Energy Flashcards

(129 cards)

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Énergies fossiles

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Fossil fuels

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Bio-carburants

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Biofuels

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Le combustible

Le carburant

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Fuel

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Les réserves de pétrole

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Oil supplies

Oil reserves

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S’épuiser

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To run out

To become depleted

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L’épuisement des ressources

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The depletion of resources

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Épuiser les réserves de pétrole

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To exhaust oil supplies

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L’épuisement des réserves de pétrole

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The exhaustion of oil supplies

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Venir à manquer d’énergie

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To run out of energy

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Manquer de pétrole

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To be short of oil

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La pénurie d’énergie

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The energy gap
The energy shortfall
The energy shortage

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La production d’énergie

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Energy production

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La consommation d’énergie

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Energy consumption

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La demande d’énergie

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The demand for energy

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Les besoins en énergie

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Energy needs

Energy requirements

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Un surplus

Un excès

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A glut

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La surproduction

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Overproduction

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Les hydrocarbures

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Hydrocarbons

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Les énergies fossiles

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Fossil fuels

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Le pétrole

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Oil

Petroleum

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Le pétrole brut

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Crude oil

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Le gaz

L’essence (en anglais américain)

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Gas

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Le charbon

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Coal

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Les schistes bitumeux

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Oil shale

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L'huile de schiste
Shale oil
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Le gaz de schiste
Shale gas
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Les sables bitumeux
Tar sands
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L'hydrofracturation
Fracking
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OPEC
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
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How many countries in the OPEC ?
12 countries | Arab world + Venezuela, Ecuador, Algeria, Nigeria
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When was the OPEC founded ?
1960
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What is the aim of the OPEC?
To secure a steady income to its members and eliminate harmful fluctuations in oil prices
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Assurer
To secure
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When was the Six Day War ?
1967
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What did Arab members form after the Six Day War?
A separate group called the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries
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Why did Arab countries create the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries ?
To exert pressure on Western nations
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To what did the creation of the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries lead ?
The oil embargo in October 1973 | The first oil shock (oil crisis)
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Un pétrolier
An oil tanker
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Une plateforme pétrolière
An oil rig | An oil platform
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Faire pression sur
To exert pressure on
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Un puits de pétrole
An oil well
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Un oléoduc
An oil pipeline
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Un gazoduc
A gas pipeline
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Le prix du pétrole
Oil prices
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Un pays producteur de pétrole
An oil producing country
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Un pays exportateur de pétrole
An oil exporting country
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65 dollars le baril
$65 a barrel
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Une crise pétrolière
An oil crisis
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Un choc pétrolier
An oil shock
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Une voiture qui consomme beaucoup
A gas-guzzler
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Un quatre-quatre
An SUV A sports utility vehicle A four-wheel drive
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Réduire la consommation de pétrole
To reduce oil consumption
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Économiser l'énergie
To save energy
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Gaspiller l'énergie
To waste energy
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Les économies d'énergie
Energy savings
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Des mesures d'économie d'énergie
Energy-saving measures
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Politique énergétique
Energy policy
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Congestionner
To clog up
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L'étranger
Overseas
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Cargos
Freighters
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Une centrale électrique, thermique
A power station | A power plant
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Produire de l'électricité
To generate electricity
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Une raffinerie de pétrole
An oil refinery
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Les dérivés du pétrole
Oil products
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L'essence
Petrol | Gas
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Le fioul | Le mazout
Heating oil
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Le kérosène
Kerosene
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What is IRENA ?
International Renewable Energy Agency | Formed in 2009 by 136 member countries
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What is the aim of IRENA?
Promoting the adoption of renewable energy worldwide
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Une ville en projet
A planed city
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Renouvelable
Renewable
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Les sources d'énergie renouvelable
Renewable energy sources | Renewables
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L'énergie éolienne
Wind power
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Une éolienne
A windmill A windpump A wind turbin
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Un parc d'éoliennes Un parc éolien Une ferme éolienne Un champ d'éoliennes
A windfarm
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L'énergie solaire
Solar power | Solar energy
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Une cellule solaire
A solar cell
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Une cellule photovoltaïque | Une photopile
A photovoltaic cell
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Un panneau solaire
A solar panel
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Hiberner
To winter
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Projet
Scheme
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Les bio-carburants | Les agri-carburants
Biofuels
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La biomasse
Biomass
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Le bioéthanol
Bioethanol
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Huile de palme
Palm oil
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Énergie géothermique
Geothermal energy | Geothermal power
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Une pompe à chaleur
A heat pump
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Récoltes | Plantes
Crops
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Saluer
To hail
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L'énergie nucléaire
Nuclear power | Nuclear energy
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L'enrichissement de l'uranium
Uranium enrichment
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Fusion
Fusion
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Fission
Fission
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Le nucléaire
The nuclear industry
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Un (réacteur) surgénérateur
A fast breeder (reactor)
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Une centrale nucléaire
A nuclear plant
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Un réacteur nucléaire
A nuclear reactor
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Des installations nucléaires
Nuclear facilities
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Se convertir au nucléaire
To go nuclear
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Sortir du nucléaire
To abandon nuclear energy | To phase out nuclear energy
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Aggraver
To worsen
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Les déchets nucléaires
Nuclear waste
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Traiter les déchets
To process waste
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Éliminer les déchets nucléaires
To dispose of nuclear waste
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Stocker
To store
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Le stockage
Storage
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Un conteneur
A container
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L'élimination des déchets nucléaires
Nuclear waste disposal
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Enfouir
To bury
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Fusion (du cœur d'un réacteur nucléaire)
A meltdown
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La radioactivité
Radioactivity
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Des matériaux radioactifs
Radioactive material
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Les retombées radioactives
Nuclear fallout
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La sécurité
Safety
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When was the Chernobyl disaster?
In 26 April 1986
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L'hydroélectricité
Hydroelectricity | Hydropower
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Un barrage
A dam | A barrage
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L'énergie marémotrice | La houille bleue
Tidal energy | Tidal power
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Une usine marémotrice
A tidal power station
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Une hydrolienne
A tidal turbine | A marine turbine
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Une voiture électrique
A battery-powered car | An electric car
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Une voiture hybride
A hybrid car
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La distribution de l'électricité
The distribution of electricity
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Le réseau électrique
The electric grid The power grid National grid
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Un fournisseur
A provider
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Un abonné
A subscriber
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Un appareil électrique
An electrical appliance
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Les appareils électroménagers
Domestic appliances
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Un compteur intelligent
A smart meter