TVG 94 : Economic Activity Flashcards

1
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Ruiner

A

To blight

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2
Q

Un parasite

A

A parasite

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3
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Un animal nuisible

A

A pest

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4
Q

Une sauterelle

A

A grasshopper

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5
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Une chenille

A

A caterpillar

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6
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Dévorer

A

To eat up

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7
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Un rongeur

A

A rodent

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8
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Ronger

A

To gnaw

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9
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Le gel

A

Frost

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10
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La grêle

A

Hail

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11
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Sec

A

Dry

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12
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Se flétrir

A

To wither

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13
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Une inondation

A

A flood

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14
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Pourrir

A

To rot

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15
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Infecter

A

To infect

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16
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La brucellose

A

Brucellosis

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17
Q

La myxomatose

A

Myxomatosis

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18
Q

La rage

A

Rabies

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19
Q

Enragé

A

Rabid

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20
Q

Abattre

A

To cull

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21
Q

Une surabondance

A

A glut

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22
Q

Un surplus

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A surplus

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23
Q

La surproduction

A

Overproduction

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24
Q

Beaucoup

A

Plenty

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25
Q

Stocker

A

To stockpile

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26
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La constitution de stock

A

Stockpiling

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27
Q

Un quota

A

A quota

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28
Q

Une pénurie

A

A shortage

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29
Q

Vendre à bas prix

A

To dump

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30
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Une situation difficile

A

A plight

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31
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Le revenu

A

The income

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32
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Vivoter

A

To scrape by

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33
Q

Une dette

A

A debt

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34
Q

Criblé de dette

A

Debt-ridden

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35
Q

La stimulation de production

A

Boosting production

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36
Q

L’agronomie

A

Agronomy

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37
Q

L’agroalimentaire

A

Agribusiness

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38
Q

Rapporter

A

To yield

39
Q

Le rendement

A

The yield

40
Q

Maximiser

A

To maximise

41
Q

Irriguer

A

To irrigate

42
Q

Drainer

A

To drain

43
Q

Fertiliser

A

To fertilize

44
Q

Les produits chimiques

A

Chemicals

45
Q

L’agrochimie

A

Agrochemicals

46
Q

Les nitrates

A

Nitrates

47
Q

Les phosphates

A

Phosphates

48
Q

Un pesticide

A

A pesticide

49
Q

Un herbicide

A

A herbicide

50
Q

Traiter

A

To treat

51
Q

Pulvériser

A

To spray

52
Q

Là pulvérisations des cultures

A

Crop-spraying

53
Q

Abuser de

A

To overuse

54
Q

Trafiquer

A

To tramper with

55
Q

Un centre d’élevage intensif

A

A feddlot

56
Q

Une batterie

A

A battery

57
Q

Une hormone

A

A hormone

58
Q

La biotechnologie

A

Biotechnology

59
Q

Un gène

A

A gene

60
Q

Transgénique

A

Transgenic

61
Q

La génétique

A

Genetics

62
Q

Les OGM

A

GMOs

63
Q

Qui résiste aux parasites

A

Pest-résistant

64
Q

Qui résiste à la sécheresse

A

Drought-resistant

65
Q

Un nutriment

A

A nutrient

66
Q

Une race

A

A breed

67
Q

Hybrider

A

To crossbreed

68
Q

Le croisement

A

Crossbreeding

69
Q

Évoluer

A

To evolve

70
Q

Une mutation

A

A mutation

71
Q

Les «super mauvaises herbes»

A

Superweeds

72
Q

Contaminer

A

To contaminate

73
Q

Le pollen

A

Pollen

74
Q

La transpollinisation

A

Crosspollination

75
Q

Préjudice

A

Harm

76
Q

Nuisible

A

Harmful

77
Q

Endommager

A

To damage

78
Q

L’inquiétude

A

Concern

79
Q

Une étiquette

A

A label

80
Q

Dans OGM

A

GM-free

81
Q

Un moratoire

A

A moratorium

82
Q

Interdire

A

To ban

83
Q

Les tendances récentes

A

Recent trends

84
Q

Bio

A

Organic

85
Q

Traditionnel

A

Conventional

86
Q

Naturel

A

Natural

87
Q

Sain

A

Wholesome

88
Q

Savoureux

A

Tasty

89
Q

Largo écologies

A

Agro-ecology

90
Q

Une catastrophes naturelle

A

An act of god

91
Q

Une mauvaise récolte

A

A crop failure

92
Q

La lutte contre les parasites

A

Pest control

93
Q

Les cultures génétiquement modifiées

A

GM crops

94
Q

L’agriculture durable

A

Sustainable agriculture