TVG 94 : Economic Activity Flashcards

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1
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Ruiner

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To blight

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Un parasite

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A parasite

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Un animal nuisible

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A pest

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Une sauterelle

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A grasshopper

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Une chenille

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A caterpillar

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Dévorer

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To eat up

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Un rongeur

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A rodent

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Ronger

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To gnaw

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Le gel

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Frost

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La grêle

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Hail

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Sec

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Dry

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Se flétrir

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To wither

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Une inondation

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A flood

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Pourrir

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To rot

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Infecter

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To infect

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La brucellose

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Brucellosis

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La myxomatose

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Myxomatosis

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18
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La rage

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Rabies

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Enragé

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Rabid

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20
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Abattre

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To cull

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21
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Une surabondance

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A glut

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22
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Un surplus

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A surplus

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23
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La surproduction

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Overproduction

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Beaucoup

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Plenty

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25
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Stocker

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To stockpile

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La constitution de stock

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Stockpiling

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27
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Un quota

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A quota

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28
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Une pénurie

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A shortage

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29
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Vendre à bas prix

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To dump

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Une situation difficile

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A plight

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Le revenu

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The income

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32
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Vivoter

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To scrape by

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33
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Une dette

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A debt

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34
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Criblé de dette

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Debt-ridden

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35
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La stimulation de production

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Boosting production

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36
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L’agronomie

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Agronomy

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37
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L’agroalimentaire

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Agribusiness

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Rapporter

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To yield

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Le rendement

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The yield

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Maximiser

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To maximise

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Irriguer

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To irrigate

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Drainer

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To drain

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Fertiliser

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To fertilize

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Les produits chimiques

A

Chemicals

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L’agrochimie

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Agrochemicals

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Les nitrates

A

Nitrates

47
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Les phosphates

A

Phosphates

48
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Un pesticide

A

A pesticide

49
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Un herbicide

A

A herbicide

50
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Traiter

A

To treat

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Pulvériser

A

To spray

52
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Là pulvérisations des cultures

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Crop-spraying

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Abuser de

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To overuse

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Trafiquer

A

To tramper with

55
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Un centre d’élevage intensif

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A feddlot

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Une batterie

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A battery

57
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Une hormone

A

A hormone

58
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La biotechnologie

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Biotechnology

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Un gène

A

A gene

60
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Transgénique

A

Transgenic

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La génétique

A

Genetics

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Les OGM

A

GMOs

63
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Qui résiste aux parasites

A

Pest-résistant

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Qui résiste à la sécheresse

A

Drought-resistant

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Un nutriment

A

A nutrient

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Une race

A

A breed

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Hybrider

A

To crossbreed

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Le croisement

A

Crossbreeding

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Évoluer

A

To evolve

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Une mutation

A

A mutation

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Les «super mauvaises herbes»

A

Superweeds

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Contaminer

A

To contaminate

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Le pollen

A

Pollen

74
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La transpollinisation

A

Crosspollination

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Préjudice

A

Harm

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Nuisible

A

Harmful

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Endommager

A

To damage

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L’inquiétude

A

Concern

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Une étiquette

A

A label

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Dans OGM

A

GM-free

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Un moratoire

A

A moratorium

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Interdire

A

To ban

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Les tendances récentes

A

Recent trends

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Bio

A

Organic

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Traditionnel

A

Conventional

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Naturel

A

Natural

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Sain

A

Wholesome

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Savoureux

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Tasty

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Largo écologies

A

Agro-ecology

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Une catastrophes naturelle

A

An act of god

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Une mauvaise récolte

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A crop failure

92
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La lutte contre les parasites

A

Pest control

93
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Les cultures génétiquement modifiées

A

GM crops

94
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L’agriculture durable

A

Sustainable agriculture