the environnement Flashcards

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1
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la nature ne danger
la terre en danger
les espèces en voix de disparition

A

endangered nature
endangered earth
endangered species

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2
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menacer

A

to threaten, endanger

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perturber l’éco-systèmre

A

tu disrupt the eco-systeme

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4
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nuire / nuisible / inoffensif

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to harm / harmful / harmless

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5
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la foret tropicale

A

the rain forest

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6
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mettre en danger

A

to jeopardize

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7
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la faune et la flaure

A

wildlife

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8
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pêche industrielle / pêcher

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industrial fishing / to fish

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9
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massacrer

A

to slaughter

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10
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déséquilibre écologique

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ecological imbalance

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11
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abattre un arbre

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to chop down a tree

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12
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un espèce protégée

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a protected specieSS

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13
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l’érosion

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soil erosion

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14
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désherbant

A

weedkiller

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15
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pulveriser

A

to spray

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16
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l’effet de serre

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greenhouse effect

17
Q

les gaz à effet de serre

A

greenhouse gas

18
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la couche d’ozone

A

the ozone layer

19
Q

la hausse du niveau de la mer

la baisse des températures

A

the rise in sea level

the drop down in temperatures

20
Q

la banquise qui rétrécie

A

the shrinking sea ice

21
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appauvrir

A

impoverish

22
Q

rendre qlq chse responsable de

A

to blame stg for

23
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un produit chimique

A

a chemical

24
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polluer / polluant

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to pollute / pollutant

25
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les gaz d’échappement

A

exhaust fumes

26
Q

dégager de la fumer

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to release smoke

27
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les fumées industrielle

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industrial fumes

28
Q

inspirer

A

to breathe

29
Q

nocif

A

noxious

30
Q

nappe phréatique

A

ground water

31
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la pénurie

A

the shortage

32
Q

la marée noire

A

the oil slick

33
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un décharge

A

a dump

34
Q

un tambour

A

a drum

35
Q

se débarrasser de

A

to get ride of / to dispose of

36
Q

les ordure ménagères

A

household wastes