the environment Flashcards

(65 cards)

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écologique, lié à l’ environnement

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environmental

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une politique qui respecte l’ environnement

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an environmentally-friendly, environment-friendly, eco-friendly policy

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protéger l’ environnement

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to protect, to preserve the environment

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la protection de l’ environnement

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the preservation of the environment

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5
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la nature

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nature

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la protection de la nature

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nature conservation

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la faune et la flore

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wildlife

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un défenseur de l’ environnement

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a conservationist

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un écologiste

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an environmentalist, an ecologist

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un militant écologiste

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a green activist

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un écolo

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a tree-hugger

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un militant écologiste

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an eco-warrior

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sensibiliser l’ opinion publique à un problème

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to make people aware of a problem

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une campagne de sensibilisation

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an awareness-raising campaign

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un parc naturel

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a natural reserve, a national park

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le tourisme écologique

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eco-tourism

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détruire la biosphère

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to destroy the biosphere

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représenter une menace pour qch

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to posea threat to sth

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être une menace pour qch

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to be threat to sth

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mettre en danger qch

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to jeopardizesth, endanger sth

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mettre qch en danger

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to put sth at risk

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être en danger

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to be at risk, in danger

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nuire à l’ environnement

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to harm the enviroment, do harm to the environement

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nuisible, nocif

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harmful

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inoffensif, sans danger
harmless
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dégâts
damage
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endommager qch, porter atteinte à qch
to damage sth
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causer des dégâts
to do damage, to cause damage
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se détériorer ou détériorer
to deteriorate
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les ressources naturelles
natural resources
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l' épuisement des ressources
the depletion of resources
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la rareté
scarcity
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les matières premières
raw materials
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la biodiversité
biodiversity
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l' habitat
habiitat
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une niche
a niche
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un secteur sauvegardé, une zone protégée
a consercvation area
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un écosystème
an ecosystem
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une espèce
a species
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une espèce animale
an animal species
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une espèce végétale
a plant species
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un mammifère
a mammal
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un trafic d' animaux
animal trafficking
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une espèce en voie de disparition
an endangered species
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être menacé d' extinction
to be threatened with extinction
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disparaître
to become extinct
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la surpêche
overfishing
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le thon rouge
bluefin tuna
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un dauphiin/une baleine
a dolphin/a whale
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une pêche à la baleine
whaling
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la couche d' ozone
the ozone layer
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les rayons ultra-violets
ultra-violet rays
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le trou dans la couche d' ozone
the hole in the ozone layer
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la diminution de la couche d' ozone
ozone depletion
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les CFC
CFCs
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respectueux de la couche d' ozone
ozone-friendly
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une forêt tropicale
a rainforest, a tropical forest
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le développement durable
sustainable developement
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abbatre des arbres
to fell, cut down trees
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le déboisement , la déforestation
deforestation
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l' exploitation du bois
logging
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l' industrie du bois
the logging industry
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la forêt tropical se réduit
the rainforest is shrinking
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reboiser
to reforest
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le reboisement
reforestation