VOC : Climate Change Flashcards

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1
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S’attaquer à

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deal with, tackle with

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émissions de gaz à effet de serre

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greenhouse-gas emissions

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3
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Mettre en péril

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put sb at risk

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normes draconiennes

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tough standards

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atteindre ses objectifs

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to meet one’s targets

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producteurs d’énergies verte

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green-power producers

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imposé par l’état

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state-enforced

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subvention

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subsidies

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services publique

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utilities

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centrales nucléaires

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nuclear-power stations/ nuclear-power plants

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fonctionnement au gas

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gas-fired

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énergies fossiles

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fossil fuels

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éolienne

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wind turbines → Wind farms

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appareil électroménagers

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appliances

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isoler

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insulate

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politiques intérieures

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domestic policies

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mettre en place une politique

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put in place

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18
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appliquer une politique

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implement

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19
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manque de

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shortage of…

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20
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coupure de courant

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power cuts / blackouts / power outages

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21
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compter sur

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rely on

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technologies d’énergie propre

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clean-energy technology

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normes environnementales

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environmental standards

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taxe aux frontières

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border tax

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incitations

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incentives

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alimenter (peut être un débat)

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to fuel

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renouvelable

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renewable

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effet de serre

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greenhouse effect

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charbon

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coal

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venir à manquer de

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to run out of sth

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essence

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petrol( brit), gas (am)

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pétrole

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oil

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en terme de, en ce qui concerne

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in terms of

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forcement

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necessarily

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évidemment

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obviously

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une inondation

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a flood, Ø flooding

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alimenter (peut être un débat)

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to fuel

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renouvelable

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renewable

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effet de serre

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greenhouse effect

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charbon

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coal

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venir à manquer de

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to run out of sth

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essence

A

petrol( brit), gas (am)

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pétrole

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oil

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en terme de, en ce qui concerne

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in terms of

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forcement

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necessarily

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évidemment

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obviously

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une inondation

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a flood, Ø flooding

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Climate Change

alimenter (peut être un débat)

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to fuel

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Climate Change

renouvelable

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renewable

50
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Climate Change

effet de serre

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greenhouse effect

51
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Climate Change

charbon

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coal

52
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Climate Change

venir à manquer de

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to run out of sth

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Q

Climate Change

essence

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petrol( brit), gas (am)

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Climate Change

pétrole

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oil

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Climate Change

en terme de, en ce qui concerne

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in terms of

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Climate Change

forcement

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necessarily

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Climate Change

évidemment

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obviously

58
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Climate Change

une inondation

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a flood, Ø flooding

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s’engager

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to commit oneself to + ING

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se mettre en conformité avec

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to comply with

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représenter un %

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to make up

62
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inciter

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encourage