Voc Flashcards by Maeva Mistrot Dit Pachet

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The critical point

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A tipping point

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Une limite

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A boundary

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An enemy

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A foe

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Sécheresse

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Drought

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Une éolienne

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Wind turbine

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Campagne de sensibilisation

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Awareness campaign

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Catastrophe

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Disaster

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Inondation

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Flooding

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La montée des eaux

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Sea level rise

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Inaction

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Denial

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Une digue

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Dyke

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Natural environment

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Habitat

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Débordement

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Overflow

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Shore

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Seaside

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Tsunami

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Tidal wave

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Abri

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Shelter

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Lack of

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Shortage of

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Calotte glacière

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Icecap

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Le bétail

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Livestock

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Les cultures

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Crops

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Un seuil

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A threshold

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Prairie

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Grassland

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Les zones humides

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Wetlands

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Espèces

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A species

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Nutriment

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Nutrient

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La couche d’ozone

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Ozone lauer

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A defender

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An advocate

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Engrais

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Fertilizer

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Renewability

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Sustainability

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Renouvelable

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Renewable

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Remote

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Isolated

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Harmful

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Destructive

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Fragile

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Precarious

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Fiable

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Reliable

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Close to extinction

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Endangered

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Côtier

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Coastal

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Produce

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Generate

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Stand out

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Be noticeable

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To denounce

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To criticize

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Supprimer progressivement

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To phase out

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To use up

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To exhaust

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To run short of

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To be deprive of

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S’effondrer

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To collapse

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To eradicate

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To wipe out

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Contrebalancer

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To offset smthng

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Faire son possible pour qqlch

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To strive to do smthg