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la pollution atmosphérique

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air pollution

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le gaz d’échappement

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exhaust fumes

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les retombées radioactives

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nuclear fallout

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un nuage toxique

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a poison cloud

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une pluie d’acide

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acid rain

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problèmes respiratoires

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breathing difficulties

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le saturnisme

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lead poisoning

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combustible fossile

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fossil fuel

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se raréfier

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to become scarce

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un véhicule qui consomme beaucoup d’essence

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a gas guzzler

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déchets chimiques

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chemical waste

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déchets ménagers

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household waste

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déchets industriels

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industrial waste

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déchets radioactifs

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radioactive waste

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le ramassage des déchets

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garbage collecting

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décharge publique

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rubbish dump

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un site d’enfouissement des déchets

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a landfill site

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elimination des déchets

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waste disposal

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nappe phréatique

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ground water

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marée noire

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an oil spill

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une nappe de prétrole

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oil slick

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pétrolier

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oil tanker

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nuisance sonore

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noise pollution

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faire des ravages

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to wreak havoc

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la chaine alimentaire
food chain
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la diminution de la biodiversité
biodiversity loss
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effet de serre
greenhouse effect
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fonte des glaciers
melting glaciers
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montée du niveau de la mer
rising sea levels
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catastrophe écologique
ecological disaster
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l'empreinte écologique
carbon footprint
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polluer, pollué, polluant
to pollute, polluted, polluting
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agents polluants
pollutants
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émettre
to release
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vapeurs
fumes
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amiante
asbestos
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le plomb
lead
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particules dangereuses
particulates
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asthme
asthma
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gaqpiller
to waste
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combustible, comburant
fuel
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gourmand en energie
energy-guzzling
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deverser, jeter
to dump
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décharge
a dump
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se debarasser de
to dispose of
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jetable
disposable
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jeter
to throw away
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détritus
garbage
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mauvais usage
to misuse
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mal gérer
to mismanage
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le sol
the soil
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le défrichage
land-clearing
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fertiliser
to fertilize
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produit chimique
chemical
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abattre des arbres
to log
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déboiser
to deforest
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déboisement
déforestation
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égouts, eaux usés
a sewer, sewage
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les effluents
effluents
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se répandre
to leak
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se deverser
to spill
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contaminer
to contaminate
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non-potable
undrinkable
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intoxiquer
to poison
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nocif
noxious
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un danger, dangereux
a hazard, hazardous
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cancerigène
carcinogenic
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mortel
lethal
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abîmer
to spoil
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deterioration
a spoilage
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souiller, poulluer
to foul
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nuir a, nuisible
to harm, harmful
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dégats
damage
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diminuer en nombre
to dwindle
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non renouvelable
exhaustible
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une pénurie
shortage
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rare, penurie
scarce, a scarcity
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se déssecher
to dry up
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secheresse
drought
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desertique, aride
barren
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inonder
to flood
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revager, devaster
to devastate
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anéatir
to wipe out
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massacrer
to massacre
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la faune et la flore (faune / flore)
wildlife (fauna, flora)
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mettre en péril
to jeopardize
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