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Pollution Flashcards

1
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polluer

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to pollute

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2
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la pollution de l’eau

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water pollution

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3
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la pollution sonore

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noise pollution

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un polluer

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a polluter

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un polluant, une substance polluante

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a pollutant

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polluant

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polluting

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être peu / très polluant

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to pollute litte / a lot

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8
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produits non polluants

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non-polluting products

eco-friendly products

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9
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gaspiller

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to waste

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10
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le gaspillage

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wastage

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11
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supporter le coût

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to bear the cost

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12
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le principe du pollueur-payeur

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the “polluter pays principle”

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13
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la pollution de l’air

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air pollution

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14
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le smog

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smog

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15
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un pic de pollution

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a pollution peak

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16
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les fumées d’usine

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factory smoke

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17
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les gaz d’échappement

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car exhausts

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18
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l’essence sans plomb

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lead-free petrol

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19
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surveiller la qualité de l’air

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to monitor air quality

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20
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avoir du mal à respirer

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to have difficulty in breathing

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21
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l’asthme

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asthma

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22
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les nitrates

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nitrates

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23
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les engrais

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fertilizers

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24
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la nappe phréatique

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groundwater

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25
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contaminer les rivières

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to poison rivers

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26
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contaminer

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to contaminate

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27
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un polluant, une substance polluante

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a contaminant

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28
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un substance chimique toxique

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a toxic chemical

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29
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nocif

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harmful

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30
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les égoûts

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the sewage system

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31
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un égout

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a sewer

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32
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les eaux usées

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sewage water

waste water

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33
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une station d’épuration des eaux

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a sewage works, a sewage plant (US), a sewage farm (GB)

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34
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l’amiante

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asbestos

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35
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désamianter un bâtiment

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to remove asbestos from a bulding

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36
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le sturnisme

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lead poisoning

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37
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la couche d’ozone

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the ozone layer

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38
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les pluies acides

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acid rains

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39
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une marée noire

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an oil slick

40
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un déversement accidentel de pétrole

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an oil spill

41
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oiseaux mazoutés

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oil-covered birds

42
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dégazer

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to empty one’s tanks, to flush out one’s tanks

tanks = réservoirs

43
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le dégazage

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oil tankers emptying their tanks

oil tankers discharging waste oil

44
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exploitations minières

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industrial mining

45
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les ordures, les détritus, les déchets

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waste, rubbish (GB), garbage (US)

46
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les déchets toxiques / organiques

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toxic / organic waste

47
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les détrituts

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litter

48
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éliminer les déchets

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to dispose of waste

49
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les déchets dangereux

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hazardous waste

50
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les ordures ménagères

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household refuse

household rubbish

51
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jetable

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disposable

52
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biodégradable

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biodegradable

53
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ramasser les déchets

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to collect waste

54
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le ramassage des ordures

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waste collection

55
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une déchetterie

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a waste collection centre

56
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un éboueur

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a dustman (GB), a garbage man (US)

57
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une boîte à ordures, une poubelle

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a dustbin, a bin (GB), a garbage can (US)

58
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une poubelle (à roulettes)

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a wheelie bin

59
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un camion à poubelle

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a bin lorry, a dust cart (GB), a garbage truck (US)

60
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un sac poubelle

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a bin liner

61
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se débarrasser de qch

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to discard sth

to jettison sth

62
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déposer, jeter des ordures

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to dump rubbish

63
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jeter

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to throw away

64
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une décharge, un dépotoir

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a rubbish dump (GB)

a garbage dump (US)

65
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une décharge sauvage

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an illicit rubbish dump

66
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enterrer, enfouir

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to bury

67
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un site d’enfouissement des ordures

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a landfill

68
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brûler

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to burn

69
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détruire

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to destroy

70
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un incinérateur

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an incinerator

71
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fondre

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to melt

72
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une fuite

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a leak

73
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les déchets nucléaires

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nuclear waste

74
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retombées radioactives

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radioactive fallout

75
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la radioactivité

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radioactivity

76
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cancérigène

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carcinogenic

77
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éliminer les déchets nucléaires

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to dispose of nuclear waste

78
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l’élimination des déchets nucléaires

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nuclear waste disposal

79
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un conteneur

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a container

80
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le stockage des déchets radioactifs

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the storage of nuclear waste

81
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le principe de précaution

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the precautionary principle

the safety-first principle

82
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traiter, transformer des déchets

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to process waste

83
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trier

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to sort

84
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le tri sélectif

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sorting, waste separation

85
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un conteneur de verre

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a bottle bank

86
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des chiffons

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rags

87
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le carton

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cardboard

88
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la ferraille

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scrap metal

89
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les emballages

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packaging

90
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une boîte de bière

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a can of beer, a beer can

91
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un surplus, un excès

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a glut

92
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le recyclage

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recycling

93
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recycler le plastique

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to recycle plastic

94
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recyclable

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recyclable

95
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une usine de recyclage

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a recycling plant

96
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les coûts de recyclage

A

recycling costs

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