26: contemporary themes / thèmes d'actualité Flashcards

1
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l’écologie

A

ecology

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2
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gaspiller

A

to waste

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3
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gaspillage, déchet

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waste

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4
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la pollution

A

pollution

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5
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polluer

A

to pollute

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6
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contaminer

A

to contaminate

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7
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pluie acide

A

acid rain

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8
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soufre

A

sulphur

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9
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acide carbonique

A

carbon dioxide

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10
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oxyde de carbone

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carbon monoxide

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11
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marée noire

A

oil slick

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12
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décharge

A

dump

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13
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ordures

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garbage

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14
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déversement illégal (dans la mer)

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dumping at sea

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15
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déversements toxiques

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(toxic) waste disposal

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16
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poison

A

poison

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17
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décharge nucléaire

A

nuclear discharge

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18
Q

effet de serre

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greenhouse effect

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19
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couche d’ozone

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ozone layer

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20
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réchauffement global

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global warming

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21
Q

essence sans plomb

A

lead-free petrol

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22
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recyclage / recycler

A

recycling / to recycle

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23
Q

biodégradable

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biodegradable

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24
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collecte de verre

A

bottle banking

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25
Q

fôret tropicale

A

rainforest

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26
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déboisement (à grande échelle)

A

deforestation

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27
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dévastation

A

devastation

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28
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érosion

A

soil erosion

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29
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désastre écologique

A

an environmental disaster

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30
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organismes nuisibles

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pests

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31
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pesticide

A

pesticide

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32
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espèces en voie de disparition

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endangered species

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33
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disparue (une espèce)

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extinct

34
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défense de l’environnement

A

nature/environmental conservation

35
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préservation

A

conservation

36
Q

braconnage

A

poaching

37
Q

pêche à la baleine

A

whaling

38
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mesures de protection

A

conservation measures

39
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les phénomènes et problèmes sociaux

A

social phenomena and problems

40
Q

(se) développer

A

to develop

41
Q

développement

A

development

42
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sous-développé

A

underdeveloped

43
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famine

A

famine

44
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faim

A

hunger

45
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explosion démographique

A

population explosive

46
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taux de natalité

A

birth rate

47
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contraception

A

contraception

48
Q

stérilisation

A

sterilization

49
Q

avortement

A

abortion

50
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euthanasie

A

euthanasia, mercy killing

51
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réfugié

A

refugee

52
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chômage

A

unemployment

53
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emploi précaire

A

tenuous job

54
Q

licenCier

A

to lay off

55
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mondialisation

A

globaliZation

56
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sans-abri

A

homeless

57
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problème des sans-abri

A

homelessness

58
Q

clochard

A

tramp,hobo, bum (us)

59
Q

mendier

A

to beg

60
Q

aide sociale

A

welfare

61
Q

mendicité

A

begging

62
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sexisme

A

sexism

63
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racisme

A

racism

64
Q

raciste

A

racist

65
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antisémitisme

A

anti-semitism

66
Q

être victime de discrimination

A

to be discriminated against

67
Q

bouc-émissaire

A

scapegoat

68
Q

maltraitance à l’égard de l’enfant, pédophilie

A

child abuse

69
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prostitution

A

prostitution

70
Q

viol

A

rape

71
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surexploitation

A

exploitation

72
Q

rejeter, exclure

A

to expel, ban

73
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injurier, maltraiter

A

to abuse

74
Q

persécuter

A

to victimize

75
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sida

A

AIDS

76
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groupe à risque

A

high-risk group

77
Q

tests de dépistage

A

screening

78
Q

drogue

A

drug

79
Q

toxicomanie

A

drug addiction / dependency

80
Q

toxicomane

A

drug addict

81
Q

overdose

A

overdose