UNIT 9: Wildlife under threat

Question 1

dégager

Answer 1

to clear
(to clear up, to
clear away) (SYN: to remove, to empty, to
declutter
ANT: to clutter)

Question 2

habitat

Answer 2

habitat (pron: /ˈhæbɪtæt/
SYN: environment, territory )

Question 3

déclin

Answer 3

to decline (SYN: to decrease, to diminish
ANT: to increase, to grow )

Question 4

région

Answer 4

region (SYN: area, district )

Question 5

régional/e

Answer 5

regional (SYN: local
ANT: national, global)

Question 6

signaler qqch

Answer 6

to point sth out (SYN: to indicate, to highlight
ANT: to overlook, to ignore )

Question 7

s’éteindre

Answer 7

to die out (SYN: to become extinct, to
disappear
ANT: to thrive )

Question 8

exemple, cas

Answer 8

instance (SYN: example, case )

Question 9

considérer qqun/qqch
comme qqch

Answer 9

to consider
sb/sth to be sth (SYN: to regard/ to view as)

Question 10

en danger / en voie
d’extinction

Answer 10

endangered (SYN: at risk, vulnerable
ANT: safe, common)

Question 11

espèce

Answer 11

species (always plural! )

Question 12

menace

Answer 12

threat (related: threatened, to pose
a threat, to threaten)

Question 13

recherché/e

Answer 13

sought after (SYN: desirable, coveted)

Question 14

braconnage

Answer 14

poaching (related: to poach, poacher)

Question 15

probabilité

Answer 15

likelihood (SYN: probability, chance
ANT: unlikelihood
related: likely to / unlikely to )

Question 16

finir par (faire qqch)

Answer 16

to end up (doing
sth) (SYN: to wind up, to result in )

Question 17

anéantir, éliminer,
éradiquer

Answer 17

to wipe sth out (SYN: to eradicate, to
eliminate
ANT: to preserve )

Question 18

territoire

Answer 18

territory

Question 19

reproduire

Answer 19

to breed (SYN: to reproduce, to
propagate
related: a breed = une race)