the environment Flashcards

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écologique, lié à l’ environnement

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environmental

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une politique qui respecte l’ environnement

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an environmentally-friendly, environment-friendly, eco-friendly policy

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protéger l’ environnement

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to protect, to preserve the environment

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la protection de l’ environnement

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the preservation of the environment

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la nature

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nature

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la protection de la nature

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nature conservation

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la faune et la flore

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wildlife

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un défenseur de l’ environnement

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a conservationist

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un écologiste

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an environmentalist, an ecologist

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un militant écologiste

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a green activist

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un écolo

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a tree-hugger

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un militant écologiste

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an eco-warrior

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sensibiliser l’ opinion publique à un problème

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to make people aware of a problem

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une campagne de sensibilisation

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an awareness-raising campaign

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un parc naturel

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a natural reserve, a national park

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le tourisme écologique

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eco-tourism

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détruire la biosphère

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to destroy the biosphere

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représenter une menace pour qch

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to posea threat to sth

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être une menace pour qch

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to be threat to sth

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mettre en danger qch

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to jeopardizesth, endanger sth

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mettre qch en danger

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to put sth at risk

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être en danger

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to be at risk, in danger

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nuire à l’ environnement

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to harm the enviroment, do harm to the environement

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nuisible, nocif

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harmful

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inoffensif, sans danger

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harmless

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dégâts

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damage

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endommager qch, porter atteinte à qch

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to damage sth

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causer des dégâts

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to do damage, to cause damage

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se détériorer ou détériorer

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to deteriorate

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les ressources naturelles

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natural resources

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l’ épuisement des ressources

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the depletion of resources

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la rareté

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scarcity

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les matières premières

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raw materials

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la biodiversité

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biodiversity

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l’ habitat

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habiitat

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une niche

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a niche

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un secteur sauvegardé, une zone protégée

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a consercvation area

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un écosystème

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an ecosystem

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une espèce

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a species

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une espèce animale

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an animal species

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une espèce végétale

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a plant species

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un mammifère

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a mammal

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un trafic d’ animaux

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animal trafficking

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une espèce en voie de disparition

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an endangered species

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être menacé d’ extinction

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to be threatened with extinction

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disparaître

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to become extinct

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la surpêche

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overfishing

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le thon rouge

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bluefin tuna

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un dauphiin/une baleine

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a dolphin/a whale

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une pêche à la baleine

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whaling

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la couche d’ ozone

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the ozone layer

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les rayons ultra-violets

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ultra-violet rays

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le trou dans la couche d’ ozone

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the hole in the ozone layer

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la diminution de la couche d’ ozone

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ozone depletion

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les CFC

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CFCs

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respectueux de la couche d’ ozone

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ozone-friendly

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une forêt tropicale

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a rainforest, a tropical forest

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le développement durable

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sustainable developement

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abbatre des arbres

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to fell, cut down trees

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le déboisement , la déforestation

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deforestation

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l’ exploitation du bois

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logging

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l’ industrie du bois

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the logging industry

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la forêt tropical se réduit

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the rainforest is shrinking

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reboiser

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to reforest

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le reboisement

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reforestation