The green movement Flashcards by Lou Ledrut | Brainscape

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A dam

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Un barrage

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A disposal

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Une élimination, un rejet

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A drought

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Une sécheresse

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A flood

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Une inondation

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A gallon

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3,79 litres

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A grid

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Un réseau

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A photovoltaic cell

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Une cellule photovotaïque

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A power plant/station

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Une centrale (électrique)

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A recycling bin/waste

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Une poubelle de recyclage

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A recycling plant

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Une usine de recyclage

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A renewable resource

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Une ressource renouvelable

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A smoke

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Une fumée

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A solar panel

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Un panneau solaire

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A steam engine

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Un moteur à vapeur

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A supply/supplies

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Une réserve

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A sweatshop

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Un atelier d’exploitation, une usine à sueur

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A tidal barrage

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Un barrage à marrée

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A wind farm

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Un parc d’éoliennes

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A wind turbine/a windmill

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Une éolienne

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An alternative energy

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Une énergie alternative

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An environmental advocate

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Un défenseur de l’environnement

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An oil rig

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Une plateforme pétrolière

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An oil slick

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Une marée noire

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An oil/petrol/gas/fuel fill-up

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Un remplissage d’essence, fuel…

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Carbon footprint

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L’empreinte carbone

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(Char)coal

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Charbon

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Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

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La responsabilité sociale des entreprises

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Cradle-to-grave

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Du berceau au tombeau

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Eco(logically)-friendly

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Ecologique, respectueux de l’écologie

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Endangered species

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Des espèces en voie de disparition

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Environmentally-friendly

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Respectueux de l’environnement

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Fair trade

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Commerce équitable

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Ferrous/non-ferrous

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Ferreux/non-ferreux

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Fossil fuel energy

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Energie à combustible fossile

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Genetically Modified Organisms/GMO

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Organsimes Génétiquement Modifiés/ OGM

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Geothermal energy

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Energie géothermale

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Global warming

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Réchauffement de la planète

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Greenhouse effect

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Effet de serre

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Harmful

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Nocif/nuisible/dangereux

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Hydroelectric energy

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Energie hydroélectrique

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Noxiousness

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Nocivité

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Organic

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Biologique

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Paperless

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Dématérialisé (sans papier)

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Pollination

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Pollinisation

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Repurposing

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Reconversion

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Soot

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Suie

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Stringent

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Strict, rigoureux

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Sustainable development

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Développement durable

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Tenuous

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Précaire, peu convaincant, mince

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The dirt

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La saleté

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The Food and Drug Administration/FDA

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Agence américaine des produits alimentaires et médicamenteux

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The ozone layer

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La couche d’ozone

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Tidal power

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L’énergie des marées

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To check a burner

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Vérifier les brûleurs (chauffage)

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To dispose of something

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Jeter, se débarrasser de quelque-chose

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To gasp

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Avoir le souffle coupé, haleter

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To generate power

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Générer de l’énergie

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To recharge a device

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Recharger un appareil

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To sort out waste

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Trier les déchets

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To store

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Entreposer, stocker

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To switch on/off

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Allumer/éteindre

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Unleaded petrol

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Essence sans-plomb