The State Of The Planet Flashcards

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Être dans un piètre état

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To be in a sorry state

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Une planète mal en point, malade

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An ailing planet

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Faire peine a voir

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To be a sorry sight

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Montrer des signes de détérioration

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To show signs of deterioration

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Être en danger

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To be in danger

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Les chiffres sont préoccupants

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The statistics are staggering

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La dégradation des écosystèmes de la terre

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The décline of Earth’s ecosystems

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La perte de biodiversité

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The loss of biodiversity

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Menacer les écosystèmes

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To jeopardize ecosystems

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Présenter un risque sérieux

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To pose a serious risk to

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Atteindre le point de rupture

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To reach breaking point

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Être menace par l’activité humaine

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To be imperilled by human activity

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La cupidité humaine

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Human greed

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Épuiser les ressources de la terre

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To use up Earth’s ressources

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Accabler la nature

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To overburden nature

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Le réchauffement de la planète

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Global warming

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La fonte des calottes glacières

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The melting of ice caps

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La pollution marine

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Sea pollution

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La destruction des massifs coralliens

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The destruction of coral reefs

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La surpeche

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Overfishing

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Être en voie d’extinction

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To be on the brink of extinction

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L’eau douce disponible se fait rare

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Available freshwater is scarce

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La déforestation

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Deforestation

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Les forêts disparaissent rapidement

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Forests are fast disappearing

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La pollution automobile

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Car pollution

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Mettre un terme aux pratiques destructrices

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To halt destructive practices

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Rétablir un écosystème

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To restore an ecosystem

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La journée de la terre

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Earth Day

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Le sommet de la terre

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Earth Summit

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Sauver la terre

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To save the Earth

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Trouve un nouvel équilibre avec la nature

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To reach a new balance with nature

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Utiliser une technologie moins polluante

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To use less-polluting technology

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Guérir la planète

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To heal the planet

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Une tâche redoutable

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A daunting task