Environnement Flashcards

(57 cards)

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faire le tri

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to sort out the garbage

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le double vitrage

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the double glazing

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3
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dangereux pour

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dangerous for / harmful for

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4
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les déchets

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gardage / domestic waste / rubbish / trash

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5
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réduire

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to reduce / to cut / to curb

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une éolienne

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a wind turbone / a wind mill / a winf farm (champs)

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une plateforme pétrolière

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an oil platform / oil rig

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l’isolation

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the insulation

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9
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isoler

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to insulate

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10
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qui n’utilise pas bcp d’énergie

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to be energy-efficient / energy-saving

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11
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Pollueur

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Fuel-efficien

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12
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Se débarrasser de

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To dispose of sthg / to get rid of

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Personnes concernées par l’environnement

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Green-minded people = environmentally conscious/friendly

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Réduire son enpreinte carbone

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To reduce one’s carbon foot print

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15
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Emission carbonique

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Carbon emissions

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16
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Panneau solaire

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Solar panel

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17
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Espèces menacées

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Endangered species Espèces menaces

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In the vicinity Aux environs de

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In the vicinity Aux environs de

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Une décharge

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A dump / a waste collection center Une décharge

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20
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Organic food La nourriture organique

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Organic food

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21
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L’industrie des OGM

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GM industry/technology

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22
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Marée noire

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Oil Spill(age) / oil slick

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23
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forêt tropicale humide

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Un égout

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Le système des eaux usées
Sewage
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Les eaux usées
Wastewater
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Un centre d’enfouissement des déchets
A landfill of waste
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Encombrant, volumineux
Bulky
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Un broyeur
A waste disposal unit
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Une poubelle
A dustbin / a bin (GB)/ a garbage can (USA)
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Composter les restes alimentaires
To compost food scraps
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Le fait d’emballer
Packaging
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bouteilles à usage unique / réutilisables
Single-use / service bottles or reusable bottles
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le ramassage des ordures
Garbage collection
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déchets non dangereux
Non-hazardous waste
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un éboueur
A garbage man / a dustman / a garbage colector
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un dépôt
A deposit
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un risqué pour la santé
A health hazard risk
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élimination des déchets
Waste disposal
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jetable
Disposable
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ordures ménagères
Households rubbish
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une décharge sauvage
Fly-tipping (GB) / illegal dumping (USA)
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une société du tout jetable
A throw-away society
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limiter
To curb
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un pot d’échappement catalytique
A catalytic converter
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pot d’échappement
An exhaust pipe
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Des conseils pour économiser l’énergie
Energy- saving devices
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containers
Bottle banks
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Bouteilles réutilisable / recyclable
Reusable / recycling bottles
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transport publique
Public transport / transportation
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une ampoule
A bulb
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Donner carte blanche
To give (a lot of) leeway to sbdy
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All the details
The ins and outs of the plan
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gaz de schiste
shale gas
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Le charbon
the coal
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imposer une interdiction générale, inconditionnelle sur
to impose a blanket ban on sthg
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une entreprise agroalimentaire
agrocemicals geants / agribusiness corporations