Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM


Top Flashcards (Certified)
All Flashcards

The Big Picture > Deck 35: Climate Change > Flashcards

Deck 35: Climate Change Flashcards

(64 cards)

Start Studying
1
Q

La climatologie

A

Climate science, climatology

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

La crise climatique

A

The climate crisis

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Les défenseurs du climat

A

Climate advocates

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Anthropogénique

A

Man-made, anthropogenic

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Un climatologue

A

A climate scientist, a climatologist

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Le réchauffement de l’atmosphère, de la planète

A

Global warming

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Une augmentation des températures

A

A rise in temperatures

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Prévoir

A

To forecast

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Une station météorologique

A

A weather station

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Régime de précipitation

A

Rain patterns

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Surveiller l’évolution des températures

A

To monitor temperatures

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Un ballon-sonde

A

A weather balloon

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

La combustion d’énergies fossiles

A

The burning of fossil fuel

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Le dioxyde de carbone, CO_2

A

Carbon dioxide, CO_2

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Émettre du CO_2

A

To emit carbon dioxide

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

L’effet de serre

A

The greenhouse effect

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

Les gaz à effet de serre

A

Greenhouse gases

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

Les émissions, les rejets de gaz à effet de serre

A

Greenhouse gas emissions

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

Les émissions de dioxyde de carbone

A

Carbon emissions

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

Réduire les émissions de carbone

A

To cut, to curb carbon emissions

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

Réduire son empreinte carbone

A

To reduce one’s carbon imprint

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

La surconsommation

A

Overconsumption

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

Le niveau de la mer

A

The sea level

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

Une élévation du niveau de la mer

A

A rise in sea level

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Inonder
To flood
26
Une inondation
A flood
27
Au-dessus/en-dessous du niveau de la mer
Above/below sea level
28
Des dégâts
Damage
29
Provoquer, causer des dégâts
Tu cause damage, to do damage
30
Nocif, néfaste
Harmful
31
Être en danger, menacé
To be at risk, in danger
32
Un glacier
A glacier
33
Une calotte glaciaire, polaire
The polar icecap
34
Le pôle Nord/Sud
The North / South Pole
35
La banquise
Icefield, ice floe
36
Un ours polaire, un ours blanc
A polar bear
37
Fondre, dégeler
To thaw
38
Dégel
Thaw
39
Fondre
To melt
40
L’eau douce
Fresh water, freshwater
41
L’eau de mer
Sea water
42
La nappe phréatique
Groundwater
43
Plafonner, imposer un plafond à
To cap
44
Le commerce des droits d’émission du carbone
Carbon trading
45
Plafonner et échanger (les quotas d’émissions)
Cap and trade
46
Une taxe verte
A green tax
47
Instaurer une taxe carbone
To introduce a carbon tax
48
Un climatosceptique
A climate change denier, a climate sceptic
49
Arrêter de gaspiller l’énergie
To stop wasting energy
50
Des ampoules basse consommation
Low-energy lightbulbs
51
Éteindre les appareils électriques
To switch off electrical appliances
52
Isoler une pièce
To insulate a room
53
L’isolation (thermique)
Insulation
54
Aller au travail en bicyclette
To cycle to work
55
Un système de Vélos en libre service
A bicycle-sharing system
56
Justice climatique
Climate justice
57
Sensibiliser le public à un problème
To make people aware of a problem
58
Une campagne de sensibilisation
An awareness(-raising) campaign
59
Tirer la sonnette d’alarme
To sound the alarm
60
Donner l’alerte
To give the alert
61
Un avertissement
A wake-up call
62
Faire des promesses sans prendre de mesures concrètes
To pay lip-service to a cause
63
Joindre le geste à la parole
To put your money where your month is
64
Les gestes sont plus éloquent que les mots
Actions speak louder than words

The Big Picture (41 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2025 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions