La Pollution Flashcards by Mitchell Brockman

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la climatisation

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air conditioning

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les déchets (mpl)

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rubbish/waste

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un emballage

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packaging

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une émission

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emission

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l’environnement (m)

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the environment

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le gaz à effet de serre

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greenhouse gas

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la marée noire

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oil slick

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la pollution atmosphérique/de l’air

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air polution

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la pollution sonore/visuelle/lumineuse

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noise/visual/light pollution

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le réchauffement climatique

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global warming

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émettre

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to emit

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gaspiller

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to waste

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menacer

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to threaten

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polluer

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to pollute

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sauvegarder

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to preserve/safeguard

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avoir un impact sur la biodiversité

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to have an impact on biodiversity

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effectuer une opération de nettoyage

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to carry out a clean-up operation

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provoquer une maladie

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to cause an illness

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un changement de comportement

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change in behaviour

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la boite de conserve

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tin can

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les énergies renouvelables (fpl)

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renewable energies

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Q

un enjeu

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A

issue, stake

Q

la planète

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A

planet

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éviter

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to avoid

recycler

to recycle

biodégradable

biodegradable

avoir un impact écologique majeur

to have a major ecological impact

baisser le chauffage central

to turn down the central heating

éteindre la lumière

to switch off the light

être écolo

to be environmentally friendly

faire du covoiturage

to share cars

réduire le gaspillage énergétique

to reduce energy wasting

trier les déchets

to sort the rubbish

un aéroport

an airport

un automobiliste

a motorist/car driver

le carburant

fuel

les déplacements (mpl)

travel

le dioxyde de carbone

carbon dioxide

le parc-relais

park and ride

le piéton

pedestrian

la qualité de vie

quality of life

le riverain

resident, someone living nearby

un trajet

journey

le transport aérien

air transport

le transport ferroviaire

rail transport

attirer

to attract

se déplacer

to travel

favoriser, privilégier

to favour/support

promouvoir

to promote

Calculer son empreinte corbone

To calculate one's carbon footprint

Décourager la circulation automobile au centre-ville

To keep car traffic out of the town centre

Diminuer les impacts environnementaux liés au transport aérien

To reduce the environmental impact of air travel

Le carbone

Carbon