Pollution Flashcards

1
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Dompter la nature

A

Tame nature

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2
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Espèce

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Spiecies

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3
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Être menacé de disparition

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Be threatened with extinction

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4
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Polluer

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Pollute

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5
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Protéger

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Preserve

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6
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Nature maltraitée

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Nature abuse

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7
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Provoquer des ravages

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Wreak damages

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8
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Un polluant

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A contaminant

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9
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Pétrolier

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Oil tanker

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10
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Cuve

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Tank

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11
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Explosion

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Blast

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12
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Couler

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Sink

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13
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Faire naufrage

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To be shipwrecked

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14
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Marée noire

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Oil spill
Spillage
Back tide

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15
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Déverser

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Disgorge

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16
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Largement pollué par le pétrole

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Heavily oiled

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17
Q

Eau courante

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Running water

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18
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Eau potable

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Drinking water

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19
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Eau du robinet

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Tap water

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20
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Nappe phréatique

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underground aquifer

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21
Q

Salir l’atmosphère

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Foul the air

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22
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Libérer du CO2

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Release CO2

23
Q

Pluies acides

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Acid rains

24
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Couche d’ozone

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Ozone layer

25
Effet de serre
Greenhouse effect
26
Provoquer des changements climatiques
Produce climatic changes
27
Elever la température
Drive up the temperature
28
Fondre
Melt
29
Calotte glaciaire
Polar cap
30
Inonder
Flood
31
Elever le niveau
Raise the level
32
Déboisement
Deforestation
33
Réseau de transport en commun
Mass transit system
34
Pollution des sols
Land and soil pollution
35
Produits chimiques agricoles
Agrochemicals
36
Ordures
Rubbish, garbage, waste
37
Eboueur
Dustman
38
Société de gaspillage
Throw away society
39
Société d'abondance
Society of affluence
40
Gaspiller
Waste
41
Jeter
Throw away
42
Traitement des déchets
Waste processing
43
Ramassage des ordures
Garbage collection
44
Recycler
Recycle
45
Biodégradable
Biodegradable
46
Réduire les déchets au minimum
Minimize waste
47
Trier les ordures
Sort garbage
48
Circulation auto
Auto traffic
49
Crisser (pneus)
Squeal (tyres)
50
Horreur pour la vue
Eyesore
51
Défigurer un paysage
Disfigure a landscape
52
Gâcher
Spoil
53
Parcs éoliens offshore
Offshore wind farms
54
Eolienne
Turbine