Pollution Flashcards

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Un polluant(2)

A

A pollutant

Contaminant

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Diminuer la pollution(2)

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To reduce pollution

To carb pollution

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3
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Les gaz d’échappement. (2)

A

Car exhausts

Exhaust fumes

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4
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L’essence sans plomb(2)

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Unleaded petrol

Lead-free petrol

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5
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Surveiller la qualité de l’air

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To monitor air quality

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Avoir du mal a respirer

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To hâve difficulty in breathing

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7
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L’asthme

A

Asthma

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8
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Les engrais

A

Fertilizers

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9
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La nappe phréatique

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Groundwater

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10
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Nocif(2)

A

Harmful

Hazardous

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Les eaux usées(2)

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Waste water

Sewage water

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12
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Désaimanter un bâtiment

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To remove asbestos from a building

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13
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Les déchets dangereux

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Hazardous waste

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14
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Jetable

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Disposable

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15
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Une déchèterie

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A waste collection centre

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16
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Une décharge sauvage

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An illicit rubbish dump

17
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Un site d’enfouissement des ordures

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A landfill

18
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Cancérigène

A

Carcinogenic

19
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Éliminer les déchets nucléaires

A

To dispose of nuclear waste

20
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Transformer des déchets

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To process waste

21
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Le tri sélectif (2)

A

Waste separation

Sorting waste

22
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Un pollueur

A

A polluter