1- the world's population Flashcards

(28 cards)

1
Q

effectuer un recensement

A

to take a census

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2
Q

les prévisions

A

the forecast

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3
Q

la croissance démographique

A

population growth

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4
Q

la surpopulation

A

overpopulation

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5
Q

une tranche d’âge

A

an age group

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6
Q

le taux de natalité

A

the birth rate

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7
Q

le taux de fécondité

A

the fertility rate

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8
Q

mortalité infantile

A

infant mortality

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9
Q

espérance de vie

A

life expectancy

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10
Q

fortement peuplé

A

densely populated

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11
Q

faiblement peuplé

A

sparsely populated

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12
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espérance de vie

A

life expectancy

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13
Q

augmentation de la population mondiale

A

a rise in world population

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14
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augmenter de façon spectaculaire (considérablement)

A

to rise dramatically

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15
Q

augmenter de 5%

A

to rise by by / to increase by/ to grow by

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16
Q

multiplié par quatre

17
Q

culminer à

18
Q

la tendance actuelle

A

the current trend

19
Q

le renversement

20
Q

les enfants du baby boom

A

the baby boomers

21
Q

personne ne sait vraiment

A

… is anyone’s guess

22
Q

s’accommoder de / supporter / tolérer

A

to put up with

23
Q

déséquilibre

24
Q

mettre l’accent sur

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massivement
overwhelmingly
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les pays moins à même
the countries least able to
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le population des pays développés devrait presque tripler d'ici 2050
the developed countries are expected to nearly triple their population by 2050
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imprévisible
unpredictable