Chapter 18 Flashcards

(45 cards)

1
Q

L’essence (f.)

A

gasoline

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2
Q

le pétrole

A

car oil

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3
Q

avoir razon

A

to be right/true

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4
Q

avoir tort

A

to be wrong

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5
Q

les cyclones

A

tornadoes

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6
Q

le tremblement de terre

A

earthquake

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7
Q

l’ouragan

A

hurricane

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8
Q

l’inondation

A

flood

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9
Q

la sécheresse

A

drought

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10
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l’incendie

A

fire

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11
Q

la pollution

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pollution

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12
Q

la pluie acid

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acid rain

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13
Q

l’effet de serre

A

greenhouse effect

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14
Q

le réchauffement climatique

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climate warming

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15
Q

le déboisement

A

deforestation

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16
Q

les catastrophes naturelles

A

natural catastrophes

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17
Q

les problémes

A

problems

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18
Q

le manque d’eau potable

A

lack of water

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19
Q

les sources d’énergie:
…solaire

…l’énergie nucléaire

…du vent

…électrique

…hyrdoélectrique

A

sources of energy:

solar

nuclear energy

wind

electric

hydroelectric

20
Q

les remèdes

21
Q

recycler

22
Q

le recyclage

23
Q

faire du co-voiturage

24
Q

éteindre les lumières

A

to turn off the lights

25
gaspiller
to waste
26
polluer
to pollute
27
le covoiturage
carpooling
28
une bouteille en verre
glass bottle
29
la poubelle
trash can
30
(sur) chauffer
to (over) heat
31
les transports (m. pl.) en commun
public transport
32
le papier-emballage
packaging
33
un individu
individual
34
les déchets
trash
35
conserver
to conserve
36
hybride
hybrid
37
le plastique
plastic
38
l'aluminium
aluminum
39
empreintre écologique
ecological print
40
ressources (f.) naturelles
natural resources
41
presque partout
almost everywhere
42
le monde
world
43
les organismes
organizations
44
la planète
planet
45