The Environment Flashcards

1
Q

environmental

A

écologique, lié à l’evironnement

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2
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an eco-friendly policy

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une politique qui respecte l’evironnement

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3
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to protect the environment

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protéger l’evironnement

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4
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the preservation of the environment

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la protection de l’evironnement

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5
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nature conservation

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la protection de la nature

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6
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wildlife

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la faune et la flore

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7
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a charity

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une organisation caritative

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8
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to halt

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stopper

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9
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a conservationist

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un défenseur de l’environnement

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10
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an environmentalist/ecologist

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un écologiste

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11
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a tree-hugger

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un écolo

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12
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an eco-warrio

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un militant écologiste

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13
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to make people aware of a problem

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sensibiliser l’opinion publique à un problème

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14
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an awareness-raising campaign

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une campagne de sesibilisation

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15
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a natural reserve

A

un parc naturel

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16
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whaling

A

la chasse à la baleine

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17
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bottom trawling

A

pêche au chalutier

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18
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global warming

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le réchauffement climatique

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19
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to destroy the bioshpere

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détruire la bioshpère

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20
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to pose a threat to sth

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représenter une menace pour qch

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21
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to jeopardize/endager sth

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mettre en danger qch

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22
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to put something at rist

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mettre qch en danger

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23
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a futurist

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un futurologue

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24
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to harm the environment

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nuire à l’environnment

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25
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harmful

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nuisible, nocif

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26
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harmless

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inoffensif, sans danger

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27
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damage

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dégâts

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to damage sth

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endommager qch, porter atteinte à qch

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welfare

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le bien-être

30
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to be at loggerheads (disagreement)

A

être en désaccord

31
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to run out of sth

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s’épuiser, être à court de qch

32
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to defile

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souiller / profaner

33
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the depletion of resources

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l’épuisement des ressources

34
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scarcity

A

la rareté

35
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raw materials

A

les matières premières

36
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to reap

A

récolter

37
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a regulatory relief

A

mesures assouplissant la réglementation

38
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to repeal

A

abroger

39
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to strip

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dépouiller

40
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a conservation are

A

un secteur sauvegardé

41
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a species

A

une espèce

42
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a mammal

A

un mammifère

43
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to dwell at length on sth

A

s’étendre sur qch

44
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to funnel

A

diriger, faire passer

45
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an endangered species

A

une espèce en voie de disparition

46
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to be threatened with extinction

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être menacé d’extinction

47
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to become extinct

A

disparaître

48
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overfishing

A

la surpêche

49
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bluefin tuna

A

le thon rouge

50
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a dolphin / a whale

A

un dauphin / une baleine

51
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readily

A

facilement

52
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the ozone layer

A

la couche d’ozone

53
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the whole in the ozone layer

A

le trou dans la couche d’ozone

54
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CFCs

A

les CFC

55
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ozone-friendly

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respectueux de la couche d’ozone

56
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striking

A

frappant

57
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intermingled

A

entremêlé

58
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to voice sth

A

exprimer qch

59
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a rainforest

A

une forêt tropicale

60
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sustainable development

A

le développement durable

61
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to fell, cut down trees

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abattre des arbres

62
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deforestation

A

le déboisement

63
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logging

A

l’exploitation du bois

64
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the rainforest is shrinking

A

la forêt tropicale se réduit

65
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to reforest

A

reboiser

66
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reforestation

A

le reboisement

67
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football pitches

A

des terrains de football