Vocabulary Flashcards

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L’effet de serre

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The green house effect

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2
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Absence of

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Lack of /shortage of

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3
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Megacités

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Megalopolises

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4
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Un urbain

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An urbanite

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5
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Un programme

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An agenda

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Une décharge

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A landfill / a garbage dump

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7
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Une parcelle

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A land lot

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8
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Aménagement urbain

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Urban/city planning

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9
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Étalement urbain

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Urban sprawl

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10
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Une innovation majeure

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A breakthrough

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11
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Un foyer

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A household

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12
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Outils

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Tools

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13
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Le savoir faire

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The know-how

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14
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Des biens

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Goods

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15
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Une tentative

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An attempt

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16
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Une subvention

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A grant

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17
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Les égouts

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Sewers

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18
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Canalisations

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Drains

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19
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Croissance

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Growth

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20
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Un paysage urbain

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A cityscape

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21
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Le loyer

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The rent

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22
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Les composants

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The component

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23
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La richesse

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Wealth

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24
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A repulsive factor

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A push factor

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Facteur dissuasif et incitatif
À push-pull factor
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Aide social
Social welfare
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L’exode rural
Rural depopulation
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Le gaspillage /dechets
Waste
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Pistes cyclables
Bike paths / cycling paths
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Empreinte Carbon
Carbon footprint
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Developing countries
Emerging countries
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Le cœur de
The hubs of
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Énorme / phénoménal
Tremendous
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Extrêmement
Tremendously
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Renouvelable
Renewable
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Bio
Organic
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Marquant / remarquable
Striking
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Critique
Critical
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Harmful
Destructive
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Soucieux de l’environnement
Eco-minded
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Crucial
Essential
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Precarious
Fragile
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Rare
Scarce
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Sévère /dur
Harsh
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Rough
Tough
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Surpeuplé
Overcrowded
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Sale
Filthy
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Abondant
Abundant
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Produits manufacturés
Manufactured goods
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Insalubre
Unhealthy
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Aux multiples facettes
Multifaceted
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Irrégulier
Uneven
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Dangerous
Hazardous
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Sans précédent
Unprecedented
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Abordable
Affordable
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Entreprendre
To undertake
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To hinder
Faire obstacle
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Exploiter
To leverage
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Être à la traîne
To lag behind
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Agir
To take action
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Au bord
On the edge of
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À deux doigts de
On the brink of
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À Grenade / petite échelle
On a large /small scale
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À tel point que
To such a extent that
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Innover
To innovate
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To generate
To produce
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To cut down
To reduce
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To stress
To lay the emphasis on
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To resist
To ensure
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Épuiser
Exhaust
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To lack of
To run short of
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Surmonter
To overcome
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Gérer
To cope with
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Fournir
To supply
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Être à enclin à
To be prone
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Empirer
Worsen
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Faire semblant de
To pretend
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Stimuler
To boost
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Fabriquer
To manufacture
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Imiter
To emulate
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S’envoler
To soar
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Décoller
To take off
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Reprendre
To spread
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Aller au delà de
To move beyond
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Nécessiter
To require
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S’unir
To come together
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Croître
To rise
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Fournir
To provide
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Plutôt que
Rather than
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Le déclencheur
The trigger
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L’impulsion
The spur of
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La naissance de
The birth of
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À côté de
Alongside
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Marquer / montrer un changement radical
To mark a step change
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To fight against
To grapple with something
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Montrer la voie
To lead the way