Chapter 11 Nouns Flashcards by Elkie Dent

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fine

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une amende

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charity

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une association caritative

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aluminium can

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une cannette

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gutter

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un caniveau

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fund-raiser for a charity

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une collecte de fonds

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trash, recycle bin

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une corbeille

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car-pooling, ridesharing

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le covoiturage

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rubbish tip, dump

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une décharge (municipale)

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waste, garbage

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un déchet

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defender, champion

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un/e défenseur/
défenseuse de

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wrapping, packaging

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un emballage

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maintenance

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l’entretien (m)

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(zero) carbon footprint,
(no) carbon footprint

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une empreinte carbone (zéro)

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species

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une espèce

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state of emergency

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un état d’urgence

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mining

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une extraction minière

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waste

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un gâchis

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waste, wastefulness

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un gaspillage

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greenhouse gas

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un gaz à effet de serre (GES)

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printing

A

une impression

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kitchen garden,
veggie patch

A

un jardin potager

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(cigarette) butt

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un mégot (de cigarette)

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rise in water levels

A

la montée des eaux

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solar panel

A

un panneau solaire

plastic straw

une paille (en plastique)

collection point or site

un point de collecte

tree planting initiatives

la reforestation

drought

une sécheresse

threshold

un seuil

ecological transition

la transition écologique

waste sorting

le tri des ordures