Nature and Ecology Flashcards

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La pêche (un pêcheur)

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Fishing (a fisherman)

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La chasse (un chasseur)

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Hunting (a hunter)

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3
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Massacrer

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To slaughter

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4
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Diminuer (en nombre)

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To dwindle

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5
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Disparaître

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To become extinct

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6
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La balance écologique

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Ecological balance

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Abattre (un arbre)

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To chop down (a tree)

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Se dessécher, se flétrir

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To wither

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9
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Mettre en danger

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To jeopardize

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10
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Se raréfier

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To become/get scarce

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11
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La diminution, l’appauvrissement

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Depletion

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12
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Appauvrir

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To impoverish

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13
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Epuiser

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To exhaust, to deplete

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14
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Gaspiller

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To waste, to squander

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Ravager, dévaster

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To wreak havoc (on)

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16
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Les gaz d’échappement

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Exhaust fumes

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17
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Une intoxication

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Poisoning

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18
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Dégager de la fumée

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To let out smoke

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19
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Etouffant

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Stifling

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20
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Sécheresse

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Drought

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21
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La nappe phréatique

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Ground water

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22
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Un raz-de-marée

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A tidal wave

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23
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Désertique, aride, stérile

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Barren

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La pénurie

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Shortage, scarcity

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L’excès
Glut
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Regorger de, déborder de
To be packed with, to overflow with
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Les eaux usées
Sewage
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Une marée noire
An oil slick
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Des déchets dangereux
Hazardous waste
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Des détritus, des déchets
Rubbish, refuse
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Des produits jetables
Disposable products
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La ferraille
Scrap
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Se débarrasser de
To dispose of
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Empester
To stink
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Malodorant
Smelly
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Encombrant
Cumbersome, bulky
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Le tri
Sorting out
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Etre conscient de
To be aware of
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Le militantisme
Activism
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L’engagement
Commitment
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La participation
Involvement
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Un procès
A suit, a lawsuit
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Sensibiliser (le public)
To make the pubic aware, to sensitize
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Porter plainte
To lodge a complaint
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Des mesures d’économie d’énergie
Energy-saving measures
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Des ressources inexploitées
Untapped resources
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Le co-voiturage
Car-pooling
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Voter une loi
To pass a law
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Promulguer
To enact
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Mettre en application
To implement
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Faire respecter
To enforce
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Respecter la loi
To abide by the law
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Les économies d’énergie
Energy efficiency
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Assainir
To clean up
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Economique en énergie
Energy-efficient
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Sans agent polluant
Pollutant-free
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La prise de conscience écologique (des milieux d’affaires)
The greening (of business)
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Dire la vérité
To come clean
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Gagner qqch haut la main
To make a clean keep of something