The World-sustainability Flashcards

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1
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Polluer

A

To pollute

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Pollué

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Polluted

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Polluant

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Polluting

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CO2

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Carbon dioxide

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Émettre

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To release/ emit

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Le plomb

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Lead

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Gaspiller

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To waste

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Carburant

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Fuel

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L’énergie

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Energy

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Une décharge

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A dump/ a tip

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Jetable

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Disposable

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12
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Des déchets

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Rubbish

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Le sol

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The soil

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Les ressources

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Resources

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15
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Un pesticide

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A pesticide

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16
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Abattre les arbres

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To log

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17
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Un égout

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A sewer

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18
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Déboiser

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Deforest

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19
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Déverser

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To discharge

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Contaminer

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To contaminate

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21
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Non potable

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Undrinkable

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22
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Intoxiquer

A

To poison

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23
Q

Cancérigène

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Cancer-causing

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24
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Mortel

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Lethal

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25
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To spoil

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Abîmer

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26
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Nuire à

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To harm

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Nuisible

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Harmful

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28
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Les dégâts

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Damages

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29
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Menacer

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To threaten

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La diminution (graduelle)

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Dwindling

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Épuiser

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To exhaust

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Une pénurie

A

A shortage

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Rare

A

Scarce

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Désertique

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Barren

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Une inondation

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A flood

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Ravager

A

To devastate

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Une espèce

A

A species

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Le péril

A

Jeopardy

39
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Mettre en péril

A

To jeopardize

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Disparaître

A

To disappear

41
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Les déchets chimiques

A

Chemical waste

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Marée noire

A

An oil spill

43
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Un pétrolier

A

An oil tanker

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Q

Es gaz à effet de serre

A

Greenhouse gases

45
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La fonte des glaciers

A

Melting glaciers

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L’empreinte écologique

A

The carbon footprint

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La prise de conscience

A

Awareness

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Sensibiliser

A

Sensitize

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L’environnement

A

Environment

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Un défenseur de l’environnement

A

An environmentalist

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Soucieux de l’écologie

A

Ecologically-minded

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Préserver

A

To preserve

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Durable

A

Sustainable

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Une mesure

A

A step

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Inciter à

A

To urge

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Une subvention

A

A subsidy

57
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Renouvelable

A

Renewable

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Économe en énergie

A

Energy efficient

59
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Sans plomb

A

Lead-free

60
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Produire

A

To generate

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Isoler

A

To insulate

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Débrancher

A

To unplug

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Trier

A

To sort

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Un militant

A

An activist

65
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Faire pression

A

To lobby

66
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Les critiques

A

Criticisms

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Abusif

A

Improper

68
Q

Réduire les émissions de gaz à effet de serre

A

To curb greenhouse gases

69
Q

Panneau solaire

A

Solar panel

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Une éolienne

A

A wind turbine

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Covoiturage

A

Car-pooling

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Climato sceptiques

A

Climate sceptics