Sustainable Development Flashcards

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Épouvantable

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Appalling

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Moyenne

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Average

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Conscient

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Aware

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Interdire

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To ban

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5
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Biodiversité

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Biodiversity

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Emprunter

Emprunteur

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To borrow

Borrower

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Enterrer

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To bury

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Un militant

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A campaigner

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Gaz carbonique

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Carbon (dioxide)

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Bétail

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Cattle

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Produits chimiques

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Chemicals

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12
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Changement climatique

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Climate change

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Engagement

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Commitment

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14
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Habitude de consommation

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Consumption pattern

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Principal

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Core

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16
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Responsabilité des entreprises

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Corporate accountability

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17
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Produits de beauté

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Cosmetics

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18
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Récolte

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Crop

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19
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Pétrole brut

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Crude oil

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20
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Un barrage

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A bam

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21
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Endommager

Dégâts, dommages

Dangereux, nuisible à

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To damage

Damage

Damaging to (ex: company’s image)

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Intimider, démonter, décourager

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To daunt

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Désertification

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Desertification

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Détruire

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To destroy

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Revenu disponible
Disponable income
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Faire un don
To donate
27
Sécheresse
Drought
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Gaspiller, gâcher Gaspilleur, excessif
To waste Wasteful
29
Déchets nucléaires
Nuclear waste
30
Recycler Recyclage
To recycle Recycling
31
Faiblir, s'affaiblir Point faible, sensible Faiblesse
To weaken (to strengthen) Weak point Weakness
32
Jeter Une décharge
To dump A dump
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Efficace
Efficient
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Efficacité énergétique Politique énergétique
Energy efficiency Energy policy
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Des installations
Facilities
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Exportateur
Exporter
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Commerce équitable
Fair trade
38
Agriculteur
Farmer
39
Inondation
Flood
40
Rachat
Takeover
41
Combustible fossile Carburant
Fossil fuel Fuel
42
Fertilisant
Fertilizer
43
Génétiquement manipulé | Génétiquement modifié
Genetically engineered | Genetically modified
44
Commerce mondial
Global trade
45
Réchauffement de la planète
Global warming
46
Effet de serre
Greenhouse effect
47
Accorder
To Grant
48
La croissance
Growth (sans "the")
49
Endommager Dangereux
To harm Harmful
50
Risque, danger
Hazard
51
Vague de chaleur
Heat wave
52
Souligner ,mettre l'accent sur
To highlight
53
Appareil ménager
Household appliance
54
Un manque de
A lack of
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La famine
The Hunger bout
56
Ouragan
Hurricane
57
Niveau de vie
Living standard
58
Investissement Investir
Investment To invest
59
Exploitation du bois Bûcheron
Logging Logger
60
Obligatoire
Mandatory
61
Fabricant Matériau
Manufacturer Material
62
Gaz naturel
Natural gas
63
Compenser
To offset
64
Surpopulation
Overpopulation
65
Couche d'ozone
Ozone layer
66
Emballage
Packaging
67
Usine
A factory / a plant
68
Imprimer
To print out
69
Radioactivité
Radioactivity
70
Forêt tropicale
Rainforest
71
Poubelle de recyclage
Recycling bin
72
Renouvelable
Renewable
73
Réorganiser
To revamp
74
Economiser
To save / to spare
75
Niveau de la mer
Sea level
76
Pénurie
Shortage
77
Sol
Soil
78
Panneau solaire | Energie solaire
Solar panel | Solar power
79
Trier
To sort
80
Aérosol Arroser
Spray Sprinkle
81
Durabilité | Développement durable
Sustainability Sustainable development
82
Passer à
To switch to
83
S'attaquer à
To tackle
84
Objectif
Target
85
Papier toilette
Toilet risque
86
Non durable
Unsustainable
87
Gaz d'échappement
Vehicle emissions
88
Prévenir
To warn
89
Réserves d'eau
Water supplies
90
Peser
Weigh
91
Éolienne Energie éolienne
Wind farm Wind power
92
Villes tentaculaires
Urban sprawl