climate change Flashcards by anthony bianay

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la climatologie

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climate science, climatology

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anthropogéniique

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man-made, anthropogenic

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un climatologue

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a climate scientist, a climatologist

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le rechauffement de l’ atmosphère, de la planète

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global warning

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une augmentation des températures

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a rise in temperatures

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prévoir

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to forecast

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une station météorologique

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a weather station

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un ballon sonde

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a weather balloon

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régime des précipitations

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rain patterns

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surveiller l’ évolution des températures

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to monitor temperatures

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la combustion d’ énergies fossiles

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the buurning of fossil fuels

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le CO2

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carbon dioxide

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émettre du CO2

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to emit carbon dioxide

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l’ effet de serre

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the greenhouse effect

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les gazs à effet de serre

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greenhouse gases

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les émissions, les rejets de gaz à effet de serre

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greenhouse gas emissions

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les émissions de dioxyde de carbone

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carbon emissions

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réduire les émissions de carbone

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to cut, to curb carbon emissions

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réduire son empreinte carbone

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to reduce one’s carbon imprint

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la surconsommation

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overconsumption

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le niveau de la mer

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the sea level

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uune élévation du niveau de la mer

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a rise in sea level

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inonder

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to flood

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une innondation

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a flood

au dessus/ en dessous du niveau de la mer

above/below sea level

des dégâts

damage

provoquer, causer des dégâts

to cause damage, to do damage

nocif, néfaste

harmful

être en danger, menacé

to be at risk in danger

un glacier

a glacier

la calotte glaciair, polaire

the polar icecap

le pôle Nord/sud

the north/south pole

la banquise

icefield, ice floe

un ours polaire, un ours blanc

a polar bear

fondre, dégeler

to thaw

dégel

thaw

fondre

to melt

l' eau douce

freshwater, freshwater

eau de mer

sea water

la nappe phréatique

groundwater

plafonner, imposer un plafon à

to cap

le commerce des droits d' émission de carbon

carbon trading

plafonner et échanger ( les quotas d' émissions)

cap and trade

une taxe verte

a green tax

instaurer une texe carbone

to introduce a carbon tax

un climato-sceptique

a climate changer denier

arrêter de gaspiller l' énergie

to stop wasting energy

des ampoules basses consommation

low-energy lightbulbs

éteindre les appareils électriques

to switch off electrical appliances

isoler une pièce

to insulate a room

l' isolation ( thermique)

insulation

aller au travail en bicylclette

to cylcle to work

un syystème de vélo en libre-service

a bycle-sharing system