Vocabulary List 1 : The environnement Flashcards by ODO DO

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Réchauffement Climatique

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Global Warming

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Effet de serre

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Greenhouse effects

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Gaz à effet de serre

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Greenhouse gas/gases

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Couché d’ozone

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Ozone Layer

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Pluie acide

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Acid rain

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Jeter

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To dispose of (waste) / to throw away

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Jetable / Réutilisable

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Disposable / reusable

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Réutiliser

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To reuse

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Élimination des déchets / déchèterie

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Disposal of waste / waste disposal companies

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Déchets industriels

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Industrial Waste

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Décharge / décharger

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A dump / to dump

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Ordure

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Junk

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Déchets

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Litter

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Gaz d’échappement

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Exhaust fumes

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Combustible

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A fuel / a fossil fuel

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Carburant avec plomb

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Leaded fuel

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Carburant sans plomb

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Unleaded fuel

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Charbon

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Coal

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Puit de pétrole en mer

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Offshore oil well

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Marée noire

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An oil spill

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Approvisionnement en pétrole

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Oil supplies / reserves

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Centrale nucléaire

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Nuclear plant

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Énergie nucléaire

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Nuclear power

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Déchets nucléaires

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Nuclear Waste

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Retombée radioactive

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Nuclear fallout / black rain

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Énergie solaire

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Solar power / energy

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Épuiser ( une ressource )

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To deplete (ressources)

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Non renouvelable

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Déplorable / non renewable

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Renouvelable

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Renewable

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Resource limitée

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A finite ressource

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Gaspiller

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To squander / to waste

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Une interdiction

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A ban

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Une maladie professionnelle

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An occupational disease

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Équilibre

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Balance

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Empreinte Carbon

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Carbon footprint

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Effet secondaire

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Side effect

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Développement durable

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Sustainable development

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Eco-responsable

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Eco-friendly / environmentally friendly

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Nappe phréatiques

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Underground water tables

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Eaux usées

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Waste water

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Station d’épuration

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A water treatment plant

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Sécheresse

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A drought

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Un tremblement de terre

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An earthquake

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Inondation

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Flood

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Ouragan

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Hurricane

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Thyphon

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Typhoon

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Marée

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A tide

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Raz de marée

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A tidal wave

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Mettre en danger

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To endanger

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Espèces en voie d’extinction

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Endangered species

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Nocif

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Harmful

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Dangereux

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Hazardous

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Menacer

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To threaten

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Forêt tropicale

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Rain forest

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Sauvage

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Wildlife