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The environment Flashcards

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a survey (2)

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un sondage / une enquête

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a speech

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un discours

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a drought

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une sécheresse

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la sécheresse

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dryness (figuratively means coldness, callousness, insensitivity)

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the destruction of the ozone layer

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la destruction de la couche d’ozone

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an earthquake

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un tremblement de terre

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a wildfire

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un incendie

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overpopulation

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la surpopulation

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population growth

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l’accroissement de la population

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the endangering of species

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la disparition des espèces (f)

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war

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la guerre

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the lack of fresh water

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la manque d’eau douce

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natural resources

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les ressources naturelles

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illegal hunting

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la chasse illégale

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overfishing

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la surpêche

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the greenhouse effect

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l’effet de serre

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salt water

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l’eau salée

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global warming

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le réchauffement climatique

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electric devices

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les appareils électriques

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public transport

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les transports (m) publics / en commun

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tap water

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l’eau du robinet

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a running tap

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un robinet ouvert

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a disposable cup

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un gobelet jetable

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the homeless

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les sans-abri / les SDF

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deforestation (2)

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1) le déboisement

2) la déforestation

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an oil spillage

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une fuite de pétrole

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air pollution

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la pollution d’air

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a flood

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une inondation

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my worries

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mes soucis

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wellbeing

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le bien-être

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the right to be fed

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le droit d’être nourri

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the right to healthcare

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le droit d’être soigné

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the right to equality

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le droit à l’égalité

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poverty

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la pauvrété

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a donation

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un don

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charity (the act of giving)

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la charité

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a charity (organisation)

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une association caritative

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injustice

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l’injustice

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an MP

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un(e) député(e)

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a demonstration (public protest)

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une manifestation

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to look after the planet

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s’occuper la planète

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a roof

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un toit

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to install solar panels on your roof

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installer des panneaux solaires sur son toit

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a flood barrier

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une digue

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to sort/separate rubbish

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trier les déchets

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to pick up rubbish

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ramasser les déchets

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to need to

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avoir besoin de

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to protect

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protéger

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to feed

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nourrir

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to dream

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rêver

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to make enquiries

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se renseigner (whereas “renseigner” on its own is just “to inform”)

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to inform

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renseigner

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to save (rescue)

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sauver

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a lack of rain

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un manque de pluie

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to go shopping

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faire du shopping / des achats

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to turn down the heating

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baisser le chauffage

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to turn the heating up

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allumer le chauffage

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to avoid disposable products

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éviter les produits jetables

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to opt for / choose over other things

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privilégier

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to opt for organic products

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privilégier les produits bio

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to opt for fairtrade products

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privilégier les produits issus du commerce equitable

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to flood

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inonder

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to set fire

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incendier

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carpooling/carsharing

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le covoiturage

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to sponsor a child

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parrainer un enfant

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to throw (2) litter on the ground

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jeter/lancer des déchets par le terre

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never do it!

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ne rien faire!

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to lead campaigns to raise awareness

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mener des campagnes de sensibilisation

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to lead

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mener

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to do volunteering

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faire du bénévolat

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to be in the process of

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être en train de

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devastated by war

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ravagé par des conflits

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to transport wood

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trafiquer le bois

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to take action / undertake / begin doing

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entreprendre

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to get pupils involved

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mobiliser les élèves

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leaving appliances on standby

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manquant les appareils en veille

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to matter/count

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compter

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to refuse plastic bags

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refuser les sacs en plastique

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to collect/salvage rainwater

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récupérer l’eau de pluie

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to flush the toilet less often

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tirer la chasse d’eau moin fréquemment

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I will engage more concretely

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je m’engagerai plus concrètement

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I receive a lot of mail

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je recois beaucoup de mails

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the power (2)

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la puissance / le pouvoir

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packaged

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emballé

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packaging

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l’emballage (m)

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a recycling bin

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un bac de recyclage

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imprisoned

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emprisonné

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instead of

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au lieu de

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exploited

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exploité

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right before your eyes

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a vue d’oeil

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worrying/disturbing

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inquiétant

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exhaustible/finite

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épuisable

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exhaust fumes

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le gaz d’échappement

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food waste

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déchets ailimentaire

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the hole in the ozone layer

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le trou dans la couche d’ozone

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a fire (2)

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un feu/incendie

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marine life

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la vie marine

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central heating

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le chauffage central

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to destroy

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détruire

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an energy saving light bulb

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une ampoule à basse consommation

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washing up liquid

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le liquide vaisselle

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laundry detergent

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la lessive

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to waste

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gaspiller

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a council skip

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une déchèterie

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a petrol spill (check this one)

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une fuite d’essence

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a carbon footprint

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une empreinte carbone

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what worries/concerns me the most

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ce qui (m’inquiète / me préoccupe) le plus

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let’s fight against hunger

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luttons contre la faim

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people who are falsely imprisoned

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les personnes qui sont emprisonnées a tort

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every gesture counts

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chaque geste compte

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we have to act now

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il faut agir maintenant / il faut qu’on agisse maintenant (subjonctif)

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I don’t do a lot for the environment

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je ne fais pas grand-chose pour l’environnement

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a view of the world

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un oeil sur le monde

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how will the planet feed everyone?

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comment la planète peut-elle nourrir tout le monde?

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people have to kill

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des personnes se font tuer

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people have to become refugees

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des personnes deviennent des réfugiés

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the refugee crisis

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la crise migratoire

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the world is getting warmer

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la terre est en train de se réchauffer

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we saved 50% on heating

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nous avons économisé 50% sur le chauffage

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