Vocabulary - Pollution Flashcards

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sol, terre

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soil

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un facteur contributif

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a contributor

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mort, victime

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fatality, casualty

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revenu

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income

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sale

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filthy

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connaissance, savoir

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awareness

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produit chimique

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chemical

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être exposé à

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to be exposed to

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souci

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concern

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constant

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stationary

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suivre

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to track

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particulaire

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particulate

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toit

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rooftop

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surveiller

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to monitor

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porte-parole

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spokesperson

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non-biaisé

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unbiased

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malin, futé

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savvy

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trouver un moyen de

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to figure out

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franchir un obstacle

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to clear a hurdle

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faire du buzz

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to go viral

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de bas en haut (socialement)

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a bottom-up

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prendre des mesures

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to take strides to + inf

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la Terre

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the globe

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financer

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to fund

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pédiatrie

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pediatrics

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échelon

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a rung up

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contamination fécale

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fecal contamination

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indiquer, signaler

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to point out

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étouffer, suffoquer, réprimer

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to stifle

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déclaration, affirmation

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a statement

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une série de

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a spate of

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politique de contrôle

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a control policy

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cas, exemple

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an instance

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un appareil nettoyant

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a scrubber

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un tas de

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a stack

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dépasser (dans le sens enfreindre)

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to exceed

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maladie du Légionnaire

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Legionnaires

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épidémie

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outbreak

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une organisation à but non-lucratif

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a non-profit

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résoudre le problème de la pollution

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to knock pollution on the head

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crasseux

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gunky

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complet

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comprehensive

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une contribution civile

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a civic contribution

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exposition

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exposure

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métal lourd

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a heavy metal

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plomb

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lead

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charbon

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coal

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empoisonner

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to poison