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Pollution Flashcards

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Polluer

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To pollute

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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 polluant

A contaminant

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Polluant

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Polluting

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Être peu polluant

Être très polluant

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To pollute little

To pollute a lot

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Produits non polluants

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Non-polluting products

Eco-friendly products

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Diminuer la pollution

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To reduce pollution

To curb pollution

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Gaspiller

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To waste

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Nocif

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Harmful

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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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Un pic de pollution

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A pollution peak

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Les fumées d’usines

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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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L’essence sans plomb

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Unleaded petrol

Lead-free petrol

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Un pot catalytique

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A catalytic converter

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Surveiller la qualité de l’air

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To monitor air quality

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L’asthme

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Asthma

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La pollution de l’eau

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Water pollution

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Les nitrates

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Nitrates

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Les engrais

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Fertilizers

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La nappe phréatique

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Groundwater

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Contaminer les rivières

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To poison rivers

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Contaminer
To contaminate
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Un produit chimique toxique
A toxic chemical
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La dioxine
Dioxin
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Un égout | Les égouts
A sewer | The sewage system
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Les eaux usées
Sewage water | Waste water
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Une station d’épuration des eaux
A sewage works
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L’amiante
Asbestos
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La couche d’ozone
The ozone layer
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Les gaz CFC
CFCs
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La diminution de la couche d’ozone
Ozone depletion
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Respectueux de la couche d’ozone
Ozone-friendly
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Les rayons ultra-violets
Ultra-violet rays
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Les pluies acides
Acid rains
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Le saturnisme
Lead poisoning
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Les PCB
PCBs
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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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Des oiseaux mazoutés
Oil-covered birds
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Dégazer
To empty one’s tanks | To flush out one’s tanks
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Les ordures Les détritus Les déchets
Waste Rubbish (GB) Garbage (US) Trash (US)
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Les déchets toxiques | Les déchets organiques
Toxic waste | Organic 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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Ramasser des 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 incinérateur
An incinerator
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Un éboueur
``` A dustman (GB) A garbage man (US) ```
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Les détritus
Litter
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Éliminer des déchets
To dispose of waste
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Jetable
Disposable
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Biodégradable
Biodegradable
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Une poubelle
A dustbin A bin (GB) A garbage can (US)
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Un camion poubelle
A bin lorry (GB) | A garbage truck (US)
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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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Déposer des ordures | Jeter des ordures
To dump rubbish
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Un site d’enfouissement des ordures
A landfill
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Jeter
To throw away
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Enterrer | Enfouir
To bury
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Brûler
To burn
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Détruire
To destroy
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Fondre
To melt
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Les déchets nucléaires
Nuclear waste
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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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Stocker
To store
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Le stockage
Storage
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Des conteneurs hermétiquement fermés
Hermetically sealed containers
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Une fuite
A leak
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Le stockage des déchets radioactifs
The storage of nuclear waste
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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
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Traiter des déchets | 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 wank
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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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