Tg Essay suggested rendering Flashcards by Inal Bjakhov

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rely heavily on

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fortement reposer sur

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self-reliance

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auto-suffisance

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insofar as

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dans la mesure où

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release

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rejeter/émettre

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ranks higher/is becoming more and more of an issue

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top priorité

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all-important/of paramount importance

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de la plus haute importance

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started to cause sea level to rise

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faire montée la marée

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pessimist (synonym)

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doomsayer

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Be that as it may

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Quoiqu’il en soit

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prospects are bleak

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les perspectives sont sombres

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supply power

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alimentation électrique/souce d’alimentation

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dans le sillage de/ dans la foulée

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in the wake of

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remplacer l’énergie nucléaire par de l’énergie renouvelable

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to replace nuclear plants with renewables

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négliger

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overlook

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des petits accidents arrivent parfois

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minor accidents do occur

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être arrivé jusqu’à maintenant

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to experience smth so far/ up to now

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worse still

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pire encore

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loin de rassurer

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far from reassuring

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visé par des terroristes

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targeted by terrorists

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renforcer

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to tough/ to reinforce

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protéger la source d’approvisionnement en uranium

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to protect uranium supply

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élimination

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disposal

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quasiment insoluble (élimination des déchets)

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virtually insoluble

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synonyme de significant

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substantial

sceller

to seal

béton

concrete

recycle (synonym)

reprocess

before (synonyme)

prior

fissures (synonym)

cracks

eaux souterrains

underground waterways/groundwater

bequeath to/pass on

léguer

dépendre uniquement de

rely exclusively on

être approvisionné

to get/ to be supplied with

réticent**

reluctant/reticent

wind turbines (synonym)

wind-mills

moins rentable

less cost-efficient

devenir plus accessible (à l’achat)

to become more affordable

énergies vert

green/renewable energy sources

répondre aux besoins d’une population croissante

to meet the energy meets of a growing world population

solar panels (synonym)

photovoltaic cells

fracking (synonym)

gas fracking

En attendant, il est à espérer que

Meanwhile, it is to be hoped that

gérer

manage/handle

réacteurs nucléairs

nuclear reactor

sans jamais causer de csq néfastes sur la nature

without ever causing environmental disaster