Unit 7 - Environment Flashcards

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1
Q

allumer

A

to switch on

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2
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l’augmentation

A

the increase

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3
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le bain

A

bath

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la boite (en carton)

A

(cardboard) box

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5
Q

le camion

A

lorry

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6
Q

le changement climatique

A

climate change

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7
Q

le centre de recyclage

A

recycling centre

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8
Q

le chomage

A

unemployment

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le chauffage central

A

central heating

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Q

cultiver

A

to grow

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11
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les catastrophes naturelles

A

natural disasters

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12
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en danger

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in danger

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13
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les dechets

A

rubbish

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14
Q

detruire

A

to destroy

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15
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disparataire

A

to disappear

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16
Q

la douche

A

shower

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17
Q

l’environnement

A

environment

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18
Q

economiser

A

to save

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19
Q

l’effet de serre

A

the greenhouse effect

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20
Q

eteindre

A

to switch off

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21
Q

les embouteillages

A

traffic jams

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22
Q

gaspiller

A

to waste

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23
Q

l’ile

A

island

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24
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inondation

A

flood

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25
Q

jeter

A

to throw away

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26
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le niveau de l’eau/de la mer

A

water/sea level

27
Q

nettoyer

A

to clean

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les ordures

A

rubbish

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Q

la pauvrete

A

poverty

30
Q

le petrole

A

oil

31
Q

la piste cyclable

A

cycle lane

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les problemes de l’environnement

A

environmental problems

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Q

pollue

A

polluted

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la poubelle

A

dustbin

35
Q

proteger

A

to protect

36
Q

le rechauffement de la Terre

A

global warming

37
Q

le robinet

A

tap

38
Q

le sac en plastique

A

plastic bag

39
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la secheresse

A

draught

40
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le manqué d’eau

A

the lack of water

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le sans-abri

A

homeless person

42
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menacer

A

to threaten

43
Q

fondre

A

to melt

44
Q

faire du recyclage

A

to recycle

45
Q

les glaciers

A

glaciers

46
Q

utiliser

A

to use

47
Q

la vague

A

wave

48
Q

le trou dans la couche d’ozone

A

hole in the ozone layer

49
Q

le logement

A

accomodation

50
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les quartiers defavorises

A

disadvantaged areas

51
Q

sans emploi

A

unemployed

52
Q

le sac de couchage

A

sleeping bag

53
Q

le chomage

A

unemployment

54
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les SDF/personne sans domile fixe

A

homeless person

55
Q

sauver

A

to save

56
Q

la Terre

A

the Earth

57
Q

propre

A

clean

58
Q

sale

A

dirty

59
Q

le charbon

A

coal

60
Q

l’essence

A

petrol

61
Q

la pauvrete

A

poverty

62
Q

les pauvres

A

the poor

63
Q

les demunis

A

the destitutes

64
Q

la malnutrition

A

malnutrition