l'environnement Flashcards

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l’atmosphère

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atmosphere

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un barrage

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dam

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les bois

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the woods

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la canicule

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heatwave

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un carburant

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fuel

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la chaleur

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heat

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un changement

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change

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un combustible

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fuel/combustible

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la consommation

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use

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un contaminant

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contaminant

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11
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la côte

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coast

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12
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le couche d’ozone

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ozone layer

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le danger

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danger

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les déchets

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trash

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15
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la déforestation

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deforestation

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la désertification

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desertification

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17
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un déluge

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flood

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18
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un désastre

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disaster

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19
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le diesel

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diesel

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20
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la disparition

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disappearance

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21
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l’eau potable

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potable water

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22
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un écosystème

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ecosystem

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23
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un écoulement

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runoff

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24
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un effet

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effect/impact

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25
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l’effet de serre

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greenhouse effect

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26
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une empreinte

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trace/footprint

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27
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un enfouissement de déchets

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landfill

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28
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un engrais

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fertilizer

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29
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une éolienne

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wind turbine

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30
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l’érosion

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la terre change

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31
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l’espace

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space

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32
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une espèce menacée

A

endangered species

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33
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la forêt tropicale

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tropical forest

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34
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la fumée

A

smoke

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35
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le fumiard

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smog

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36
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une fuite

A

leak

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37
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le gaspillage

A

waste

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38
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le gaz carbonique

A

carbon gas

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39
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un glacier

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glacier

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40
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un iceberg

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iceberg

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41
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une île

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island

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42
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un incendie

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fire

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43
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l’industrie

A

industry

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44
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une inondation

A

flood

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45
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un marais

A

marsh/swamp

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46
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la marée noire

A

oil spill in the sea

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47
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la marée

A

tide

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48
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la menace

A

threat

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49
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le tuyau

A

hose, pipe

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50
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le robinet

A

faucet

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51
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le reboisement

A

reforesting

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52
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la nappe phréatique

A

réserve d’eau sousterranie

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53
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le niveau

A

level

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54
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un ouragan

A

hurricane

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55
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une pénurie

A

shortage

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56
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le pesticide

A

pesticides

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57
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la planète

A

planet

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58
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la pluie acid

A

acid rain

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59
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la pollution

A

pollution

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60
Q

la poubelle

A

small trahscan

61
Q

le bac

A

outside trashcan/recycling bin

62
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un produit de nettoyage

A

cleaning product

63
Q

un puits

A

well

64
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une raffinerie de pétrole

A

oil refinery

65
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un rayon

A

radius

66
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le réchauffement climatique

A

climate change

67
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un récif de corail

A

coral reef

68
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la récolte

A

harvest

69
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le recyclage

A

recycling

70
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une ressource (naturelle)

A

(natural) resource

71
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la sécheresse

A

drought

72
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un séisme

A

earthquake

73
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un tremblement de terre

A

earthquake

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une source d’énergie

A

source of energy

75
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la surpopulation

A

overpopulation

76
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la Terre/terre

A

Earth/ground

77
Q

le tri

A

sorting

78
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une usine

A

factory

79
Q

les cheminées

A

smokestack

80
Q

véhicule hybride

A

hybrid vehicle

81
Q

un centrale nucléaire

A

nuclear centre

82
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des transports en commun

A

public transportation

83
Q

braconner

A

to poach

84
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chasser

A

to hunt

85
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conserver

A

to conserve

86
Q

contaminer

A

contaminate

87
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couler

A

to flow/run

88
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creuser

A

to dig

89
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déboiser

A

to deforest

90
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déposer

A

to drop off

91
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détruire

A

destroy

92
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déverser

A

spill over/overflow

93
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diminuer

A

diminish

94
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émettre

A

make

95
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empirer

A

to make worse

96
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épuiser

A

exhaust

97
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éteindre

A

to turn off

98
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gaspiller

A

to waste

99
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inonder

A

to flood

100
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irriguer

A

irrigate

101
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jeter

A

throw away

102
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maintenir

A

maintain

103
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menacer

A

to threaten

104
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nuire à

A

harm

105
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planter

A

to plant

106
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perforer

A

to pierce

107
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polluer

A

to pollute

108
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préserver

A

to preserve

109
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protéger

A

to protect

110
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purifier

A

purify

111
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ramasser

A

pick/gather

112
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récolter

A

harvest

113
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recycler

A

to recycle

114
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réduire

A

reduce

115
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renverser

A

spill

116
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résoudre

A

solve

117
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respirer

A

to breathe

118
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sauver

A

to save

119
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sécher

A

to dry

120
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supporter

A

to tolerate

121
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tolérer

A

tolerate

122
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trier

A

sort

123
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sélectionner

A

to sort

124
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urbaniser

A

urbanize

125
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utiliser

A

se servir de

126
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artificiel/le

A

artificial

127
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bio(logique)

A

organic

128
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biodégradable

A

biodegradable

129
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en voie d’extinction

A

endangered

130
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gaspillé

A

wasted

131
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inondé

A

flooded

132
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insuffisant

A

insufficient

133
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jetable

A

throw away able

134
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menacé

A

threatened, endangered

135
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naturel/le

A

natural

136
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néfaste

A

nefarious

137
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nuisible

A

harmful

138
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nocif/ve

A

noxious

139
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perforé

A

perforated

140
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pétrolier/ère

A

oil tanker

141
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pollué

A

polluted

142
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radioactif

A

radioactive

143
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récolté

A

harvested

144
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renouvelable

A

renewable

145
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renversé

A

knocked over/spilled

146
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sauvé, en sécurité

A

saved, safe

147
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sec, sèche

A

dry

148
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toxique

A

toxic

149
Q

pur

A

pure