Livre - Article "A planet poisoned by plastic" Flashcards

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être le seul endroit au monde

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to be the one place in the world

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utilisé comme décor pour d’innombrables séries télévisées

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used as the setting for countless TV series

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allant de lost à jurassic park

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ranging from los to jurassc park

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j’ai été bouleversé, choqué

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i was staggered

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lavé

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washed up

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sable immaculté

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pristine sand

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peignes

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combs

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moules, moisisure

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moulds

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les vagues ont déversé une autre montagne de déchets

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the waves dumped another mountain of rubbish

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granulés de plasique

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plastic pellets

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nouilles

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nurdles

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ils sont jetés des usines dans nos mers

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they are dumped out of factories into our seas

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sam m’a dit de creuser dans le sable

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sam told me to dig into the sand

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des petites taches de plastique

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tiny plastic flecks

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le battement/martelement de la mer se réduit en taille

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the pounding of the sea was reduced in size

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alors que je creusais dans le plastique

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as i dug throught the plastic

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un frisson m’a parcouru le dos

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a chill went down my spine

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nous nuisons à nos propres intérêts

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we are soiling our own interest

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littoraux

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coastlines

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ils sont recouverts de plus de déchets que jamais auparavant

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they are covered by more litter than ever before

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les déchets plastiques ont augmenté

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plastic litter has increased

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les déchets plastiques obstruent nos océans

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the plastic waste is clogging our oceans

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des conteneurs de plastique sont jetés par-dessus bord par les navires chaque jour

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plastic containers are dumped overboard by ships every single day

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On pense que les déchets plastiques traînent dans nos mers

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plastic rubbish is thought to be sloshing around in our seas

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les plages sont inondées de détritus

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the beaches are being swamped by rubbish

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la poubelle du pacifique

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the pacific garbage patch

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les courants marins ont créé cinq vastes plaques de déchets tourbillonnantes dans nos océans

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sea currents have created five vast swirling garbage patches in our oceans

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casques de vélo

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bicycle helmets

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hors de controle

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out of control

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le plastique est englouti par les petits poissons

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plastic is being gobbled up by small fish

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qui à leur tour sont mangés par nous

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which in turn are eaten by us

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le plastique étouffe les océans

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plastic is choking the oceans

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nous devons rejeter et rejeter les principaux coupables

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we need to spurn and reject the main culprits

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ceux-ci constituent la majeure partie des déchets plastiques

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these make up the bulk of plastic garbage

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ils ont supprimé

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they have done away with

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l’avenir des plages est en jeu

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at stake is the future of beaches

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ce n’est rien de moins qu’une urgence environnementale

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it is nothing short of an environmental emergency

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je ne suis pas contre une tasse de thé

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i could do with a cup of tea

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le faire avec engagement

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do it up

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on devrait en finir avec la monarchie

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we should do away wth monarchy

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je ne pourrais pas me passer d’un assistant personnel

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i could never do without a personal assistant

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que penses tu du nouveau boss?

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what do you make of the new boss?

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ils ont volé des bijoux

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they made off with jewelry