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Vocabulary Flashcards

1
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L’effet de serre

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The green house effect

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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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Un urbain

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An urbanite

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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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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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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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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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25
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Facteur dissuasif et incitatif

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À push-pull factor

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Aide social

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Social welfare

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27
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L’exode rural

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Rural depopulation

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28
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Le gaspillage /dechets

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Waste

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29
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Pistes cyclables

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Bike paths / cycling paths

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30
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Empreinte Carbon

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Carbon footprint

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31
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Developing countries

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Emerging countries

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32
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Le cœur de

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The hubs of

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33
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Énorme / phénoménal

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Tremendous

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34
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Extrêmement

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Tremendously

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35
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Renouvelable

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Renewable

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36
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Bio

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Organic

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37
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Marquant / remarquable

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Striking

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38
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Critique

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Critical

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39
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Harmful

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Destructive

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Soucieux de l’environnement

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Eco-minded

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Crucial

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Precarious

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Rare

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Sévère /dur

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Rough

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Surpeuplé

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Overcrowded

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Sale

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Abondant

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Produits manufacturés

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Manufactured goods

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Insalubre

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Aux multiples facettes

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Multifaceted

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Irrégulier

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Dangerous

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Sans précédent

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Unprecedented

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Abordable

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Affordable

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Entreprendre

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To undertake

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To hinder

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Faire obstacle

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Exploiter

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To leverage

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Être à la traîne

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To lag behind

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Agir

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To take action

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Au bord

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On the edge of

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À deux doigts de

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On the brink of

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À Grenade / petite échelle

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On a large /small scale

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À tel point que

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To such a extent that

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Innover

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To innovate

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To generate

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To produce

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To cut down

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To stress

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To lay the emphasis on

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To resist

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Épuiser

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To lack of

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To run short of

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Surmonter

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To overcome

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Gérer

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To cope with

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Fournir

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Être à enclin à

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To be prone

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Empirer

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Faire semblant de

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To pretend

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Stimuler

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Fabriquer

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To manufacture

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Imiter

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To emulate

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S’envoler

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Décoller

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To take off

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Reprendre

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Aller au delà de

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To move beyond

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Nécessiter

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To require

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S’unir

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To come together

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Croître

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Fournir

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To provide

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Plutôt que

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Rather than

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Le déclencheur

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The trigger

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L’impulsion

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The spur of

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La naissance de

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The birth of

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À côté de

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Marquer / montrer un changement radical

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To mark a step change

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To fight against

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To grapple with something

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Montrer la voie

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To lead the way

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