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The State of the Planet Flashcards

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etre dans un piètre état

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to be in a sorry state

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faire peine à 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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etre en danger

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to be in jeopardy/ in danger/ at risk

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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 decline 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 écosystemes

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to jeopardize ecosystems

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présenter un risque sérieux/ une menace sérieuse pour

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to pose a serious risk to / a serious threat to

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atteindre le point de rupture

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to reach breaking point

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être menacé 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 the Earth’s ressources

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accabler la nature

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to overburden la nature

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une planete malade, mal en point

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an ailing planet

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le réchauffement de la planete

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global warming

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la fonte des calottes glaciaires

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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 récifs coralliens

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the destruction of coral reefs

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la diminution du cheptel piscicole

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the depletion of fish stocks

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la surpêche

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overfishing

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etre 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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the Earth Summit

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sauver la Terre

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to save the Earth

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trouver 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 tache redoutable

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a dauting task

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Comment avons nous laissé les choses en arriver là

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How did we let things get to this point?

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La perte de la terre au profit de l’urbanisation, la dégradation du sol et le manque d’eau ne laissent augurer rien de bon pour l’avenir

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the future is clouded by the loss of land to urban development, soil degradation and water scarcity

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les marécages, forêts, savanes et autres habitats qui recyclent l’air, l’eau et les substances nutritives pour les êtres vivants sont irrémédiablement endommagés.

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the wetlands, forests, savannahs and other habitats that recycle air, water and nutrients for living creatures are being irretrievably damaged

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the planet^’sles capacités de la planete commencent à diminuer, menacant notre bien être et, au final, notre survie.

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the planet’s capacity is beginning to diminish, threatening our well-being and ultimately our survival.f

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Mettre un terme à la dégradation des écosystemes de la planete peut s’avérer le plus grand défi auquel l’humanité ait été confrontée.

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Halting the decline of the planet’s ecosystems may be the most difficult challenge humanity has ever faced.

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les paysages ont été transformés pour répondre aux besoins de l’agriculture et de l’industrie

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landscapes have been transformed to suit the need of agriculture and industry.

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Fournir de l’énergie aux pauvres sans continuer à détruire la planète est le plus grand défi de ce siècle.

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Providing energy to the poor without destroying the planet any further is this century’s biggest challenge

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