Science & Technologie / environnement Flashcards

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Un scientifique

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A scientist

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Une hypothèse

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A hypothesis

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Un échantillon

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A sample

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Des données

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Data

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Une découverte

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A finding / a discovery

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Dévoiler / divulguer

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To disclose

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Novateur

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Innovative

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Le clonage

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Cloning

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Un embryon

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An embryo

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OGMs

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GMOs ( Genetically-Modified Organisms)

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Un logiciel

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Software

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Un fournisseur d’accès internet

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An internet service provider

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Un navigateur

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A browser

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Télécharger

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To download

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Un site d’échange de fichier

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A file-swapping website

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Le droit d’auteur

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Copyright

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17
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Un réseau

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A network

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Un pirate

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A hacker / pirate

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L’anonymat / anonyme

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Anonymity / anonymous

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20
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Un pirate

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A hacker / pirate

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21
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Un mots de passe

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A password

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22
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Le changement climatique

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Climate change

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23
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Dioxyde de carbone

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Carbon dioxide

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24
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Réduire les émissions de carbone

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To cut/curb carbon émissions

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25
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L’empreinte carbone

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The carbon footprint

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Les gaz d’échappement

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Exhaust

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27
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Un 4X4

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A SUV (Sports Utility Vehicule)

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Une voiture qui consomme beaucoup

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A gas guzzler

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Un camion

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A truck (US) / a lorry (Gb)

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Charbon

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Coal

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Petrole

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Oil

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Un baril

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A barrel

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Essence

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Gas (US) / Petrol (GB)

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34
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Le réchauffement de la planete

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Global warming

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35
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L’effet de serre

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The greenhouse effect

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36
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La hausse du niveau de la mer

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The sea-level rise

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37
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La fonte des glaciers

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The melting of glaciers

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38
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Le Groenland

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Greenland

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39
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La couche d’ozone

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The ozone layer

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40
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Les catastrophes naturelles

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Natural disasters

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41
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Une canicule

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A heatwave

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42
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La sécheresse

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Drought

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43
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Une inondation

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A flood

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44
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Un ouragan

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A hurricane

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45
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Un glissement de terrain

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A mudslide

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46
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Un orage

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A storm

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47
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Un tremblement de terre

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A earthquake

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48
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Provoquer des dégâts

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To wreak (wrought/ wrought ) havoc

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49
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Des déchets

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Waste

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50
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Ordures

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Rubbish/ garbage / refuse

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51
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Une déchèterie

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A rubbish tip/ a garbage dump

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52
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Enterrer

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To bury

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53
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Eaux usées

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Sewage

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54
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Polluant

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Polluting

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55
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Un polluant

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A pollutant

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56
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Le recyclage

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Recycling

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57
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Une marée noire

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An oil spill

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58
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Produit chimique

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Chemical

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59
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Un pesticide

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A pesticide

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60
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Un desherbant

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A weedkiller

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61
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De l’engrais

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A fertiliser

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62
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Une pénurie / un manque

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A shortage

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63
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Le déboisement

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Déforestation

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64
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Les bois / les arbres

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Timber

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65
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La forêt tropical

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The rainforest

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66
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La faune et la flore

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Wildlife

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67
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Un mammifère

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A mammal

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68
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Le braconnage

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Poaching

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69
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Une espèce

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A species

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70
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Être menacer de disparition

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To face extinction

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71
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Massacrer

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To slaughter

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72
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La fourrure

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Fur

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73
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Le cuir

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Leather

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74
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Une centrale nucléaire

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A nuclear power station

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75
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Mettre en péril

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To jeopardize

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76
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Alarmant / inquiétant

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Alarming

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77
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Un écologiste

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An environmentalist / a conservationist

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78
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Le militantisme

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Militancy

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79
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Sensible à

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Sensitive to

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80
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Un plaidoyer

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A plea

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81
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Le développement durable

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Sustainable development

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82
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Qui respecte l’environnement

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Environment friendly

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83
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L’énergie renouvelable

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Renewable energy

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84
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Une éolienne

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A windmill

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85
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Un panneau solaire

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A solar panel

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86
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La nourriture bio

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Organic food

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87
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Un fléau

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A scourge

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Adéquation

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Adequacy

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Apporter, amener

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To bring, brought, brought

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Subissant, souffrant

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Suffering

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Souffrir de

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To suffer from

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Misérable, maudit

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Wretched

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Situation critique

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Plight

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Le pire reste à venir

A

The worst is yet to come

95
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Être accablé par

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To be plagued by

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Tardif

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Belated

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Soulagement

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Relief

98
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Imminent

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Impending

99
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Attribuer à quelqu’un la responsabilité pour

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To blame sb for

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Circonspection

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Circumspection

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Craintif, peureux

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Fearful

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Reportage, couverture

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Coverage

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Affronter qqc

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To contend with

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Occupe

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Busy

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Impliquant

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Implying

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Avoir d’autres chats à fouetter

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To have other fish to fry

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Action efficace

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Effective action

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Florissant prospère

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Thriving

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Être dans l’obligation de, être sur de

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To be bound to

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Une expérience

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An experiment

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Étaler, disséminer, propager, répandre

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To spread

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Soulager atténuée

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To alleviate

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Indifférence, apathie

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Apathy

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Être retardé

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To be delayed

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La diminution, l’appauvrissement

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Depletion

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L’erosion

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Soil erosion

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Appauvrir

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Impoverish

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Epuiser

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Exhaust, deplete

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Gaspiller

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Waste, squander

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Endommager, nuire a

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Damage

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Detruire

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Destroy

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Ravager, dévaster

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Devastate, wreak havoc (on)

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Un pot d’échappement

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An exhaust pipe

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Les fumées industrielles

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Industrial fumes/smoke

125
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Des installations industrielles

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Industrial facilities

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Le brouillard

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Fog

127
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Le brouillard polluant

A

Smog

128
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L’amiante

A

Asbestos

129
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Une intoxication

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Poisoning

130
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Des difficultés respiratoires

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Breathing difficulties

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Degager de la fumée

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Release, let out smoke

132
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Polluer

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Pollute

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Inhaler, inspirer

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Breathe in, inhale

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S’asphyxier

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Choke

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Avoir du mal a respirer

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Fight for breath, gasp for breath

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Poussiéreux

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Dusty

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Nocif

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Noxious

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Etouffant

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Stifling

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Irrespirable

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Unbreathable

140
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Cancérigène

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Carcinogenic, cancer causing

141
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Malsain

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Unwholesome

142
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La secheresse

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Drought

143
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La nappe phreatique

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Ground water

144
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Un raz de marrée

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A tidal wave

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Dessécher

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Dry up, dry out

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Sec

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Dry

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Desertique, aride, sterile

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Barren

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Affamé

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Hungry, starved, starving

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La pénurie

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Shortage

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L’abondance

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Abundance, plenty

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L’exces

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Glut

152
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La mauvaise gestion

A

Mismanagement

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Les ordures menageres

A

Household waste

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Des dechets dangereux

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Hazardous waste

155
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Des vieilleries, des objets bon a jeter

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Junk

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Des produits jetables

A

Disposable products

157
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La ferraille

A

Scrap

158
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Un tas de ferraille, une decharge

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A scrap heap

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Gaspiller

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Waste

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Sentir mauvais

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Smell foul

161
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Empester

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Stink

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Intoxiquer, empoisonner

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Poison

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Sale

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Dirty

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Dangereux, risquer

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Hazardous

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Malodorant

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Smelly, foul-smelling

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Toxique

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Poisonous

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Encombrant

A

Cumbersome, bulky

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Le tri

A

Sorting out

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Un collecteur de verre usagé

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A bottle bank

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Faire le tri de

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Sorting out

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Etre conscient de

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Be aware of

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Prendre conscience de

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Become aware of

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Réutilisable

A

Reusable

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Recyclable

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Recyclable

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Consigné

A

Returnable

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Inoffensif

A

Harmless

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Sain

A

Wholesome

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L’engagement

A

Commitment

179
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La participation

A

Involvement

180
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Une campagne

A

A campaign

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Une campagne de sensibilisation

A

An awarness campaign

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L’activité des groupes de pression

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Lobbying

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Un proces

A

A suit, a lawsuit

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S’engager

A

Commit oneself

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Participer a , etre impliqué dans

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Be involved in

186
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Denoncer

A

Denounce

187
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S’opposer

A

Oppose

188
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Se plaindre

A

Complain

189
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Attaquer en justice

A

Sue

190
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Intenter un proces a

A

Bring a lawsuit against

191
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Militant

A

Militant

192
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Ecologique

A

Environmental

193
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Virulent

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Virulent

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Une loi en faveur de l’environnement

A

A green law

195
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Une mesure d’encouragement

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An incentive

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Une reserve d’animaux sauvages

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A game reserve, a game park

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Une reserve naturelle

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A nature reserve

198
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Une reserve d’oiseaux

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A bird sanctuary

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Des mesures d’economie d’energie

A

Energy saving measures

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Des ressources inexploitées

A

Untapped resources

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Le ramassage des dechets

A

Rubbish collecting

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Le co-voiturage

A

Car-pooling

203
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Une tax

A

A tax, a duty

204
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Voter une loi

A

Pass a law

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Promulguer

A

Enact

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Réglementer

A

Regulate

207
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Garantir

A

Guarantee

208
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Respecter la loi

A

Abide by the law

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Les économies d’énergie

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Energy efficiency

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L’energie propre

A

Clean energy

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L’energie eolienne

A

Wind power

212
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Une station d’épuration

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A sewage treatment plant

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Le traitement des dechets

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Waste disposal

214
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Renouveler

A

Renew

215
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Assainir

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Clean up

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Traiter ( eaux usées)

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Process (sewage)

217
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Traiter (déchets)

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Manage (waste)

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Sans-fumée

A

Smoke free