The Envorinment and pollution Flashcards

1
Q

l’écosystème

A

the ecosystem

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2
Q

le paysage

A

the scenery

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3
Q

la campagne

A

the countryside

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4
Q

une nappe phréatique

A

a aquifer

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5
Q

la couche d’ozone

A

the ozone layer

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6
Q

la faune; vie sauvage

A

the wildlife

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7
Q

une menace

A

a threat

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8
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un risque

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an hazard

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9
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un équilibre

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a balance

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10
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un manque

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a lack

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11
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une pénurie

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a shortage

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12
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une surabondace

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a glut

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13
Q

(non) - polluant

A

non-polluting

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14
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intact

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unspoilt

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15
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abimé

A

spoilt

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16
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nocif

A

noxious

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17
Q

gourmand en énergie

A

energy-guzzling

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18
Q

lié à la pollution

A

pollution-related

19
Q

à long terme

A

long term

20
Q

viable

A

sustainable

21
Q

repecteux de la couche d’ozone

A

ozone-friendly

22
Q

rentable

A

cost-effective

23
Q

économe en carburant

A

fuel-efficient

24
Q

à tout jamais

A

evermore

25
Q

anéantir

A

to wipe out

26
Q

souiller

A

to foul

27
Q

mettre en danger

A

to endanger

28
Q

se débarasser de

A

to get rid of…

29
Q

consommer en grandes quatités

A

to guzzle

30
Q

soutenir

A

to sustain

31
Q

réduire

A

to cut down on

32
Q

l’éxtension de la ville

A

urban sprawl

33
Q

une cheminée (d’usine)

A

a smokestack

34
Q

les emballages

A

packaging

35
Q

un pesticide

A

a pesticide

36
Q

un engrais

A

a fertilizer

37
Q

un cancer de la peau

A

a skin cancer

38
Q

l’effet de serre

A

the greenhouse effect

39
Q

une éolienne

A

a windmill

40
Q

un panneau solaire

A

a solar panel

41
Q

compromettre la vie sur terre

A

to jeopardize life on earth

42
Q

prendre des mesures radicales

A

to take drastic steps

43
Q

une promesse

A

a pledge

44
Q

la montée du niveau de la mer

A

rising sea levels