Voc Flashcards

1
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The critical point

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A tipping point

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2
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Une limite

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A boundary

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3
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An enemy

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A foe

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4
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Sécheresse

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Drought

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5
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Une éolienne

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Wind turbine

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6
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Campagne de sensibilisation

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Awareness campaign

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7
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Catastrophe

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Disaster

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8
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Inondation

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Flooding

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9
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La montée des eaux

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Sea level rise

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10
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Inaction

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Denial

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11
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Une digue

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Dyke

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12
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Natural environment

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Habitat

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13
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Débordement

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Overflow

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14
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Shore

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Seaside

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15
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Tsunami

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Tidal wave

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16
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Abri

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Shelter

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17
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Lack of

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Shortage of

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18
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Calotte glacière

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Icecap

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19
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Le bétail

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Livestock

20
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Les cultures

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Crops

21
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Un seuil

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A threshold

22
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Prairie

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Grassland

23
Q

Les zones humides

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Wetlands

24
Q

Espèces

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A species

25
Q

Nutriment

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Nutrient

26
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La couche d’ozone

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Ozone lauer

27
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A defender

A

An advocate

28
Q

Engrais

A

Fertilizer

29
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Renewability

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Sustainability

30
Q

Renouvelable

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Renewable

31
Q

Remote

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Isolated

32
Q

Harmful

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Destructive

33
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Fragile

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Precarious

34
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Fiable

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Reliable

35
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Close to extinction

A

Endangered

36
Q

Côtier

A

Coastal

37
Q

Produce

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Generate

38
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Stand out

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Be noticeable

39
Q

To denounce

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To criticize

40
Q

Supprimer progressivement

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To phase out

41
Q

To use up

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To exhaust

42
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To run short of

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To be deprive of

43
Q

S’effondrer

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To collapse

44
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To eradicate

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To wipe out

45
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Contrebalancer

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To offset smthng

46
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Faire son possible pour qqlch

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To strive to do smthg