l'environnement Flashcards

(117 cards)

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fossil fuels

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les combustibles fossiles

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coal

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le charbon

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oil

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le pétrole

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pipleine

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un oléoduc

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economy

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l’économie

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indigenous people

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les peuples autochtones

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biodiversity

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la biodiversité

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animals

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les animaux

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habitat desctruction

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la destruction des habitats

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sea

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la mer

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ocean

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un océan

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trash

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un déchet

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plastic

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le plastique

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greenhouse gas

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le gaz à effet de serre

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chemical/synthetic products

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les produits chimiques

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tree

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un arbre

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plant

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une plante

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government

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le gouvernement

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urbanization

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l’urbanisation

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to protect

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protéger

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green technology

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la technologie verte

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demonstration, protest (organized)/ to demonstrate, to protest

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une manifestation/manifester

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recycling/to recycle

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le recyclage/recycler

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emission

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les émissions

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drinking water
l'eau potable
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non-drinking water
l'eau non potable
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composting
compostage
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to compost
composter
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nuclear waste
un déchet nucléaire
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public transport
le transport en commun (masc)
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environmentally friendly
écologique, écolo
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solar energy
l'énergie solaire
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nuclear power
l'energie nucléaire
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windmill (anything that produces wind energy)
un éolienne
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sun
le soleil
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wind
le vent
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hydroelectric power
l'hydroélectricité (fém)
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global warming/climate change
le réchauffement climatique
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climate change
le changement climatique
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(food) wastage
le gaspillage (alimentaire)
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renewable energy
l'énergie renouvelable (fém)
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non-renweable enegy
l'energie non-renouvelable
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sustainable
durable
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ecosystem
un écosystème
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forest fire, wildfire
un feu de forêt
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natural resources
ressources naturelles
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raw materials
matières premières
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carbon footprint
l'empreinte carbone (fém)
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increase
augmenter, accroître
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to reduce, decrease
diminuer, réduire, baisser
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heating
le chauffage
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endangered species
une espèce (menacée)
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earth
la terre
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reusable
réutilisable
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to reuse
réutiliser
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plastic bad
un sac en plastique
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carpooling
le coivoiturage
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clean
propre
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packaging
emballage
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to be in good health
être en bonne santé
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to be in bad health
être en mauvaise santé
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lawyer (m)
un avocat
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lawyer (f)
une avocate
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volcanic eruption
une eruption volcanique
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activist (m)
un militant
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activist (f)
une militante
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survival
la survie
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vulnerable, at risk
vulnérable
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pollution
la pollution
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territory, area
le territoire
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evolution
l'évolution (fém)
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logging
l'exploitation forestière
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sustainable development
le développement durable
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energy consumption
la consommation d'énergie
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consumer (m)
un consommateur
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consumer (f)
une consommatrice
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natural habitat
un habitat naturel
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wild animal
un animal sauvage
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supply
l'approvisionnement (masc)
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law
un loi
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flower
une fleur
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tax
une taxe
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flood
une inondation
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industry
une industrie
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climate, weather
le climat
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planet
la planète
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contamination
la contamination
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flora and fauna
la flora et faune
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vegitation
la végétation
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lake
un lac
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pond
un étang, une mare
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polluting (m)
polluant
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pollution (f)
polluante
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to melt
fondre
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glacier
un glacier
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to go up
montre
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to descend, to down
descendre
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overconsumption
la surconsomnation
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competition
la concurrence
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plastic wrapping / packaging
un emballage en plastique
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disposable, throwaway
jetable
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biofuel
un biocarburant
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gas
l'essence (fém)
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fertilizer
l'engrais (masc)
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to clear (for cultivation)
défricher
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ozone layer
la couche d'ozone
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to exhaust, to use up
épuiser
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to giver up, to renounce
renoncer à
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to collapse
l'effondrement (masc)
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to alleviate, to lessen, to mitigate
atténuer
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growth and development
croissance
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to foresee, to predict
prévoir
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to reduce, to decrease
réduire
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to use, consume
consommer
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to manage, handle
gérer
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harmful
néfaste, nuisible, nocif
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incentive
un incitatif