La pollution Flashcards

(90 cards)

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An electrical appliance

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Un appareil électrique

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Member

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Un adhérant

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Greenhouse effect

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L’effet de serre

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Sewer

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Un égout

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Packaging

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L’emballage

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Coast/shoreline

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Le littoral

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Way of getting around

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Un mode de déplacement

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Ship

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Le navire

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Cultural heritage

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La patrimoine

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Warming

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Le réchauffement

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Road/sea transport

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Le transport routier/maritime

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Air/rail transport

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Le transport aérien/ferroviaire

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Public transport

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Les transports en commun

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Public transport

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Les transports collectifs

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Household waste

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Les déchets ménagers

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To have the upper hand

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Avoir la cote

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Banish

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Bannir

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Upset

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Bouleverser

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To entrust

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Confier à

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To disturb

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Déranger

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To set out

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Élaborer

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To climb

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Grimper

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To insulate

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Isoler

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Favour/give priority to

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Privilégier/favoriser

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To break/to upset
Rompre
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To sort/separate out
Trier
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To aim at
Viser à
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Subjunctive of atteindre (reach)
Atteigne
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Subjunctive of savoir (know)
Sache
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Walk
La balade
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Air traffic
La circulation aérienne
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Road traffic
La circulation routière
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Consumption
La consommation
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The growth
La croissance
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Industrial era
L'ère industrielle
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Label/sticker
Une etiquette
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Melting of the ice caps
La fonte des calottes glaciaires
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Hire/hiring
La location
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Struggle/fight
La lutte
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Standby (TV etc)
La mise en veille
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Drought
La sécheresse
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Factory
Une usine
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Household waste
Les ordures ménagères
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Citizen
Un citoyen
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Using rail
Ferroviaire
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Using rivers
Fluvial
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Greedy
Gourmand
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Linked to
Lié à
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Harmful
Nuisible
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Fundamental
Primordial
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Powerful
Puissant
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Biodegradable
Putrescible
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Aware
Sensible à
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Indeed/even
Voire
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CFCs
Les cfcs
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Rubbish tip
Un dépotoire
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Refuse collector
Un éboueur
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Artificial fertiliser
L'engrais chimique
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Wastage
Le gaspillage
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Carbon dioxide
Le gaz carbonique
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Catalytic converter
Le pot catalytique
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Rubbish collection
Le ramassage d'ordures
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Ultraviolet rays
Les rayons ultraviolets
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Green field site
Un site vierge
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Compost heap
Un tas de compost
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Aerosol spray
Une bombe aérosol
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A deposit
Une consigne
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The ozone layer
La couche d'ozone
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Dump
Une décharge
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Turning into a desert
La desertification
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A large oil slick
Une marée noire
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A small oil slick
Une nappe de pétrole
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Acid rain
La pluie acide
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Water pollution
La pollution des eaux
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Contaminated
Contaminée
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Toxic
Toxique
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To deforest
Déboiser
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To pollute
Polluer
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To heat up
Se réchauffer
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To have dreadful consequences
Avoir des conséquences redoubtables
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Cleaning up the beaches
La dépollution des plages
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Global warming
Le réchauffement de la planète
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The polar ice-caps are melting
Les glaces polaires de fondent
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The sea level is rising
Le niveau des océans remonte
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Environmentally friendly
Qui ne nuit pas a l'environnement
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To cut down rainforests
Défricher les forêts tropicales
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To damage the environment
Dégrader l'environnement
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Health hazard
Le risque pour la santé
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Raw materials
Les matières premières
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To bring organisations together
La grenelle