Pollution Flashcards

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polluer

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to pollute

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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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4
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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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produits non polluants

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non-polluting products

eco-friendly products

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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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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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contaminer les rivières
to poison rivers
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contaminer
to contaminate
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un polluant, une substance polluante
a contaminant
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un substance chimique toxique
a toxic chemical
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nocif
harmful
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les égoûts
the sewage system
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un égout
a sewer
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les eaux usées
sewage water | waste water
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une station d'épuration des eaux
a sewage works, a sewage plant (US), a sewage farm (GB)
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l'amiante
asbestos
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désamianter un bâtiment
to remove asbestos from a bulding
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le sturnisme
lead poisoning
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la couche d'ozone
the ozone layer
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les pluies acides
acid rains
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une marée noire
an oil slick
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un déversement accidentel de pétrole
an oil spill
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oiseaux mazoutés
oil-covered birds
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dégazer
to empty one's tanks, to flush out one's tanks | tanks = réservoirs
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le dégazage
oil tankers emptying their tanks | oil tankers discharging waste oil
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exploitations minières
industrial mining
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les ordures, les détritus, les déchets
waste, rubbish (GB), garbage (US)
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les déchets toxiques / organiques
toxic / organic waste
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les détrituts
litter
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éliminer les déchets
to dispose of waste
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les déchets dangereux
hazardous waste
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les ordures ménagères
household refuse | household rubbish
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jetable
disposable
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biodégradable
biodegradable
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ramasser les déchets
to collect waste
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le ramassage des ordures
waste collection
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une déchetterie
a waste collection centre
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un éboueur
a dustman (GB), a garbage man (US)
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une boîte à ordures, une poubelle
a dustbin, a bin (GB), a garbage can (US)
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une poubelle (à roulettes)
a wheelie bin
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un camion à poubelle
a bin lorry, a dust cart (GB), a garbage truck (US)
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un sac poubelle
a bin liner
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se débarrasser de qch
to discard sth | to jettison sth
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déposer, jeter des ordures
to dump rubbish
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jeter
to throw away
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une décharge, un dépotoir
a rubbish dump (GB) | a garbage dump (US)
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une décharge sauvage
an illicit rubbish dump
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enterrer, enfouir
to bury
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un site d'enfouissement des ordures
a landfill
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brûler
to burn
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détruire
to destroy
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un incinérateur
an incinerator
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fondre
to melt
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une fuite
a leak
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les déchets nucléaires
nuclear waste
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retombées radioactives
radioactive fallout
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la radioactivité
radioactivity
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cancérigène
carcinogenic
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éliminer les déchets nucléaires
to dispose of nuclear waste
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l'élimination des déchets nucléaires
nuclear waste disposal
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un conteneur
a container
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le stockage des déchets radioactifs
the storage of nuclear waste
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le principe de précaution
the precautionary principle | the safety-first principle
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traiter, transformer des déchets
to process waste
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trier
to sort
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le tri sélectif
sorting, waste separation
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un conteneur de verre
a bottle bank
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des chiffons
rags
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le carton
cardboard
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la ferraille
scrap metal
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les emballages
packaging
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une boîte de bière
a can of beer, a beer can
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un surplus, un excès
a glut
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le recyclage
recycling
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recycler le plastique
to recycle plastic
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recyclable
recyclable
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une usine de recyclage
a recycling plant
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les coûts de recyclage
recycling costs