Topics words Flashcards

1
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les effleunts

A

discharge

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la gaz d’echappement

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exhaust gases

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3
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le plomb

A

lead

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4
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L’azote

A

nitrogen

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5
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la bombe aérosol

A

spray can

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6
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pétrolier

A

oil tanker

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7
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un naufrage

A

shipwreck

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8
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s’echouer

A

to run around

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9
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le mazout

A

oil

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le prélévement

A

sample

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le déversement

A

spillage

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12
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dégager

A

to give off

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13
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souiller

A

to soil/contaminate

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14
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se diffuser

A

to spread

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15
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putrescible

A

biodegradable

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16
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les ordures ménagères

A

household waste

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17
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un égout

A

sewer

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18
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le navire

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ship

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19
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rompre

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to break/upset

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20
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la fonte des calotte glacieres

A

melting of ice caps

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21
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la balade

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walk

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22
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un adhérent

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member

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23
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ferroviaire

A

to use rail

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24
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puissant

A

powerful

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25
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avoir la cote

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to be popular

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26
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huiles de schiste

A

fracking

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27
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un titre de séjour

A

resident permit

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28
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foulard

A

headscarf

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29
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paumé

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lost

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30
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franaçais de souche

A

native french

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31
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surgissent

A

arise

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32
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les plaisanteries

A

jokes

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33
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le licenciement

A

dismissal

34
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mendier

A

to beg

35
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Un HLM

A

social housing

36
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le seuil

A

threshold

37
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impuissant

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helpless

38
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le racket

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extortion

39
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biens

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goods/property

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les braquags

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robberies

41
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échouer

A

to fail

42
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polémique

A

controversy

43
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numérique

A

digital

44
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la sûreté

A

safety

45
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l’usuraption d’identité

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identity theft

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volage

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unfaithful

47
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malin

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smart

48
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le fac

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uni

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une stagiaire

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trainee

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engager

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to employ

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syndicate

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trade union

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abaisser

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to humiliate

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soupirer

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to sigh

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contrarier

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to annoy

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enlévement

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kidnapping

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pérenniser

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to make durable/continue with

57
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ancré

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rooted

58
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défilé

A

march

59
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offusquer

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to offend

60
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enraciné

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rooted

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affluer

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to flock

62
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aubaine

A

good opportunity

63
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rapatrier

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to send back

64
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un fardeau

A

burden

65
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partisan

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supporter

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scrutin

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ballot

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canton

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subdivision within a country

68
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frange

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minority/fringe

69
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banaliser

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to trivialise (less important)

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oser

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to dare

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entasser

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to pile up

72
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distraire

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to entertain

73
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une fonctionnaire

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civil servant

74
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le moulage

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models/mould

75
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vénéré

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revered/admired

76
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un fuseau horaire

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timezone

77
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épuration

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purge

78
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livrer à

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to indulge in

79
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alité

A

bedridden

80
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œuvre caritative

A

charity

81
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un cursus

A

study path