Environment Flashcards

(122 cards)

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L’environnement (m)

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The environment

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Environnemental

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environmental

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L’atmosphère (f)

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The atmosphere

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La couche d’ozone

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The ozone layer

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L’effet (m) de serre

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the greenhouse effect

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Le risque

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the risk

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La question

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the issue/matter

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Le souci

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the worry/care

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L’individu (m)

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individual

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Une réponse collective

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a collective response

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Préserver

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to preserve

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Exploiter

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to exploit

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À l’échelle mondiale

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on a global scale

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Impliquer

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to involve

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Le groupe de pression

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a pressure group

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Écologique

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Ecological

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Un habitat

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habitat

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Un organisme

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an organism

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L’assainissement (m)

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Cleaning-up

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Primordial

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of paramount importance

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Efficace

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effective / efficient

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La réglementation

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set of rules

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Le parc naturel

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nature reserve

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La réserve naturelle

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nature reserve

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Le parc national
national park
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Une espèce en voie d’extinction
an endangered species
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Le milieu
surroundings / environment
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La flore et faune
flora and fauna
29
La plante
plant
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La désertification
desertification
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La survie
survival
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Survivre
to survive
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La chasse
hunting
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La forêt tropicale
tropical rainforest
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Le déboisement, la déforestation
deforestation
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Détruire
to destroy
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Sauvegarder
to safeguard / preserve
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Menacé
threatened
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Les dommages (m)
dammage(s)
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En voie de disparition
endangered
41
La baleine
Whale
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Le tigre
Tiger
43
Une corne de rhinocéros
Rhino Horns
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L’insecte (m)
Insect
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Les CFC
CFCs
46
Les gaz toxiques
Toxic gases
47
Les déchets (m)
waste
48
Les déchets nucléaires
nuclear waste
49
l’énergie (f)
energy
50
les ressources (f)
resources
51
les ressources en énergie
energy resources
52
le pétrole
petroleum
53
le gaz
natural gas
54
le charbon
coal
55
l’hydraulique
hydro-electric power
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la centrale
power station
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les déchets (f)
waste
58
le besoin
the need
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la consommation
consumption
60
le gisement
deposit (of oil/gas etc.)
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le réacteur
reactor
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le gaz de schiste
shale gas
63
la Mer du Nord
the North Sea
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le barrage
the dam
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les matières premières
Raw materials
66
le chauffage
heating
67
l’isolation (f)
insulation
68
les déchets nucléaires (m)
nuclear waste
69
économiser
to save / economise
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dépendre de
to depend on
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s’épuiser
to run out
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épuiser
to exhaust
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disposer de
to have available / disposable
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chauffer
to heat
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allumer
to switch on
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éteindre
to switch off
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l’énergie éolienne
Wind energy
78
solaire
solar
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renouvelable
renewable
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biodégradable
biodegradable
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énergétique
of energy
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à court terme
in the short term
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à long terme
in the long term
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un éolien
a wind turbine
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un panneau solaire photo-voltaïque
a PV solar panel
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géothermique
geothermal energy
87
marémotrice
tidal (energy)
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un parc éolien offshore.
an offshore windfarm
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les vagues (f)
waves
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les émissions de gaz à effet de serre
greenhouse gas emissions
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le dioxide de carbone
carbon dioxide
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l’approvisionnement en énergie
energy supply
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quelles que soient les difficultés
whatever the difficulties may be
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il faut qu'on agisse avant qu'il ne fasse trop tard
we must act before it's too late
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à moins que (pron + ne + subj.)
unless...
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la sécheresse
drought
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quoi qu'il en soit
whatever the case may be
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quoi qu'il en arrive
whatever/no matter what happens
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avec gaité du coeur
to do something with your heart and soul in it
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un thème brûlant de l'actualité
a hot topic in the headlines
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l'ère de
the age of
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Je ne peux pas m'empêcher de penser que
I can't help thinking that...
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empêcher
to stop/prevent
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entêté
stubborn
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à volonté
on-demand
106
la viande
meat
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la surpopulation
over-population
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l'empreinte écologique
carbon footprint
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Une pile
a battery
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le coivoiturage
car-sharing
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jeter un oeil sur
to cast an eye on
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récuperer
to recuperate
113
signe(s) de
evidence of
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achêter juste
to buy exactly
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un régle d'or
a golden rule
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inciter à
to entice/incite
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par souci d'économie
due to economic worries
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le soupalain
kitchen role
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rentable
profitable/cost-effective
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être tenté par
to be tempted by
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(c'est) ce dont on a besoin
(it is) what we need / what is needed
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chaînes d'approvisionnement
supply chains