Energy Flashcards

(140 cards)

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prévenir

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to warn

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c’est-à-dire

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that is to say (= i.e.)

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être témoin de

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to witness something

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concerner, inquiéter

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to concern

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être épargné par

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to be spared by

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jusqu’ici

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so far

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l’étendue de

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the extent of

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modérer

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to temper

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d’un tel …

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of such a …

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soulever le problème

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to raise the issue

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forcer qqn à

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to compel someone to

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un inconvénient, un handicap

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a drawback, a snag

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exploiter

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to harness, to tap

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léguer

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to bequeath

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sensibiliser les gens

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to raise the awarness of people

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un moulin à vent

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a windmill

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un but

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a purpose

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pétrole

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oil

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gaz, essence

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gas

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charbon

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coal

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fer

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iron

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acier

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steel

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vapeur

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steam

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la durabilité

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the sustainability

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développement durable
sustainable development
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être à cours de
to run out of
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fondre
to melt
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se débrouiller
to cope
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compter sur
to rely on
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dans la mesure où
insofar as
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la dépendance
the reliance
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gaz de schiste
shale gas
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nappes fréatiques
ground water
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la fracture hydrolique
fracking
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réchauffement climatique
global warming
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centrale nucléaire
nuclear plant
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faire du mal
to harm
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un engagement
a pledge
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un seuil
a treshold
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l’offre
supply
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émettre des gaz polluants
to release, to emet polluting gases
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traitement des déchets
waste managment
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fournir
to provide
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porter ses fruits
to bear one’s fruits
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récolter ce que tu as semé
to reap what you sow
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stagner
to plateau, to stagnate
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les retombées
the fallouts
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emprunter un chemin
to take a path
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élément déterminant
tipping point
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un effondrement
a collapse
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remettre en cause
to thrown into doubt
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canular
hoax
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prévoir
to forecast
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chuter
to plummet to tumble
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une marchandise
a freight
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la révision, la réorganisation, la refonte
the overhaul
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produit de base
commodity
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épreuve, pression
strain
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une malédiction
a curse
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exploiter
to harness
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illimité
limitless
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se réaliser
to come true
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au détriment de
at the expense of
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un fléau
a blight
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faire des ravages
to cause havoc
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énorme
tremendous
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à hauteur de
to the tune of
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la quantité
the amount
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en plus de cela
on top of that
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effet de serre
greenhause gases
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les chiffres sont préoccupants
the statistics are staggering
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menacer les écosystèmes
to jeopardize ecosystems
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se réchauffer
to heat up
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la culture du jetable
the throwaway culture
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être inépuisable
to be inexhaustible
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les énergies renouvelables
the renewables
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barrage
dam
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éolienne
windmill
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entraîner
to entail
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la majeure partie de
the bulk of
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prendre du retard
to run/fall behind schedule
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un syndicat
a trade union
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résister à
to withstand
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noyau
core
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douleur
ache
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à qui la faute ?
who is to blame ?
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transformer
to turn into
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se précipiter sur qqch
to make a dash for smthg
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le bord de
the brink of
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une fusion
a merger
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pas étonnant que
no wonder that
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faire monter le coup de
to raise the stakes
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un malheur
a woe
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démissionner
to resign
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vieillissant
ageing
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décroître
to wane
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faner
to wither
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une tentative
a bid
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sans précédent
unparalleled/unprecedented
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production
output
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être censé
be meant to/intended to
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en ce qui concerne ...
...-wise
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être à la traine
to lag behind
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fastidieux
tedious
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décrocher un travail
to land a job
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comme cela
as it is
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pour ainsi dire
as it were
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ennuyer
to bore sbdy with smthg
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importuner, déranger
to bother smdy with sthg
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harceler, casser les pieds
to get on sb’s nerves, to pester sb with sg
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depuis ce moment
ever since
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permettre
to enable
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compter fortement sur
to rely heavily on
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soit ... soit
either ... or
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auto suffisant
self reliant
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dans la mesure où
inasmuch as
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se classer
to rank
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supporter
to stand for
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soutenir
to support
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inquiétudes
concerns
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cela devient de plus en plus problématique
it is becoming more and more of an issue
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de la plus haute importance
paramount
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tenter
to endeavour
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freiner
tu curtail
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catastrophistes, pessimistes extrêmes
doomsayer
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malheur, mort
doom
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être condamné à
to be in for
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quoi qu’il en soit
be that as it may
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ne peut être que
can’t but
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empirer
to worsen
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sombre
bleak
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négliger, ignorer
to overlook
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sécurisant
reassuring
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worse still
pire encore
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être ciblé par
be targeted by
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être renforcé
be toughened
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élimination, évacuation
disposal
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être scellé
be sealed
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avant, au préalable
prior to
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meanwhile
en attendant