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1
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La récolte

A

harvest

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Un espèce en voie de disparation

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endangered species

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3
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une inondation

A

flood

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4
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biologique

A

organic

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5
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un manque de

A

lack of something

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6
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détruire

A

destroy

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gaspiller

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to waste

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8
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un gaspillage

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a waste

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9
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de l’eau potable

A

drinkable water

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10
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un déchet

A

a garbage or waste (singular)

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11
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une ordure

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litter/trash

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12
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la canicule

A

heatwave

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13
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la sècheresse

A

drought

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14
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le PACS

A

civil union contract

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15
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la croyance

A

belief

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16
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aide humanitaire

A

humanitarian aid

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17
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la foule

A

crowd

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18
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un pays défavorisé

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developing country

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19
Q

la laïcité

A

secularism

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20
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la mondialisation

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globalization

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21
Q

sauvegarder

A

to back up

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22
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le SIDA

A

AIDS

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23
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le paludisme

A

malaria

24
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un alphabétisé

A

a literate person

25
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métro-boulot-dodo

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subway-work-sleep

26
Q

le gaz à effet de serre

A

greenhouse gasses

27
Q

la couche d’ozone

A

ozone air

28
Q

le carburant

A

fuel

29
Q

le réchauffement climatique

A

global warming

30
Q

interdit

A

prohobit

31
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la peine de mort

A

death penalty

32
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en faveur de

A

in favor of

33
Q

approuver une loi

A

approve a law

34
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faire exprès

A

do on purpose

35
Q

faire la grève

A

go on strike

36
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le covoiturage

A

carpooling

37
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l’essence

A

gas?

38
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durable

A

durable

39
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un cercle vicieux

A

vicious cycle

40
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une personne âgée

A

old person

41
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une enquête

A

quest or poll/survey

42
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les gitans

A

gypsies

43
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mendier

A

to beg

44
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le chômage

A

unemployment

45
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la frontière

A

border

46
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l’empreinte carbone

A

carbon footprint

47
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la famine

A

famine

48
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le système de santé

A

health care/system

49
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un vaccin

A

vaccine

50
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un traitement

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treatment

51
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une guérison

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a cure

52
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une maladie

A

sickness

53
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une épidémie

A

epidemic

54
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assassiner

A

assassinate

55
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un attentat

A

terror attack