the world / environment vocab Flashcards

(26 cards)

1
Q

what worries me the most is …

A

ce qui me preoccupe le plus c’est

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2
Q

global warming

A

le rechauffement climatique

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3
Q

world poverty

A

la pauvrete dans le monde

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4
Q

children who don’t have enough to eat

A

les enfants qui n’ont pas assez a manger

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5
Q

you can

A

on peut

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6
Q

donate to a charity

A

faire un don a une association caritative

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7
Q

do voluntary work

A

faire du benevolat

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8
Q

deforestation

A

deboisement

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9
Q

lack of fresh water

A

manque d’eau douche

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10
Q

fire

A

incendie

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11
Q

oil spill

A

une fuite de petrole

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12
Q

flood

A

indondation

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13
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i could / we ought to

A

je pourrais / on devrait

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14
Q

seperate the rubbish

A

trier les dechets

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15
Q

turn off the lights when leaving a room

A

eteindre les lumieres en quittant un piece

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16
Q

use recycled paper

A

utiliser du papier recycle

17
Q

buy green products

A

acheter des produits verts

18
Q

use public transport

A

utiliser les transports en commun

19
Q

the workers are underpaid

A

les ouvriers sont sous payes

20
Q

their working day is too long

A

leur journee de travail est trop longue

21
Q

it allows me to expand my skills

A

ca me permet d’elargir mes competences

22
Q

i support homeless people

A

je soutiens les sdf

23
Q

it promotes the culture

A

ca met en avant la culture

24
Q

creates a sense of national pride

A

cree un sentiment de fierte nationale

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gives young people role models
donne des modeles aux jeunes
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it leaves a significant carbon footprint and the host city is oftem in debt after the event
ca laisse une empreinte carbone tres importante et la ville hote est souvent endettee apres l'evenement