U25 O1 Flashcards by French Section

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anti-globalist / alter-globalist

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alter-mondialiste (adj & n/m/f)

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impoverishment / depletion

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un appauvrissement (n/m)

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aquacultural

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aquacole (adj/m/f)

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wooded

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arboré(e) (adj/m/f)

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wild bird life

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une avifaune (n/f)

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sponsor / financial backer

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un bailleur de fonds (n/m)

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development / built-up area

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un bâti (n/m)

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concrete

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un béton (n/m)

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firewood

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un bois de chauffe (n/m)

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breach

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une brèche (n/f)

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burns / slash-and-burn / cultivation

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un brûlis (n/m)

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talk / chat

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une causerie (n/f)

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supposed

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censé(e) (adj/f/m)

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climate change

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un changement climatique (n/m)

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to reconcile

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concilier (v)

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restrictive / strict

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contraignant(e) (adj/m/f)

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cliff

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une corniche (n/f)

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slash-and-burn agriculture

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une culture itinérante (n/f)

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waste

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un déchet/ des déchets (n/m)

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decision-maker

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un décideur (n/m)

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to break down / to decompose

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décomposer (v)

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to decorticate, to remove the shell

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décortiqué(e) (adj/m/f)

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clearing (wood)

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un défrichement (n/m)

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to relocate

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délocaliser (v)

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dismantling

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un démantèlement (n/m)

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customary law

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un droit coutumier (n/m)

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widening / extension

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un élargissement (n/m)

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farmer / producer

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un(e) éleveur (-euse) (n/m/f)

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to make more attractive / to embellish

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embellir (v)

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greenhouse gas emissions

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une émission de gaz à effet de serre (n/f)

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carbon footprint

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une empreinte carbone (n/f)

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ecological / environmental footprint

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une empreinte écologique (n/f)

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to shut up / to lock up

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enfermer (v)

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to follow / to result

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ensuivre (s’~) (v)

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rural exodus

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un exode rural (n/m)

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wildlife / fauna

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une faune (n/f)

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flora

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une flore (n/f)

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support fund

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un fond d’appui (n/m)

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landslide

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un glissement de terrain (n/m)

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to lead / to inf

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induire (v)

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seed company lobby

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un lobby sémencier (n/m)

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link

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un maillon (n/m)

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tragedy / misfortune

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un malheur (n/m)

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financial windfall

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une manne financière (n/f)

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commodification

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une marchandisation (n/f)

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illusion / imagination

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un mirage (n/m)

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nesting

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nicheur (adj/m)

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to block / to obstruct

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obstruer (v)

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household refuse

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des ordures ménagères (n/f/plu)

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parcel of land / plot of land

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une parcelle de terre (n/f)

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political sponsor

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un parrain politique (n/m)

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worse

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pis (adv)

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healing plant / herbal remedy

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une plante médicinale (n/f)

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surplus value / capital gain

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une plus-value (n/f)

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fish products

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des produits halieutiques (n/m/plu)

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well

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un puits (n/m)

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to devastate / to ravage

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ravager (v)

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to cross off / to strike off

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rayer (v)

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revenue

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une recette (n/f)

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global warming

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un réchauffement climatique (n/m)

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increase/upsurge

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une recrudescence (n/f)

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to decline / to challenge

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récuser (v)

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fee / royalty

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une redevance (n/f)

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crawling with / to be bursting with

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regorger (de) (v)

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wastes

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des rejets (n/m/plur)

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to affect

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répercuter (v)

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shore

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un rivage (n/m)

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to compete with

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rivaliser (v)

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local resident

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riverain(e) (adj/m/f)

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to exempt

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soustraire (v)

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to try to / to tempt

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tenter (de) (v)

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turn of events

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une tournure (n/f)

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tusk trafficking

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un trafic de défense (n/m)

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livable / to be fit to live

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vivable (adj/m/f)