Industry Flashcards

(54 cards)

1
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iron

A

le fer

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2
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molten

A

en fusion

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3
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a blast furnace

A

un haut fourneau

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4
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une tôle

A

a sheet of iron

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5
Q

un fil de métal

A

a wire

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6
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une aciérie

A

a steel plant

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7
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forger

A

to forge

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8
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fondre

A

to cast

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9
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l’aluminium

A

aluminum

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10
Q

laine

A

wool

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11
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coton

A

cotton

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12
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tisser/ un métier

A

to weave/ a loom

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13
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la construction mécanique

A

mechanical engineering

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14
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l’électronique

A

electronics

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15
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l’industrie chimique

A

chemical industries

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16
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pourrir

A

to rot

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17
Q

rouiller

A

to rust

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18
Q

le verre

A

glass

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19
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une usine automobile

A

car factory

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20
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l’industrie automobile

A

automotive industry

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21
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la chaîne de montage

A

the assembly line

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22
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l’industrie aérospatiale

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the aerospatial industry

23
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the pharmaceutical industry

A

l’industry pharmaceutique

24
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une centrale hydroélectrique

A

a hydroelectric power station

25
a thermal power station
une centrale thermique
26
a nuclear power plant
une centrale nucléaire
27
utiliser, mettre en valeur
to harness
28
fossil fuels are running out
les combustibles fossiles s'épuisent
29
entretenir
to maintain
30
une machine
a machine
31
réviser (système, machine)
to overhaul
32
une boulon/un écrou
a bolt/a nut
33
se desserrer
to loosen
34
émoussé
blunt
35
aiguiser
to sharpen
36
être détraqué
to be out of order
37
réparer
to repair
38
un moteur à combustion
an internal combustion engine
39
une perceuse électrique ou à main
a (power or hand) drill
40
know-how
savoir-faire
41
technology
la technique, la technologie
42
an appliance
un appareil
43
inventer, imaginer
to devise
44
mette au point
to develop
45
to process
traiter, transformer
46
les puces électroniques
silicon chips
47
air pollution
pollution atmosphérique
48
noxious fumes
les gaz/vapeurs nocives
49
le gaz carbonique/ émissions de gaz carbonique
carbon dioxyde/carbon emissions
50
l'effet de serre
the greenhouse effect
51
acid rain
les pluies acides
52
la couche d'ozone
the ozone layer
53
radioactive waste
déchets radioactifs
54
écologiste
environmentalists