The green movement Flashcards

1
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A dam

A

Un barrage

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2
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A disposal

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Une élimination, un rejet

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3
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A drought

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Une sécheresse

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4
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A flood

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Une inondation

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5
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A gallon

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3,79 litres

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6
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A grid

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Un réseau

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7
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A photovoltaic cell

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Une cellule photovotaïque

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8
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A power plant/station

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Une centrale (électrique)

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9
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A recycling bin/waste

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Une poubelle de recyclage

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10
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A recycling plant

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Une usine de recyclage

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11
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A renewable resource

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Une ressource renouvelable

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12
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A smoke

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Une fumée

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13
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A solar panel

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Un panneau solaire

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14
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A steam engine

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Un moteur à vapeur

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15
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A supply/supplies

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Une réserve

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16
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A sweatshop

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Un atelier d’exploitation, une usine à sueur

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17
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A tidal barrage

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Un barrage à marrée

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18
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A wind farm

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Un parc d’éoliennes

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19
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A wind turbine/a windmill

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Une éolienne

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20
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An alternative energy

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Une énergie alternative

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21
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An environmental advocate

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Un défenseur de l’environnement

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22
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An oil rig

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Une plateforme pétrolière

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23
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An oil slick

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Une marée noire

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24
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An oil/petrol/gas/fuel fill-up

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Un remplissage d’essence, fuel…

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25
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Carbon footprint

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L’empreinte carbone

26
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(Char)coal

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Charbon

27
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Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

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La responsabilité sociale des entreprises

28
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Cradle-to-grave

A

Du berceau au tombeau

29
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Eco(logically)-friendly

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Ecologique, respectueux de l’écologie

30
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Endangered species

A

Des espèces en voie de disparition

31
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Environmentally-friendly

A

Respectueux de l’environnement

32
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Fair trade

A

Commerce équitable

33
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Ferrous/non-ferrous

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Ferreux/non-ferreux

34
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Fossil fuel energy

A

Energie à combustible fossile

35
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Genetically Modified Organisms/GMO

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Organsimes Génétiquement Modifiés/ OGM

36
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Geothermal energy

A

Energie géothermale

37
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Global warming

A

Réchauffement de la planète

38
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Greenhouse effect

A

Effet de serre

39
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Harmful

A

Nocif/nuisible/dangereux

40
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Hydroelectric energy

A

Energie hydroélectrique

41
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Noxiousness

A

Nocivité

42
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Organic

A

Biologique

43
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Paperless

A

Dématérialisé (sans papier)

44
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Pollination

A

Pollinisation

45
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Repurposing

A

Reconversion

46
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Soot

A

Suie

47
Q

Stringent

A

Strict, rigoureux

48
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Sustainable development

A

Développement durable

49
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Tenuous

A

Précaire, peu convaincant, mince

50
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The dirt

A

La saleté

51
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The Food and Drug Administration/FDA

A

Agence américaine des produits alimentaires et médicamenteux

52
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The ozone layer

A

La couche d’ozone

53
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Tidal power

A

L’énergie des marées

54
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To check a burner

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Vérifier les brûleurs (chauffage)

55
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To dispose of something

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Jeter, se débarrasser de quelque-chose

56
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To gasp

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Avoir le souffle coupé, haleter

57
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To generate power

A

Générer de l’énergie

58
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To recharge a device

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Recharger un appareil

59
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To sort out waste

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Trier les déchets

60
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To store

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Entreposer, stocker

61
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To switch on/off

A

Allumer/éteindre

62
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Unleaded petrol

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Essence sans-plomb