UNIT 11 - Substainable Development Flashcards by Déborah Roger

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pollution

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la pollution

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acid rain

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les pluies acides

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assault

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agresser

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an assault

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une agression

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chemicals

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produits chimiques

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carcinogenic

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cancérigène

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congested

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embouteillé

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an earthquake

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un tremblement de terre

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deforestation

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la déforestation

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drought

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la sécheresse

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to dump waste

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jeter des ordures

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a flood

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une inondation

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fossil fuels

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les énergies fossiles

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fly-tipping

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dépôt illégal d’ordures

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household waste

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les déchets ménagers

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a landslide

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un glissement de terrain

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the melting of the ice cap

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la fonte de la calotte glacière

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natural disasters

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les désastres naturels

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a pandemics

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une pandémie

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pollutants

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des polluants

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the rain forest

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la forêt primaire

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rubbish/garbage

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les déchets

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the soil

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le sol

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wildlife

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la faune et la flore

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the threat of climate change

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la menace du changement climatique

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carbon dioxide

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le dioxyde de carbone

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the carbon footprint

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l’empreinte écologique

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to damage the lungs

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endommager les poumons

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deadly/lethal/mortal

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mortel

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to deplete

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réduire

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exhaust fumes

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les gaz d’échappement

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foul air

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l’air souillé

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global warming

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le réchauffement planétaire

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greenhouse gases

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les gaz à effet de serre

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harmful

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dangereux

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noxious

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nocif

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the ozone layer

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la couche d’ozone

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a scheme

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un projet

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smog (smoke + fog)

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le brouillard en ville

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to spew

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cracher; rejeter

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a stranted tanker

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un pétrolier échoué

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toxic waste

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les déchets toxiques

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to threaten

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menacer

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a threat

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une menace

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to unbalance/upset the balance

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déséquilibrer

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to unload

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décharger

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to use up resources

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épuiser les ressources

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to wipe out

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anéantir, éradiquer

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substainble development

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le développement durable

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breathable

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respirable

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car-pooling

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le co-voiturage

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to clean up

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nettoyer

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conservation

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la préservation

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to curb

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juguler

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an environmentalist / ecologist

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un écologiste

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flex fuels

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les bio carburants

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disposable

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jetable

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to harness

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maitriser

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non-polluting

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non polluant

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to offset

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compenser

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plug-in hybrids (PHEVs)

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voitures hybrides

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to recycle waste

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recycler les déchets

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renewable energies

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énergies renouvelables

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to salvage

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récupérer

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to save

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économiser

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to tackle

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s’attaquer à

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to spare

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épargner

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survival is at stake

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la survie est en jeu

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to unclog

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désembouteiller

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a wind mill

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une éolienne

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a wind farm

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un parc éolien