Eco Development Flashcards

(49 cards)

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Aisé/Nanti

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Well-off/well-to-do

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Actionnaire

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Shareholder

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Adhérer à /Adhésion

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To join/membership

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Agir

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To act/take action

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Amélioration

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Improvement

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Appartenir à

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To belong to

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Atteindre son but

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To achieve one’s aim

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Campagne

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Campaign

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Cible(r)

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(To) Target

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Combustible organique

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Biofuel

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Comportement de l’entreprise

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Corporate behaviour

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Consommation

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Consumption

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Contrôler

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To monitor

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Couche d’ozone

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Ozone layer

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Danger pour la santé

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Health hazard

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Décharge

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Rubbish tip/dump

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Déchets/Gaspiller

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(To) waste

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Défense de l’environnement

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Conservation

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Défenseur de l’environnement

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Environnementalists

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Dégâts/dommages/endommager

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Détritus/laisser des détritus

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Durable

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Effet de serre

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Greenhouse effect

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Engagement

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Égout
Sewer/drains
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Faune et flore
Wildlife
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Fuite/fuire
(To) leak
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Groupe de pression
Pressure group/lobby
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Ligne de conduite(adopter)
(To take a) course of action
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Marée noire
Oil spill
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Menacer
To threaten
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Misérable
Poverty-stricken
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Nappe de pétrole
Oil slick
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Nuisances sonores
Noise pollution
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Ordures
Rubbish/refuse
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Organisation caritative
A charity
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Prendre position
To take a stance/stand on
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Préoccupation
Concern
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Prise de conscience
Awareness
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Pbm de l'Environnement
Environmental issues
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Réchauffement de la planète
Global warming
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Récolte
CROP
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Résoudre
To work out (a solution)/to solve
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Retombées radioactives
Radioactive fallout
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Richesse
Wealth
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Seuil de pauvreté
Poverty Line
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Seuil de tolérance
Treshold of tolerance
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Société de consommation
Consumer society
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Taux de croissance
Growth rate