Energy and raw materials Flashcards by Mathieu Gentaz | Brainscape

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les services publics (gaz, eau)

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public utilities

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le gaspillage

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waste

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un excédent

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a surplus

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une pénurie

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a shortage

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un gisement

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a deposit

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le pétrole brut

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crude oil

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les combustibles fossils

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fossil fuels

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une centrale nucléaire

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a nuclear power plant

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une éolienne

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a wind turbine

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un panneau solaire

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a solar panel

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une ampoule électrique

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a light bulb

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une mine de charbon

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a coal mine

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un puits de pétrole

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an oil well

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une voiture électrique

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a battery-powered car

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planétaire, mondial

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global

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efficace (qui a de l’effet)

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effective

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efficace (bon rendement)

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efficient

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limité

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finite

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économe en carburant

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fuel-efficient

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diminuer, épuiser

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to deplete

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exploiter

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to tap

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alimenter

A

to fuel

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produire

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to generate

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propulser

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to propel

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enflammer

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to ignite

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alliumer, mettre le contact

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to switch on

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brancher

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to plug in

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forer

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to drill

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subventionner

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to subsidize

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dilapider

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to squander

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le solaire

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solar power

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l’éolien

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wind power

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le nucléaire

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nuclear power

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une centrale thermique

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a thermal power plant

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une isolation thermique

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a thermal insulation

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un barrage

A

a dam

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le GIEC (Groupe d’experts Intergouvernemental sur l’Évolution du Climat)

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the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change)