Vocabulaire : Agriculture (chap 94) Flashcards

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Un parasite

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A parasite

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Dévorer

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To eat up

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Un rongeur

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A rodent

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Le gel
Gelé

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Frost
Frostbitten

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La grêle
Un grêlon

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Hail
A hailstone

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Sec
La sécheresse

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Dry
Drought

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Une inondation

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A flood

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Infecter

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To infect

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La rage
Enragé

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Rabies
Rabid

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Abattre
L’abattage

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To cull
Cull

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Un surplus

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A surplus

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La surproduction

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Overproduction

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Beaucoup
Abondant

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Plenty
Plentiful

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14
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Un quota

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A quota

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Une penurie

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A shortage

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16
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Vendre à bas prix

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To dump

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Une situation difficile

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A plight

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Le revenu

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The income

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19
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Une dette

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A debt

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L’agronomie
Un agronome

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Agronomy
An agronomist

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21
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L’agroalimentaire

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Agribusiness

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Rapporter / produire
Le rendement

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To yield
The yield

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23
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Maximiser

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To maximise

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Irriguer
L’irrigation

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To irrigate
Irrigation

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Fertiliser Un engrais La fertilisation
To fertilize A fertilizer Fertilization
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Les produits chimiques L’agrochimie
Chemicals Agrochemicals
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Un pesticide
A pesticide
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Un herbicide
A herbicide
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Traiter
To treat
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Pulveriser La pulverisation des cultures
To spray Crop-spraying
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Abuser de L’abus de
To overuse Overuse
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Un centre d’élevage intensif
A feedlot
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Une batterie
A battery
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Une hormone
A hormone
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La biotechnologie
Biotechnology
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Un gène Transgénique La génetique
A gene Transgenic Genetics
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Les OGM Modifié génétiquement
GMOs (Genetically Modified Organisms) GM-engineered
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Qui résiste aux maladies
Disease-resistant
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Une race / une espèce
A breed / strain
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Evoluer L’évolution
To evolve Evolution
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Contaminer La contamination
To contaminate Contamination
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Le pollen
Pollen
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Préjudice Nuisible / préjudiciable
Harm Harmful
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Endommager Des dégats
To damage Damage
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L’inquiétude Inquiet
Concern Concerned
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Une etiquette Étiqueter
A label To label
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Sans OGM
GM-free
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Interdire Une interdiction
To ban A ban
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Bio
Organic
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Traditionnel
Conventional
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Sans produits chimiques
Chemical-free
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Sain
Wholesome
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Savoureux / sans gout
Tasty / tasteless
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Agroecologie
Agro-ecology
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Une catastrophe naturelle
An act of God
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Une mauvaise récolte
A crop failure
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Une politique agricole
A farming policy
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Les subventions agricoles
Farm / agricultural subsidies
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Réduire les subventions
To curb subsidies
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Les terres en jachère
Set-aside land
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Des poulets élevés en batterie
Battery chickens
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Les cultures génétiquement modifiées
GM crops
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Augmenter le rendement
To enhance yield
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Des poulets élevés en plein air
Free-range chickens