P. 81-82 Flashcards

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Polluer

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Pollute

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Articulation

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Joint

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Pollué

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Polluted

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Polluant

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Polluting

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Agent polluant

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Polluants

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Monoxyde de carbone

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Carbon monoxyde

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Dioxyde de carbone

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Carbon dioxyde

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Émettre

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Release/emit

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Émission

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Release/emission

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Vapeurs/ émanations

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Fumes

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L’amiante

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Asbestos

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Le plomb

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Lead

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Particules dangereuses

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Particulates

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Inhaler

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To breathe in

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Irrespirable

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Unbreathable

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Asthme

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Asthma

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Gaspiller

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Waste

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Combustible/carburant

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Fuel

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Énergie

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Énergy

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Gourmand en énergie

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Energy-guzzling

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Déverser/jeter

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To dump

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Une décharge

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A dump/ a tip

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Se débarrasser de

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To dispose of

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Jetable

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Disposable

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Enlèvement/destruction

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Disposal

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Jeter/mettre au rebus

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To throw away/to discard

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Détritus

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Rubbish/refuse/garbage/trash

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Enfouissement des déchets

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Landfill

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Le mauvais usage

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Misuse

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Mal gérer

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Mis manage

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Le sol

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The soil

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Ressources

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Resources

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Le défrichage

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Land-clearing

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Fertiliser / un engrais

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Fertilize/ fertilizer

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Chimique

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Chimical

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Produit chimique

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A chimical

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Un pesticide

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A pesticide

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Nitrates

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Nitrates

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Abattre des arbres

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To log

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Exploitation du bois

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Logging

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Deboiser/deboisement

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Déforest/ deforestation

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Forêt tropical

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Rain forest

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Égouts/eaux usées

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Sewer/sewage

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Se répandre / s’échapper

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To leak

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Une fuite

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A leak

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Se déverser/ le déversement

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To spill/spillage

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Déverser/rejeter / écoulement

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To discharge/discharge

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Mercure

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Mercury

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Contaminer/contamination

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To contaminate/contamination

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Non potable

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Undrinkable

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Intoxiquer/ toxique

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To poison/pousonous

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Nocif

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Noxious

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Un danger / dangereux

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A hasard / hasardous

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Cancer

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Cancer

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Cancérigène

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Cancer-causing

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Mortel

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Lethal

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Abîmer/ défigurer

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To spoil

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Détérioration

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Spoilage

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Souiller/polluer

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To foul

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Nuire à/nuisible

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To harm/harmfull

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Nuisible/ préjudiciable

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Damaging

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Un écosystème

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An écosystème

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Menacer/une menace

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To threaten/a threat

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Diminuer

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Dwindle

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Réduire/ épuiser

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Deplete

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Épuiser/épuisement/non renouvelable

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Exhaust/exhaustif/exhaustible

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Une pénurie

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A shortage

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Sec/se dessécher

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Dry/ to dry up

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Sécheresse

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Drought

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Desertique/aride/stérile

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Barren

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Aridité/ sécheresse

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Barrenness

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Inonder/inondation

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To flood/a flood

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Ravager/dévaster

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Devastate

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Anéantir

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To wipe out

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Massacrer

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To massacre/ to slaughter

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Faune et la flore

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Wildlife

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Faune

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Fauna

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Flore

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Flora

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Une espèce

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A species

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Mettre en danger/en voie de disparition

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To endanger/endangered

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Le péril / mettre en peril

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Jeopardy/to jeopardize

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Disparition

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Disappearance

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Disparu

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Extinct

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Élimination des déchets

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Waste disposal

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Nappe phréatique

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Ground water

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Une marée noire

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Oil spill

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Nappe de pétrole

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Oil slick

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Un pétrolier

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Oil tanker

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Faire des ravages

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Devastation

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La chaîne alimentaire

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The food chain

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Diminution de la biodiversité

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Biodiversity loss

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Réchauffement planétaire

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Global warming

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Effet de serre

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Greenhouse effect

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Changements climatiques

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Climats change

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Émissions responsable des changements climatiques

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Climate-altering emissions

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La fonte des glaces

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Melting glaciers

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La montée du niveau de la mer

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Rising sea levels

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Une catastrophe écologique

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An ecological disaster

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L’empreinte écologique

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The carbon footprint

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Conscient

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Aware

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Prise de conscience

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Awareness

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Un défenseur de l’environnement

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Environementalist

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Qui respecte l’environnement

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Environementaly friendly

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Ecologique

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Ecological

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Soucieux de l’écologie

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Ecologically friendly

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Devenir/ rendre plus Ecologique

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To Green up

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Souci de l’écologie

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Greenness

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Préserver/ économiser

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To conserve

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Sauvegarde/conservation

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Conservation

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Durable/de manière durable/ la durabilité

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Sustainable/sustainably/sustainability

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Passer a l’action

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Taking action

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Une mesure

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A step

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Mettre en œuvre/ la mise en œuvre

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To implement/implementation

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Inciter à/une incitation

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To incite(to urge)/an incentive

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Une prime

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A bonus

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Une subvention/subventionner

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Subsidy/to subsidize

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Réglementer/réglementation

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To regulate/regulation

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Strict/durcir

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Tough/to toughen

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Alternatif/de rechange

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Alternative

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Renouveler/renouvelable

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To renew/renewable

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Réutiliser/réutilisable

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To reuse/reusable

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Rapporté/consigné

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To return/returnable

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Recycler/recyclage

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To recycle/recycling

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Économiser

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To save

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Économe en énergie/économe en carburant

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Energy-efficient(Saving)/fuel-efficient

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Biocarburant

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Biofuels

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Sans plomb

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Lead-free

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Préserve la couche d’ozone

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Ozone-friendly

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Sans danger pour la couche d’ozone

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Ozone-safe

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Sans agent polluants

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Pollutant-free

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Produire

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To generate

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Produit par l’énergie solaire

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Solar-powered

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Produit par le l’éolienne

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Wind-powered

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Pare-vent

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Windbreak

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Isoler/isolant/isolation

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Insulate/an insulator/insulation

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Éteindre

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Switch off

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Les ampoules basses consomation

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Cfl bulbs

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Led

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Led bulbs

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Débrancher

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Unplug

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Ramasser/le ramassage

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Collect/collection

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Trier/le tri

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To sort/sorting out

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Conteneur pour la collecte du verre usagé

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A bottle bank

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Biologique

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Organic

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Un locavore

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A locavore

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Le militantisme Ecologique

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Green activism

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Un militant(activiste)/an activist

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An activist/activism

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Protester/protestation

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To protest/ a protest

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Défiler / un défilé

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To march/ a march

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Une manif

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A démonstration

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Dénoncer / révélation publique

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Expose/exposure

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Exiger

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To demand/to call for

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Faire pression/un groupe de pression/les pressions exercées

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To lobby/ a lobby / lobbying

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Boycotter

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To boycott

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Les critiques

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Criticisms

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Eco-blanchissement (rendre vert un produit pour vendre)

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Green-washing

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Abusif

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Improper

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Usage d’ecolabels

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Eco-labelling

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Eco-terrorisme

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Eco-terrorism

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Parc éolienne offshore

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An offshore Wind farm

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Transports en commun

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Public transport

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Covoiturage

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Car-pooling

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Circulation alternée

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Alternate traffic

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Interdire la circulation en ville

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To ban urban traffic

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La prime à la casse

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Cash for clunkers

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Bornes de recharge pour voitures électrique

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Électric car charging station

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Recharger une batterie

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To reload a batterie

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La géothermie

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Geothermal power

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Un récupérateur d’eau de pluie

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A rainwater tank

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Une maison passive

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A passive house

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Maison basse consomation

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A low-energy house

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Achats ecologiques

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Green purchasing

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Emplois verts

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Green-collar jobs

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La croissance 0

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Zero-growth economy