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C12. Anglais des affaires > Vocabulary : The economy / Les énergies > Flashcards

Vocabulary : The economy / Les énergies Flashcards

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Air conditionné

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Air conditioning

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Baril (de brut) (160 litres)

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Barrel (of crude oil)

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Chaudière

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Boiler

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Centrale à charbon / nucléaire

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Coal / Nuclear (power) plant

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Faire des économies d’énergie

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To conserve energy

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Refroidir

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To cool

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Réduire

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To curb / cut

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Barrage

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Dam

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Décennie

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Decade

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Réduire, épuiser

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To deplete

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(Se) diversifier

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To diversify

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Baisse

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Downsizing, drop

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Forer / Effecuer un forage

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To drill

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14
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Chuter, baisser

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To drop

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Fournisseur d’énergie

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Energy provider / supplier

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16
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Véhicule sobre

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Fuel efficient/economical vehicle

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17
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Gaz/Essence

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Gas (US)
Petrol (UK)

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Energie géothermique

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Geothermal energy

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19
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Surplus, excès

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Glut

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20
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(Se) chauffer / Chauffage

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To heat / heating

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21
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Pétrole lourd / léger

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Heavy / Light oil

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Détenir des réserves

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To hold resources

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23
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Isolation

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Insulation

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Eclairer/éclairage

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To light / Lighting

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25
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En mer

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Off shore

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Choc(s) pétrolier

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Oil crisis (crises)

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27
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Navire pétrolier

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Oil tanker

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28
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Rendement

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Output

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29
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Faire grimper les prix

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To push prices up

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30
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Réserves confirmées/prouvées

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Proven reserves

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31
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Fiable

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Reliable

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32
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(Re)traitement

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(Re)processing

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33
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Recherche et Développement

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Research and development

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34
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Augmenter, monter

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To rise / surge / go up

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Economiser, épargner

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To save

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36
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Pénurie

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Shortage

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37
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Demander au ralenti / en hausse / en baisse

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Sluggish / Upward / Downward demand

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Retarder, éviter, stopper

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To stave off

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39
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Prix élevé

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Stiff price

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40
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Stocker

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To store

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41
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Poêle, cuisinière

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Stove

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42
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Subventionner / Subvention

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To subside / subsidy

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43
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Développement durable

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Sustainable development

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44
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Allumer / Eteindre

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Switch on / Switch off

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Cibler / Cible, objectif

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To target / target

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Transports / un moyen de transport

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Transport / a means of transport

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Redressement, amélioration

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Upswing

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Prix instable / Prix stable

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Volatile price / Stable ; Steady price

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Gaspillage, déchets

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Waste

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Abordable

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Affordable

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Energie propre

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Clean energy

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patière première

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Commodity

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Charbon

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Coal

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Crise, crises

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Crisis, crises

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Produits écologiques

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Eco-friendly products

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Système d’Echange de Quotas d’Emissions (SEQE)

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Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS)

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Crise énergétique

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Energy crisis

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Besoins énergétiques

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Energy needs

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politique(s) énergétique(s)

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Energy policy/ies

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Economies d’énergie

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Energy Savings

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Transition énergétique

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Energy transition

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Ressources limitées

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Finite resources

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Energie fossile

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Fossile fuel

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Fracturation

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Fracking

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Géothermie

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Geothermal energy

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Approvisionner

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To supply

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Augmentation des prix

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Price hike

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Baisser (brusquement)

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Tu Plummet

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Besoins énergétiques

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Energy needs

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Centrale nucléaire

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Nuclear power station (GB) / Nuclear power plant (US)

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Champ de pétrole

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Oil field

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Charbon

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Coal

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Choc pétrolier

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Oil shock

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Consommation pétrolière

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Oil consumption

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Déchets nucléaires

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Nuclear waste

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Economies d’énergie

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Low carbon energy

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Être à court

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To run short of

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Monter (en flèche)

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To soar

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Sans plomb

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Unleaded

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Gestion des déchets

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Waste management

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Energie éolienne

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Wing energy

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Parc éolien

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Wind farm

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Production, rendement

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Yield, production

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Réseau électrique

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Electric network

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Se passer de

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To do without

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Se stabiliser

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To level off

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Subventions

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Subsidy/ies

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Transition énergétique

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Energy transition

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Réchauffement climatique

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Global warming

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Gaz à effet de serre

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Greenhouse gases

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Energie hydro-électrique

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Hydroelectric power

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Pétrolier

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Oil tanker

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Marée noire

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Oil spill

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Rationnement

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Rationing

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Recyclage

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Recycling

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Mesure incitative

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Incentive

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Moyen-Orient

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(the) Middle East

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Oléoduc

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Pipeline

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Organisation des Pays Exportateurs de Pétrole (OPEP)

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Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)

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Pétrole brut

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Crude oil

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Gaz de schiste

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Shale gas

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Energie solaire

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Solar energy

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Panneau solaire

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Solar panel

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Régulier

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Steady

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Raffinerie

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Rafinery

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Energies renouvelables

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Renewable energies

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Fournisseur

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Supplier

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Être dépendant (de)

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To be dependant (on)

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production pétrolière mondiale

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Global oil production

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Produits écologiques

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Eco-friendly products

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Puits de pétrole

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Oil well

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Rareté

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Scarcity

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