GI-Environment and sustainability Flashcards

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abîmer

A

to damage

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agrandir

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to enlarge

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améliorer

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to improve

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se battre

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to fight

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5
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bénéficier de

A

to benefit from

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changer

A

to change

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conserver

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to keep

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contaminer

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to contaminate

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se décomposer

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to decompose

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défricher

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to clear

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dégager

A

to release

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détruire

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to destroy

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déverser

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to spill

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élever

A

to grow, to breed

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enrichir

A

to enrich

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l’assainissement (m)

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cleaning up, sanitization

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l’atmosphère (f)

A

atmosphere

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18
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la biodiversité

A

biodiversity

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19
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la chasse

A

hunting

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20
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le compost

A

compost

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21
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la couche d’ozone

A

ozone layer

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22
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le déboisement

A

deforestation

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23
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les déchets (mpl)

A

waste

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24
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la déforestation

A

deforestation

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25
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la désertification

A

desertification

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26
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le développement

A

sustainable

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27
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durable

A

development

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28
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l’écologie (f)

A

ecology

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l’effet de serre (m)

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greenhouse-gas effect

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l’empreinte écologique (f)

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carbon footprint

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l’environnement (m)

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environment

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32
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l’équilibre (m)

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balance

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33
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l’espèce en voie d’extinction (f)

A

endangered species

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34
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alarmant

A

alarming

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35
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avantageux

A

advantageous

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biodégradable

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biodegradable

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biologique

A

organic

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bruyant

A

noisy

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coûteux

A

expensive

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décevant

A

disappointing

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écologique

A

ecological

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efficace

A

efficient

43
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environnemental

A

environmental

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en voie de disparition

A

endangered

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exploiter

A

to exploit

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impliquer

A

to involve

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nuire à

A

to harm

48
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perdre

A

to lose

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polluer

A

to pollute

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préserver

A

to preserve

51
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prévoir

A

to foresee

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profiter de

A

to take advantage of

53
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promouvoir

A

to promote

54
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se réchauffer

A

to heat up

55
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rejeter

A

to discharge

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rénover

A

to renew

57
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replanter

A

to replant

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survivre

A

to survive

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trier

A

to sort

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la faune

A

fauna

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la fertilité

A

fertility

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la flore

A

flora

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la forêt tropicale

A

tropical rainforest

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le groupe de pression

A

pressure group

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l’habitat (m)

A

habitat

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l’incertitude (f)

A

uncertainty

67
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la nature

A

nature

68
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la planète

A

planet

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la protection

A

protection

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le réchauffement planétaire

A

global warming

71
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le recyclage

A

recycling

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la réglementation

A

regulation(s)

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la rentabilité

A

profitability

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les ressources naturelles (fpl)

A

natural resources

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le sol

A

ground

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la terre

A

earth

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fertile

A

fertile

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jetable

A

disposable

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laid

A

ugly

80
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nocif

A

harmful

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polluant

A

polluting

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recyclable

A

recyclable

83
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renouvelable

A

renewable

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respectueux de

A

environmentally

85
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l’environnement

A

friendly

86
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sceptique

A

skeptical

87
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toxique

A

toxic, harmful