Pollution Flashcards

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1
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polluer

A

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 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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9
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diminuer la pollution

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to reduce, curb pollution

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10
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gaspiller

A

to waste

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11
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le gaspille
OU
les déchets

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wastage

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la pollution de l’air, 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, fumes

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les gazs d’échappement

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car exhausts , exhausts 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

A

to poison rivers

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26
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contaminer

A

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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a 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

A

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
a sewage farm

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35
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l’amiante

A

asbestos

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36
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désamianter un batiment

A

to remove asbestos from a building

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37
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le saturnisme

A

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

41
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les pluies acides

A

acid rains

42
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une marée noire

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an oil slick

43
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un déversement accidentel de pétrole

A

an oil spill

44
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des oiseaux mazoutés

A

oil-covered birds

45
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dégazer

A

to empty one’s tanks

to flush out one’s tanks

46
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le dégazage

A

oil tankers emptying their tanks

discharging waste oil

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les ordures, les détritus, les déchets

A

waste, rubbish, garbage

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les déchets toxiques / organiques

A

toxic / organic waste

49
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les détritus

A

litter

50
Q

éliminer des déchets

A

to dispose of waste

51
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les déchets dangereux

A

hazardous waste

52
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les ordures ménagères

A

household refuse, rubbish

53
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jetable

A

disposable

54
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biodégradable

A

biodegradable

55
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ramasser des déchets

A

to collect waste

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le ramassage des ordures

A

waste collection

57
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une déchetterie

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a waste collection centre

58
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un éboueur

A

a dustman

a garbage man

59
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une boite à ordure, une poubelle

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a dustbin
a bin
a garbage can

60
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une poubelle (à roulettes)

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a wheelie bin

61
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un camion poubelle

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a bin lorry
a dust cart
a garbage truck

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un sac poubelle

A

a bin liner

63
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déposer, jeter des ordures

A

to dump rubbish

64
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jeter

A

to throw away

65
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une décharge, un dépottoir

A

a rubbish dump
a garbage dump
a rubbish tip
a dumping ground

66
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une décharge sauvage

A

an illicit rubbish dump

67
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enterrer, enfouir

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to bury

68
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un site d’enfouissement des ordures

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a landfill

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brûler

A

to burn

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détruire

A

to destroy

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un incinérateur

A

an incinerator

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fondre

A

to melt

73
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une fuite

A

a leak

74
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les déchets nucléaires

A

nuclear waste

75
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retombées radioactives

A

radioactive fallout

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la radioactivité

A

radioactivity

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cancérigène

A

carcinogenic

78
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éliminer les déchets nucléaires

A

to dispose of nuclear waste

79
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l’élimination des déchets nucléaires

A

nuclear waste disposal

80
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un conteneur

A

a container

81
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des conteneurs hermétiquement fermés

A

hermetically sealed containers

82
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le stockage des déchets radioactifs

A

the storage of nuclear waste

83
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le principe de précaution

A

the precautionnary principle

the safety-first principle

84
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traiter, transformer des déchets

A

to process waste

85
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trier

A

to sort

86
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le tri sélectif

A

sorting, waste separation

87
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un conteneur de verre

A

a bottle bank

88
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des chiffons

A

rags

89
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le carton

A

cardboard

90
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la ferraille

A

scrap metal

91
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les emballages

A

packaging

92
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une boîte de bière

A

a can of beer

a beer can

93
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un surplus, un excès

A

a glut

94
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le recyclage

A

recycling

95
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recycler le plastique

A

to recycle plastic

96
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recyclable

A

recyclable

97
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une usine de recyclage

A

a recycling plant

98
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les coûts de recyclage

A

recycling costs