17. POLLUTION 1/2 Flashcards by Jérémy Chéron

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polluer

A

to pollute

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la pollution sonore

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noise pollution

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un pollueur

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a polluter

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un polluant, une substance polluante

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a pollutant

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polluant

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polluting

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être peu/très polluant

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to pollue litte/ a lot

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produits non polluants

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non-polluting, eco-friendly products

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diminuer la pollution

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to reduce, curb pollution

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gaspiller

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to waste

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nocif

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harmful

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la pollution de l’air/atmosphérique

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air pollution

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le smog

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smog

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un pic de pollution

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a pollution peak

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les fumées d’usine

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factory smoke, factory fumes

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les gaz d’échappement

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car exhausts, exhaust fumes

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l’essence sans plomb

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unleaded petrol, lead-free petrol

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un pot catalytique

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a catalytic converter

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surveiller la qualité de l’air

A

to monitor air quality

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asthme

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asthma

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la pollution de l’eau

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water pollution

Q

les nitrates

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nitrates

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les engrais

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fertilizers

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la nappe phréatique

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groundwater

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contaminer les rivières

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to poison rivers

contaminer

to contaminate

un polluant

a contaminant

un produit chimique toxique

a toxic chemical

la dioxine

dioxin

un égout

a sewer

les eaux usées

sewage, waste water

les égouts

the sewage system

une station d'épuration des eaux

a sewage work

l'amiante

asbetos

la couche d'ozone

the ozone layer

les gaz CFC

CFCs

la diminution de la couche d'ozone

ozone depletion

respectueux de la couche d'ozone

ozone-friendly

les rayons ultra-violets

ultra-violet rays

les pluies acides

acid rains

le saturnisme

lead poisoning

les PCP

PCBs

une marée noire

an oil slick

un déversement de pétrole accidentel

an oil spill

des oiseaux mazoutés

oil-covered birds

dégazer

to empty one's tank, to flush out one's tank