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New Trends (Agriculture) Flashcards

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Un agronome

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Agronomist

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Agronomie

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Agronomy

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Un ingénieur agronome

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An agricultural engineer

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Les agro-industries

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Agribusiness

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L’industrie agro-alimentaire

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The farm-produce industry

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L’approvisionnement en eau

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Water supply

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La distribution en eau

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Water distribution

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L’irrigation

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Irrigation

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Le drainage, l’assainissement

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Drainage

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Fertilisation

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Fertilisation

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Le fumier, l’engrais naturel

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Manure

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Le compost, l’humus

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Compost

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Un engrais organique

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An organic fertiliser

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Un engrais chimique

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A chemical fertiliser

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Les produits chimiques

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Chemicals

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L’agrochimie

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Agrochemicals

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Un herbicide

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A herbicide, a weed-killer

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Un pesticide

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A pesticide

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Une lutte antiparasitaire

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Pest-control

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La biotechnologie

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Biotechnology

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Les manipulations biologiques

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Biological engineering

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Les manipulations génétiques

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Genetic engineering

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Les aliments transformés génétiquement

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Genetically engineered food

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La recherche biologique

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Bioresearch, bioengineering

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Une race, une espèce

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A breed

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Une race, une souche

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A strain

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Une hormone

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A hormone

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Un gène

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A gene

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Une mutation

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A mutation

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Une transformation

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A transformation

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Le croisement (races, espèces)

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Crossbreeding

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Un hybride

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A crossbreed

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Une plante transgénique

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A transgenic plant

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La bio-éthique

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Bioethics

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L’élevage industriel

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Factory farming

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L’élevage en batterie

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Battery farming

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Un centre d’élevage industriel

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A feedlot

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Une batterie

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A battery

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Le contrôle vétérinaire

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Veterinary control

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Un vétérinaire

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A veterinary surgeon

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Améliorer, accroître

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Enhance

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Rapporter, produire

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Yield

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Irriguer

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Irrigate

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Drainer

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Drain

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Traiter

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Treat

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Pulvériser

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Spray

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Transformer

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Transform

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Altérer, trafiquer

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Tamper with

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Croiser des animaux, hybrider des plantes

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Crossbreed

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Fertiliser

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Fertilise

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Devenir résistant

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Build up resistance

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Biologique (culture)

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Organic

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Qui résiste aux parasites

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Pest-resistant

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Qui résiste aux herbicides

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Herbicide-resistant

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Le ministère de l’agriculture

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The department of agriculture

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La surabondance

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Glut

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Un surplus

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A surplus

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La surproduction

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Overproduction

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Le rendement des cultures

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Crop yield

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Un quota

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A quota

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Un manque, une pénurie

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A shortage

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Les subventions agricoles

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Farming subsidies

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Le prix a la production

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The farm gate price

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Le revenu agricole

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The farm income

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Une crise agricole

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A farm slump

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Un porc

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A pig/pork

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Un veau

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Calf/veal

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Un bœuf

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An ox/beef

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Un mouton

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A sheep/mutton

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Une brebis galeuse

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A black sheep

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Mener une vie de chien

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To lead a dog’s life

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Etre muet comme une carpe

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To be as mute as a fish

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Boire comme un trou

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To drink like a fish

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Avoir d’autres chats a fouetter

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To have other fish to fry

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Faire d’une pierre deux coups

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To kill two birds with one stone

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Etre myope comme une taupe

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To be as blind as a bat

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Etre très actif

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To be busy as a bee

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Etre rusé comme un renard

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To be as cunning as a fox

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Quand les poules auront des dents

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Pigs might fly

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Etre doux comme un agneau

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To be as gentle as a lamb

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Haut comme trois pommes (=arriver aux genoux d’une sauterelle)

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Knee-high to a grasshopper

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Le peuple

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The grassroots

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On aurait pu entendre une mouche voler

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It was so quiet, you could hear the grass growing

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Moucharder qqun

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To grass on sb

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Etre tout bronzé

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To be as brown as a berry

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Appeler un chat un chat

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To call a spade a spade

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Avoir la main verte

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To have green fingers

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Quand le chat n’est pas là, les souris dansent

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When the cat is away, the mice will play

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Qui se ressemble s’assemble

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Birds of a feather flock together

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Le monde appartient à ceux qui se lèvent tôt

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The early bird catches the worm

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Ne vendez pas la peau de l’ours avant de lavoir tué

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Don’t count your chickens before they are hatched

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Il ne faut pas mettre la charrue avant les bœufs

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Don’t put the cart before the horse

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Chien qui aboie ne mort pas

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His bark is worse than is bite

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