The Environment Flashcards

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Le système d’égouts

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Sewage

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Un égout

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A sewer

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2
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Forêt humide

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The rainforest

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3
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Prairie

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Grassland

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4
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Zone humide

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Wetland

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5
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Mauvaise herbe

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Weed

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6
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Insecte nuisible

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Pest

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7
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Industries polluantes

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Smokestack industries

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8
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Nappe de pétrole

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An oil slick

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9
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Marée noire

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An oil spill

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10
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Retombées radioactives

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Radioactive fallout

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11
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Gaspiller

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To waste

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12
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Les déchets

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Waste

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13
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Les détritus

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Litter

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14
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Les ordures

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Garbage/refuse/rubbish

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15
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Déposer des ordures

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To dump rubbish/waste

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16
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Une décharge

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A garbage dump

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17
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Déchetterie

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A waste collection site

18
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Déchets toxiques

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Noxious waste

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Q

Soja

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Soybean

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Maïs

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Corn

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Graine de colza

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Rape

22
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Biocarburant

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Biofuel

23
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Huile de palme

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Palm

24
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Développement durable

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Sustainable development

25
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Agriculture biologique

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Organic farming

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Le bio

A

Organic food

27
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Un scénario catastrophe

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A doomsday scenario

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Une bombe à retardement

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A ticking time-bomb

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Q

Tempête de sable

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Dust storm

30
Q

Glissement de terrain

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Landslide

31
Q

Sécheresse

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Drought

32
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Inondation

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Flood

33
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Tremblement de terre

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Earthquake

34
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Tornade

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Tornado/twister/hurricane

35
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Tsunami

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A tidal wave

36
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Défrichement

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Land/forest clearance

37
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Érosion des sols

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Soil erosion

38
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Pluies acides

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Acid rain

39
Q

Réchauffement planétaire

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Global warming

40
Q

La fonte des calottes glacières

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Meltdown of the ice caps

41
Q

Effet de serre

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Greenhouse effect

42
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Le trou dans la couche d’ozone

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The hole in the ozone layer

43
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La montée des eaux

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The ruse of sea levels