The water Crisis Flashcards

1
Q

L’or bleu

A

Blue gold

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2
Q

Les besoins en eau

A

Water needs

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3
Q

La pénurie d’eau

A

The water shortage / water scarcity

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4
Q

Une région qui manque d’eau

A

A water-scare area

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5
Q

Le manque d’eau potable

A

The lack of drinking water

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6
Q

Avoir soif

A

To be thirsty

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7
Q

Mourir de soif

A

To die of thirst

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8
Q

On manque d’eau

A

Water is in short supply / in scarce

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9
Q

Le niveau hydrostatique

A

The water table

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10
Q

Les nappes aquifères

A

Underground aquifers

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11
Q

La nappe phréatique

A

Ground water

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12
Q

L’eau de mer

A

Seawater

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13
Q

Un lac (artificiel)

A

A (man-made) lake

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14
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Un fleuve, une rivière

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A river

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15
Q

Un cours d’eau / un ruisseau

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A stream / a brook

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16
Q

Les zones humides, les marécages

A

Wetlands

17
Q

Un marécage

A

A marsh

18
Q

Diminuer, rétrécir

A

To shrink

19
Q

Les puits / les rivières s’assèchent

A

Wells / rivers are drying up

20
Q

La saison des pluies

A

The rainy season

21
Q

La sécheresse

A

Drought

22
Q

Les pays frappés par la sécheresse

A

Drought-stricken countries

23
Q

Une inondation

A

A flood

24
Q

L’irrigation

A

Irrigation

25
Q

Un barrage

A

A dam

26
Q

Construire un barrage sur un fleuve

A

To dam a river

27
Q

Stocker de l’eau

A

To store water

28
Q

Une usine de dessalement

A

A desalination plant

29
Q

Dessaler

A

To desalinate

30
Q

Réduire le gaspillage

A

To reduce waste

31
Q

La surconsommation d’eau

A

Overconsumption / overuse of water

32
Q

Recycler l’eau

A

To recycle water

33
Q

Récupérer l’eau de pluie

A

To harvest rainwater

34
Q

Réduire sa consommation d’eau de 20%

A

To cut one’s water use by 20%

35
Q

Le partage de l’eau

A

Water sharing

36
Q

Des guerres de l’eau

A

Wars over water / water wars

37
Q

Des maladies véhiculées par l’eau

A

Water-related / water-borne diseases

38
Q

S’attaquer au pb

A

To address the problem