Environment Flashcards

1
Q

les ressources naturelles

A

natural ressources

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2
Q

une nappe phréatique

A

an aquifer

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3
Q

des dégâts

A

damage (sg)

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4
Q

un écologiste

A

an environmentalist

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5
Q

la croissance démographique

A

population growth

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6
Q

les déchets industriels

A

industrial waste (sg)

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7
Q

l’amiante

A

asbestos

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8
Q

des détritus

A

litter (sg)

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9
Q

l’effet de serre

A

the greenhouse effet

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10
Q

le covoiturage

A

car-pooling (sg)

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11
Q

un nettoyage

A

a clean up

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12
Q

les gaz d’échappement

A

exhaust fumes

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13
Q

la fonte de la calotte glacière

A

the melting of the icecap

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14
Q

l’empreinte carbone

A

the carbon footprint

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15
Q

un appareil

A

an appliance

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16
Q

la montée du niveau de la mer

A

rising sea levels

17
Q

les espèces menacées

A

endangered species

18
Q

une marée noire

A

an oil spill

19
Q

nocif

A

harmful

20
Q

jetable

A

disposable

21
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durable

A

sustainable

22
Q

biologique

A

organic

23
Q

incontrôlé, généralisé

A

rampant

24
Q

potable

A

drinking

25
Q

comestible

A

edible

26
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économe en énergie

A

energy-saving

27
Q

en danger

A

at risk

28
Q

désastreux, extrême

A

dire

29
Q

préservé

A

unspoilt

30
Q

sans plomb

A

unleaded

31
Q

souiller

A

to foul

32
Q

anéantir

A

to wipe out

33
Q

jeter (à la poubelle)

A

to throw away

34
Q

fuir (pour un liquide)

A

to leak

35
Q

interdire, prohiber

A

to ban, to outlaw, to prohibit

36
Q

rejeter, refuser

A

to reject

37
Q

émettre

A

to emit

38
Q

relâcher, dégager (des gaz)

A

to release

39
Q

déverser (des déchets)

A

to discharge