36. The State Of The Planet Flashcards

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Etre dans un piètre état

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To be in a sorry state

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Une planète malade, mal en point

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An ailing planet

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Faire peine à voir

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To be a sorry sight

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Être en danger

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To be in danger

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Montrer des signes de détérioration

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To show signs of deterioration

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Les chiffres sont préoccupants

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The statistics are staggering

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La perte de biodiversité

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The loss of biodiversity

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La dégradation des écosystèmes de la terre

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The decline of Earth’s ecosystems

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Menacer les écosystèmes

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To jeopardize ecosystems

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Présenter un risque/menace sérieuse pour

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To pose a serious risk to

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Atteindre le point de rupture

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To reach breaking point

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Être menacé par l’activité humaine

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To be imperilled by human activity

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La cupidité humaine

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Human greed

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Accabler la nature

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To overburden nature

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Épuiser les ressources de la terre

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To use up the Earth’s resources

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Le réchauffement de la planète

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Global warming

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La fonte des calottes glacières

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The melting of ice caps

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La pollution marine

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Sea pollution

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La destruction des récifs coraliens

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The destruction of coral reefs

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La diminution du cheptel piscicole

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The depletion of fish stocks

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La sur pêche

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Overfishing

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L’eau douce disponible se fait rare

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Available freshwater is scarce

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Être en voie d’extinction

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To be on the brink of extinction

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La déforestation

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Deforestation

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Les forêts disparaissent rapidement
Forests are fast disappearing
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La pollution automobile
Car pollution
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Mettre un terme aux pratiques destructrices
To halt destructive practices
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Rétablir un écosystème
To restore an ecosystem
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La journée de la terre
Earth day
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Sauver la terre
To save the earth
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Le sommet de la terre
The Earth Summit
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Trouver un nouvel équilibre avec la nature
To reach a new balance with nature
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Utiliser une technologie moins polluante
To use less-polluting technology
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Guérir la terre
To heal the planet
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Une tâche redoutable
A daunting task