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Pollution (34) - Climate Change (35) Flashcards

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1
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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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un pollueur

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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 little / a lot

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8
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produits non polluants

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non polluting, eco friendly products

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diminuer la pollution

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to reduce, curb pollution

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gaspiller

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to waste

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le gaspillage ou les déchets

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wastage

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la pollution de l’air, la pollution atmosphérique

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air pollution

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le smog

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smog

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14
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un pic de pollution

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a pollution peak

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15
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les fumées d’usine

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factory smoke, factory fumes

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les gaz d’échappement

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car exhausts, exhaust fumes

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17
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l’essence sans plomb

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unleaded, lead free petrol

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18
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un pot catalytique

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a catalytic converter

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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 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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une substance chimique toxique

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à toxic chemical

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29
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la dioxine

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dioxin

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30
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nocif

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harmful

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31
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les égouts

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the sewage system

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32
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un égout

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a sewer

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33
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les eaux usées

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sewage, waste water

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34
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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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35
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l’amiante

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asbestos

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36
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désamianter un bâtiment

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to remove asbestos from a building

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37
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le saturnisme

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lead poisoning

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38
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les PCB

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PCBs

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39
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les gaz CFC

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CFCs

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40
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la couche d’ozone

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the ozone layer

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41
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les pluies acides

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acid rains

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42
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une marée noire

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an oil slick

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43
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un déversement accidentel de pétrole

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an oil spill

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44
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des oiseaux mazoutés

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oil covered birds

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45
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dégazer

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

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46
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le dégazage

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oil tankers emptying their tanks, discharging waste oil

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les ordures, les détritus, les déchets

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waste, rubbish (GB), garbage (US)

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les détritus

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litter

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49
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éliminer les déchets

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to dispose of waste

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50
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les déchets dangereux

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hazardous waste

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les ordures ménagères

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household refuse, household rubbish

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52
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jetable

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disposable

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53
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biodégradable

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biodegradable

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54
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ramasser des déchets

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to collect waste

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55
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le ramassage des ordures

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waste collection

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56
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une déchèterie

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a waste collection centre

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57
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un éboueur

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

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une boîte à ordures, une poubelle

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

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une poubelle (à roulettes)

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a wheelie bin

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un camion poubelle

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

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Un sac poubelle

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A bin liner

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62
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déposer, jeter des ordures

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to dump rubbish

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jeter

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to throw away

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une décharge, un dépotoir

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a rubbish dump (GB), a garbage dump (US), a rubbish tip, a dumping ground

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

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un site d’enfouissement des ordures

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a landfill

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brûler

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to burn

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détruire

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to destroy

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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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radioactives fallout

75
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la radioactivité

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radioactivity

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cancérigène

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carcinogenic

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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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des conteneurs hermétiquement fermés

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hermetically sealed containers

81
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le stockage des déchets radioactifs

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the storage of nuclear waste

82
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le principe de précaution

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the precautionary principle //
the safety first principle

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traiter, transformer des déchets

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to process waste

84
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trier

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to sort

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le tri sélectif

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sorting, waste separation

86
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un conteneur de verre

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a bottle bank

87
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des chiffons

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rags

88
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le carton

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cardboard

89
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la feraille

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scrap metal

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les emballages

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packaging

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une boîte de bière

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a can of beer, à beer can

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un surplus, un exces

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a glut

93
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le recyclage

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recycling

94
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recycler le plastique

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to recycle plastic

95
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recyclable

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recyclable

96
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une usine de recyclage

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a recycling plant

97
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les coûts de recyclage

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recycling costs

98
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la climatologie

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climate science, climatology

99
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la crise climatique

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the climate crisis

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les défenseurs du climat

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climate advocates

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anthropogenique

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man made, anthropogenic

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un climatologue

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a climate scientist, a climatologist

103
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le réchauffement de l’atmosphère, de la planète

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global warming

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une augmentation des températures

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a rise in temperatures

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prévoir

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to forecast

106
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une station météorologique

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a weather station

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un ballon sonde

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a weather balloon

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régime des précipitations

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rain patterns

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surveiller l’évolution des températures

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to monitor temperatures

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la combustion d’énergies fossiles

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the burning of fossil fuels

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le dioxyde de carbone, CO2

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carbon dioxide

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émettre du CO2

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to emit carbon dioxide

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l’effet de serre

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the greenhouse effect

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les gaz à effet de serre

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greenhouse gases

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les emissions, Les rejet de gaz à effet de serre

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greenhouse gas emissions

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Les émissions de dioxyde de carbone

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carbon emissions

117
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Réduire les émissions de carbone

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to cut, to curb carbon emissions

118
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Réduire son empreinte carbone

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To reduce one’s carbon imprint

119
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La surconsommation

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overconsumption

120
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le niveau de la mer

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the sea level

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une élévation du niveau de la mer

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a rise in sea level

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inonder

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to flood

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une inondation

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a flood

124
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au dessus / en dessous du niveau de la mer

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above / below sea level

125
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des dégâts

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damage

126
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provoquer, causer des dégâts

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to cause damage, to do damage

127
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nocif, néfaste

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harmful

128
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être en danger, menacé

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to be at risk, un danger

129
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un glacier

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a glacier

130
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la calotte glaciaire, polaire

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the polar icecap

131
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le pôle Nord / Sud

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The North / South Pole

132
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la banquise

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icefield, ice floe

133
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un ours polaire, un ours blanc

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a polar bear

134
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fondre, dégeler

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to thaw

135
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l’eau douce

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fresh water

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eau de mer

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sea water

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la nappe phréatique

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groundwater

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plafonner, imposer un plafond à

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to cap

139
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le commerce des droits d’émissions du carbone

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carbon trading

140
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plafonner et échanger

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cap and trade

141
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une taxe verte

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a green tax

142
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instaurer une taxe carbone

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to introduce a carbon tax

143
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un climatosceptique

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a climate change denier, a climate sceptic

144
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arrêter de gaspiller l’énergie

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to stop wasting energy

145
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Des ampoules basse consommation

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low energy lightbulbs

146
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Éteindre les appareils électriques

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to switch off electrical appliances

147
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isolée une pièce

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to insulate a room

148
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l’isolation

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insulation

149
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Aller au travail en bicyclette

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to cycle to work

150
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Un système de vélos en libre-service

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a bicycle sharing system

151
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justice climatique

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climate justice

152
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Sensibiliser le public a un problème

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to make people aware of a problem

153
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Une campagne de sensibilisation

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an awareness campaign

154
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tirer la sonnette d’alarme

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to sound the alarm

155
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donner l’alerte

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to give the alerte

156
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un avertissement

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a wake up call

157
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Faire des promesses sans prendre de mesures concrètes

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to pay lip service to a cause

158
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joindre le geste à la parole

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to put your money where your mouth is

159
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Les gestes sont plus éloquent que les mots

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Actions speak louder than words

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