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To pollute

A

Polluer

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4
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Exhaust gasses

A

Les gaz d’échappement

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5
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Lead

A

Le plomb

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Carbon monoxide

A

Le monoxyde de carbone

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Carbon dioxide

A

Le dioxyde de carbone

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8
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Carbon gasses

A

Les gaz carboniques

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9
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Mercury

A

Le Mercure

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10
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Nitrogen

A

L’azote

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Oxygen

A

L’oxygène

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12
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Acid rain

A

Les pluies acides

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13
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Hole

A

Le trou

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14
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The ozone layer

A

La couche d’ozone

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15
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Spray can

A

La bombs aérosol

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16
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Fuel

A

Le carburant

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17
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Catalytic converter

A

Le pot catalytique

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18
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Level

A

Le niveau

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19
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Car sharing

A

Le covoiturage

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20
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Chemical product

A

Le product chimique

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21
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Breathing difficulty

A

Le problème respiratoire

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22
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Asthma

A

L’asthme

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23
Q

Hydrocarbons

A

Les hydrocarbures

24
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Watercourse

A

Le cours d’eau

25
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River

A

La rivière

26
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Major river

A

Le fleuve

27
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Global warming

A

Le réchauffement de la planète

28
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Radioactive

A

Radioactif (-ve)

29
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An oil tanker

A

Un pétrolier

30
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Petroleum / crude oil

A

Le pétrole

31
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Petrol

A

L’essence

32
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A shipwreck

A

Un naufrage

33
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To run aground

A

S’échouer

34
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Oil slick

A

La marée noire

35
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Oil

A

Le mazout

36
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Coast

A

Le littoral / la côte

37
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Sample

A

Le prélèvement

38
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Noise pollution

A

Les nuisances sonores

39
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Spillage

A

Le déversement

40
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To spill

A

Déverser

41
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To harm

A

Nuire à

42
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To give off (gas)

A

Dégager

43
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To soil , contaminate

A

Souiller

44
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To contaminate

A

Contaminer

45
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Harmful, noxious

A

Noctif (-ve)

46
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Unleaded , lead free

A

Sans plomb

47
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Diesel fuel

A

Sans plomb

48
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Diesel fuel

A

Le gas - oil , le gazole

49
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Toxic

A

Toxique

50
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Coal fired power station

A

La centrale thermique

51
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Nuclear power station

A

La centrale nucléaire

52
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To discharge

A

Rejeter

53
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To spread

A

Se diffuser