Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

Anglais Astrid > The Environment > Flashcards

The Environment Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
Vocabulaire Anglais flashcards
1
Q

L’atmosphère

A

The atmosphere

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Un être humain

A

A human being

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Un biocarburant

A

A biofuel

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Une voiture hybride

A

A hybrid car

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Une voiture qui consomme peu, qui a peu roulé

A

A low-mileage car

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Le changement climatique

A

🚫climate change

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Un nuage toxique

A

A poison cloud

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

La défense de l’environnement

A

Conservation(ism)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Un barrage

A

A dam

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Le développement durable

A

Sustainable development

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Le dioxyde de carbone

A

Carbon dioxyde

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Une catastrophe naturelle

A

A natural disaster

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Une catastrophe en puissance

A

A disaster waiting to happen

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Sécheresse

A

Drought

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

L’effet de serre

A

The greenhouse effect

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

La terre/planète

A

The Earth

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

La disparition

A

Extinction

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

Les retombées radioactives

A

Radioactive fallout

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

Un engrais

A

A fertilizer

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

Une inondation

A

A flood

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

Une crue subite

A

A flash flood

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

L’inondation

A

Flooding

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

Le brouillard

A

The fog

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

Le brouillard de pollution

A

The smog

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Q

Nappe(s) phréatiques

A

Groundwater

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
26
Q

L’eau douce

A

Freshwater

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
27
Q

La faune/la flore

A

Fauna/flora

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
28
Q

L’extraction du gaz de schiste

A

Fracking

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
29
Q

Un combustible, un carburant

A

A fuel

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
30
Q

Les gaz d’échappement

A

Exhaust fumes

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
31
Q

Le gaz de schiste

A

Shale gas

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
32
Q

Des gaz à effet de serre

A

Heat-trapping gases

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
33
Q

Un glacier

A

A glacier

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
34
Q

La chaleur

A

Heat

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
35
Q

Un ouragan

A

A hurricane

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
36
Q

La calotte glacière

A

The ice cap/sheet

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
37
Q

La couche d’ozone

A

The ozone layer

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
38
Q

Une zone inondable

A

A flood risk area

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
39
Q

Une décharge

A

A landfill

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
40
Q

Biodégradable

A

Biodegradable

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
41
Q

Froid,frais

A

Cool

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
42
Q

Sec

A

Dry

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
43
Q

Qui permet d’économiser de l’énergie

A

Energy-efficient

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
44
Q

De l’environnement

A

Environmental

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
45
Q

Écologique, engagé dans la protection de l’environnement

A

Environment-friendly

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
46
Q

Un glissement de terrain

A

A landslide

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
47
Q

Le niveau de la mer

A

Sea-levels

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
48
Q

L’augmentation du niveau de la mer

A

Rising sea-levels

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
49
Q

Une fuite

A

A leak

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
50
Q

Les matières premières

A

Raw materials

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
51
Q

Un pesticide

A

A pesticide

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
52
Q

Un pic de pollution

A

A pollution peak

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
53
Q

Un polluant

A

A pollutant

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
54
Q

Pétrole

A

Oil

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
55
Q

Le fioul, le mazout

A

Heating oil

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
56
Q

La surpêche

A

Overfishing

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
57
Q

Une centrale électrique

A

A power plant/station

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
58
Q

Une centrale nucléaire

A

A nuclear plant

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
59
Q

La pollution de l’eau/l’air

A

Water/air pollution

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
60
Q

La pollution de la mer

A

Marine pollution

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
61
Q

L’énergie solaire/éolienne

A

Solar/wind power

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
62
Q

Les pluies acides

A

Acid rain

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
63
Q

Les précipitations

A

Rainfall

64
Q

Une forêt tropicale

A

A rainforest

65
Q

Le recyclage

A

Recycling

66
Q

Une plateforme pétrolière

A

An oil ring

67
Q

Les ordures

A

Refuse

68
Q

Les sources d’énergie renouvelables

A

Renewables

69
Q

Les ordures

A

Rubbish

70
Q

Une décharge

A

A rubbish dump

71
Q

Les décombres

A

Rubble

72
Q

Pénurie d’eau

A

Water scarcity

73
Q

Une pénurie

A

A shortage (of drinkable water)

74
Q

L’ampleur du désastre

A

The scope (/extent) of the disaster

75
Q

Une vague de froid

A

A cold spell

76
Q

Un rayon de soleil

A

A sunbeam

77
Q

Les eaux d’égout

A

Sewage

78
Q

Une marée noire

A

An oil slick/spill

79
Q

Une espèce

A

A species

80
Q

Deux espèces

A

Two species

81
Q

Une espèce en voie de disparition

A

An endangered species

82
Q

Un orage, une tempête

A

A storm

83
Q

Une tornade

A

A tornado

84
Q

Le réchauffement de la planète

A

🚫Global warming

85
Q

Les déchets, les ordures

A

Waste

86
Q

Le gaspillage

A

Wastage

87
Q

Un raz-de-marée

A

A tidal wave

88
Q

Une éolienne

A

A windmill/wind machine

89
Q

Un parc d’éolienne

A

A windfarm

90
Q

La pêche à la baleine

A

Whaling

91
Q

Disparu

A

Extinct

92
Q

Vert, propre, écologique

A

Green

93
Q

Qui consomme bcp d’énergie

A

Energy-guzzling

94
Q

Dangereux, nuisible

A

Harmful

95
Q

Bio

A

Organic

96
Q

Polluant

A

Polluting

97
Q

Pollué

A

Polluted

98
Q

Rare

A

Scarce

99
Q

Sensé, raisonnable

A

Sensible

100
Q

Durable

A

Sustainable

101
Q

Toucher une région

A

To affect a region/area

102
Q

Être condamné à l’extinction

A

To be doomed to extinction

103
Q

Limiter les gaz à effet de serre

A

To curb greenhouse gases

104
Q

Endommager, abîmer

A

To damage

105
Q

Disparaître, s’éteindre

A

To die out

106
Q

Jeter

A

To dump

107
Q

Mettre en danger

A

To endanger populations

108
Q

Couper des arbres

A

To fell (felled, felled) trees

109
Q

Produire de l’électricité

A

To generate electricity

110
Q

Réchauffer

A

To heat up

111
Q

Avoir un impact sur les populations

A

To impact populations

112
Q

Mettre en péril

A

To jeopardize

113
Q

Fondre

A

To melt

114
Q

Compenser les émissions

A

To offset CO2 emissions

115
Q

Polluer

A

To pollute

116
Q

Empoisonner

A

To poison

117
Q

Alimenter en énergie

A

To power

118
Q

Recycler

A

To recycle

119
Q

Venir à manquer de pétrole

A

To run out of oil

120
Q

Être à court de temps

A

To run out of time

121
Q

Empêcher le réchauffement climatique

A

To stave off global warming

122
Q

Dégeler, fondre

A

To thaw

123
Q

Menacer

A

To threaten

124
Q

Piéger

A

To trap

125
Q

Faire des ravages

A

To wreak havoc

126
Q

Plafonner les émissions de carbone

A

To cap carbon emissions

127
Q

L’empreinte écologique

A

The ecological footprint

128
Q

Mondialement

A

Globally

129
Q

Adopter des mesures préventives

A

To take preventive/preventative action

130
Q

Une politique écologique

A

An environmental policy

131
Q

Un défenseur de l’environnement

A

A conservationist

132
Q

Tenir compte d’un msg

A

To heed a message

133
Q

Le partage de voitures/co-voiturage

A

Car pooling

134
Q

Les aliments bio

A

Organic food

135
Q

Trier les déchets

A

To sort ouf waste

136
Q

La récupération du verre

A

Bottle redemption

137
Q

Accroître la prise de conscience du problème

A

To heighten awareness of the problem

138
Q

Lancer une campagne de sensibilisation

A

To launch an awareness campaign

139
Q

Se convertir à l’écologie

A

To go green

140
Q

Le militantisme écologique

A

Green activism

141
Q

Les produits écologiques

A

Eco-friendly products

142
Q

Une taxe sur les émissions de CO2

A

A carbon tax

143
Q

Une taxe sur les automobiles (circulation en centre ville)

A

A congestion charge

144
Q

Surveiller la qualité de l’air

A

To monitor air quality

145
Q

Se convertir au nucléaire

A

To go nuclear

146
Q

Abandonner progressivement le nucléaire

A

To phase out nuclear energy

147
Q

Tout n’est pas si sombre

A

It is not all gloom and doom

148
Q

Éviter, prévenir une catastrophe

A

To avert a disaster

149
Q

Espérer que tout se passe bien

A

To hope for the best

150
Q

Faire l’autruche

A

To stick one’s head in the sand

151
Q

Arrêter de faire l’autruche

A

To get one’s head out of the sand

152
Q

La survie des espèces

A

The survival of species

153
Q

Déclencher des problèmes

A

To trigger problems

154
Q

Mettre fin à une consommation excessive

A

To put a halt to excessive consumption

155
Q

Gaspiller/dilapider les ressources

A

To squander resources

156
Q

Minimiser le problème

A

To downplay the problem

Anglais Astrid (27 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions