Environmental Vocab 3 Flashcards by NINA Barkley

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Renewable energy

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L’énergie renouvelable

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Heat from the earth

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La géothermie

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Hydroelectric dam

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Le barrage hydroélectrique

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Hydroelectric power- hydroelectricity

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La houille blanche

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Solar panel

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Le panneau solaire

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Inexhaustible

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Inépuisable

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Non polluting

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Non-polluant(e)

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Available in unlimited quantities

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Disponible en quantité illimitée

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Large- scale use

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L’utilisation à grande échelle

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To address an environmental issue

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Répondre à un enjeu environnemental

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To involve no emissions

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N’entrainer aucun rejet

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Cleanliness

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La propreté

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To be dependent on climatic factors

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Dépendre des facteurs climatiques

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Unpredictable

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Difficile à prévoir

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An uncertain production

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Une production aléatoire

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Impact on the countryside

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Les effets sur le paysage

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pollution

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La pollution

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Pollutants

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Les polluants

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Disposable

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Jetable

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Poisonous

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Toxique

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Power station

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La centrale thermique

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Industrial waste

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Les décharges industrielles

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Carbon gas emissions

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Les émissions de gaz carbonique

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Exhaust fumes

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Les gaz d’echappement

Carbon dioxide

Le dioxyde de carbone

Carbon footprint

L’empreinte carbone

Heavy metals

Les métaux lourds

Household waste

Les ordures ménagères

Sewage

Les eaux usées

Rubbish from towns

Les déchets urbains

Industrial waste

Les déchets industriels

Greenhouse gas

Le gaz à effet de serre

Refrigeration system

Le système réfrigérant

CFC gases

Les chlorofluocarbones/CFC

Agricultures that relies heavily on chemical fertilisers

L’agriculture à grand renfort d’engrais chimiques

Pesticide

Le pesticide

To flow into the sea

Se déverser dans la mer

Draining of oil tankers

La vidange des pétroliers

Oil spill/slick

La marée noire