Unit 1 : Politics & Environment Flashcards by Clemence Daviaud | Brainscape

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Pluie acide

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Acid rain

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Atmosphère

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Atmosphere

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Biocarburant

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Bio-fuel

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Marée noire

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Black tide

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Les émissions de dioxyde de carbone

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Carbon dioxide emissions

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L’empreinte carbone

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Carbon footprint

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Energie propre

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Clean energy

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Les changements climatiques

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Climate change

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Charbon

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Coal

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Utilisation de pesticides sur les cultures

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Crop-spraying

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Déforestation

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Deforestation

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Sécheresse

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Drought

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La décharge

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Dump

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Tremblement de terre

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Earthquake

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Catastrophe écologique

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Ecological disaster

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L’empreinte écologique

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Ecological footprint

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Écosystème

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Ecosystem

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Espèce en voie de disparition

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Endangered species

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la consommation d’énergie

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Energy consumption

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la politique écologique

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Environmental policy

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Écologiste

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Environmentalist

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Ecologique

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Eco-friendly / environment-friendly

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Energie fossile

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Fossil energy

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Le réchauffement climatique

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Global warning

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L’effet de serre

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Greenhouse effect

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La centrale hydraulique

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Hydraulic power plant

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Coulée de boue

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Mudslide

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La préservation de la nature

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Natural conservatism

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L’énergie nucléaire

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Nuclear power

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Les déchets radioactifs

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Nuclear waste

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Oil spill

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Marée noire

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Biologique

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Organic

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L’agriculture biologique

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Organic farming

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Le produit polluant

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Pollutant

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Le pollueur

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Polluter

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La centrale électrique

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Power plant / power station

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La sauvegarde

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Preservation

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Les déchets radioactifs

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Radioactive waste

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Recyclable

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Recyclable

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Renouvelable

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Renewable

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Les énergies renouvelables

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Renewable energy

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La pénurie

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Shortage

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Le sol

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Soil

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L’énergie solaire

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Solar energy

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Durable

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Sustainable

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Polluer

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To pollute

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Recycler

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To recycle

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Retraiter

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To reprocess

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Économiser de l’énergie

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To save energy

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Trier

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To sort out

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Dégeler

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To thaw

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Menacer

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To threaten

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Gaspiller

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To waste