Unit 7 - Global issues Flashcards

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augmenter

A

to increase

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le consummation (moderée)

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moderated consumption

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la couche d’ozone

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ozone layer

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le déboisement

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deforestation

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détruire

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to destroy

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l’effet de serre

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greenhouse effect

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l’espèce

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species

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le gaz d’échappement

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exhaust fumes

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les heures d’affluence

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peak time/ rush hour

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la lumière

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light

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les ordures

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filth/ waste/ rubbish

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Produire

A

to produce

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le réchauffement de la terre

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global warming

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surpeuplé

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overpopulated

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le trou d’ozone

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hole in the ozone layer

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le charbon

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coal

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construire

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to build

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croire

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to believe

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les détritus

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rubbish/waste

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disparaître

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disappear

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21
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l’emballage

A

packaging

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endommager

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to damage/harm

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le gaz carbonique

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carbon dioxide

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la guerre

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war

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l’incendie

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fire

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mondial

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world

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la paix

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peace

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ramasser

A

to pick up / collect / gather

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renouvelable

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renewable

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le tremblement de terre

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earthquake

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la vague

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wave

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le manque

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the lack

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chaque année

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every year

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il y aura

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there will be

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il y avait

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there was/were

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le camion

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lorry

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le niveau de l’eau / de la mer

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water / sea level

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monter

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to rise/ go up

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39
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l’abre

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tree

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40
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le chômage

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unemployment

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le trottoir

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pavement

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malheureux

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unfortunate

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dormir

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to sleep

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la pauvreté

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poverty

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pauvre

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poor

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sans domicile fixe (SDF)

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homeless

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un logement

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accommodation

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permettre

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to allow

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emploi

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job

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je vois

A

i see

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le carton

A

cardboard box

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un sac de couchage

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sleeping bag

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sans

A

without

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espoir

A

hope

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le savon

A

soap

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les quartiers défavorisés

A

disadvantaged area

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environ

A

about

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fier

A

proud

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je m’inquiète

A

i worry

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dure

A

hard

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couvertures

A

blankets

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économiser le gaz et l’électricité

A

save gas and electricity

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les inondations

A

floods

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les produits bio

A

organic products

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les tornades et les tempêtes

A

tornadoes and storms

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les sacs en plastique

A

plastic bags

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la protection de l’environnement

A

the protection of the environment

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le recyclage des bouteilles

A

recycling bottles

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protéger la planète

A

to protect the planet

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allumer

A

to switch on

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le bain

A

bath

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le centre de recyclage

A

recycling centre

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le chauffage central

A

central heating

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cultiver

A

to grow

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en danger

A

in danger

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les déchets

A

rubbish

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la douche

A

shower

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l’environnement

A

environment

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éteindre

A

to switch off

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faire du recyclage

A

to recycle

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gaspiller

A

to waste

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jeter

A

to throw (away)

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le pétrole

A

oil

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la piste cyclable

A

cycle lane

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pollué

A

polluted

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la poubelle

A

dustbin

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protéger

A

to protect

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le robinet

A

tap

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le sans-abri

A

homeless person

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sauver

A

to save

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utiliser

A

to use

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la circulation

A

traffic

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économiser

A

to save

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l’eau

A

water

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le verre

A

glass

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l’usine

A

factory

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surtout

A

especially

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comme

A

as/ like

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d’après

A

according to me

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à mon avis

A

in my opinion

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on devrait

A

we should

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on doit

A

we must

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sale

A

dirty

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propre

A

clean

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les glaciers

A

glaciers

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le sac de plasttique

A

plastic bags

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le sac en coton

A

cotton bags

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la sécheresse

A

draught

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fondre

A

to melt

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la terre

A

earth

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le changement climatique

A

climate change

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les embouteillages

A

traffic jams

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la forêt

A

forest

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le manque d’eau

A

lack of water

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l’île

A

island

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nettoyer

A

to clean

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les catastrophes naturelles

A

natural disasters

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les démunis

A

the destitute

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la malnutrition

A

malnutrition

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les problèmes de ‘environnement

A

environmental problems

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menacer

A

to threaten