Unit 7 - Global issues Flashcards

1
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augmenter

A

to increase

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2
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le consummation (moderée)

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moderated consumption

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3
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la couche d’ozone

A

ozone layer

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4
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le déboisement

A

deforestation

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5
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détruire

A

to destroy

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6
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l’effet de serre

A

greenhouse effect

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7
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l’espèce

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species

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8
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le gaz d’échappement

A

exhaust fumes

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9
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les heures d’affluence

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peak time/ rush hour

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10
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la lumière

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light

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11
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les ordures

A

filth/ waste/ rubbish

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12
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Produire

A

to produce

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13
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le réchauffement de la terre

A

global warming

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14
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surpeuplé

A

overpopulated

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15
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le trou d’ozone

A

hole in the ozone layer

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16
Q

le charbon

A

coal

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17
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construire

A

to build

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18
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croire

A

to believe

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19
Q

les détritus

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rubbish/waste

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20
Q

disparaître

A

disappear

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21
Q

l’emballage

A

packaging

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22
Q

endommager

A

to damage/harm

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23
Q

le gaz carbonique

A

carbon dioxide

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24
Q

la guerre

A

war

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l'incendie
fire
26
mondial
world
27
la paix
peace
28
ramasser
to pick up / collect / gather
29
renouvelable
renewable
30
le tremblement de terre
earthquake
31
la vague
wave
32
le manque
the lack
33
chaque année
every year
34
il y aura
there will be
35
il y avait
there was/were
36
le camion
lorry
37
le niveau de l'eau / de la mer
water / sea level
38
monter
to rise/ go up
39
l'abre
tree
40
le chômage
unemployment
41
le trottoir
pavement
42
malheureux
unfortunate
43
dormir
to sleep
44
la pauvreté
poverty
45
pauvre
poor
46
sans domicile fixe (SDF)
homeless
47
un logement
accommodation
48
permettre
to allow
49
emploi
job
50
je vois
i see
51
le carton
cardboard box
52
un sac de couchage
sleeping bag
53
sans
without
54
espoir
hope
55
le savon
soap
56
les quartiers défavorisés
disadvantaged area
57
environ
about
58
fier
proud
59
je m'inquiète
i worry
60
dure
hard
61
couvertures
blankets
62
économiser le gaz et l'électricité
save gas and electricity
63
les inondations
floods
64
les produits bio
organic products
65
les tornades et les tempêtes
tornadoes and storms
66
les sacs en plastique
plastic bags
67
la protection de l'environnement
the protection of the environment
68
le recyclage des bouteilles
recycling bottles
69
protéger la planète
to protect the planet
70
allumer
to switch on
71
le bain
bath
72
le centre de recyclage
recycling centre
73
le chauffage central
central heating
74
cultiver
to grow
75
en danger
in danger
76
les déchets
rubbish
77
la douche
shower
78
l'environnement
environment
79
éteindre
to switch off
80
faire du recyclage
to recycle
81
gaspiller
to waste
82
jeter
to throw (away)
83
le pétrole
oil
84
la piste cyclable
cycle lane
85
pollué
polluted
86
la poubelle
dustbin
87
protéger
to protect
88
le robinet
tap
89
le sans-abri
homeless person
90
sauver
to save
91
utiliser
to use
92
la circulation
traffic
93
économiser
to save
94
l'eau
water
95
le verre
glass
96
l'usine
factory
97
surtout
especially
98
comme
as/ like
99
d'après
according to me
100
à mon avis
in my opinion
101
on devrait
we should
102
on doit
we must
103
sale
dirty
104
propre
clean
105
les glaciers
glaciers
106
le sac de plasttique
plastic bags
107
le sac en coton
cotton bags
108
la sécheresse
draught
109
fondre
to melt
110
la terre
earth
111
le changement climatique
climate change
112
les embouteillages
traffic jams
113
la forêt
forest
114
le manque d'eau
lack of water
115
l'île
island
116
nettoyer
to clean
117
les catastrophes naturelles
natural disasters
118
les démunis
the destitute
119
la malnutrition
malnutrition
120
les problèmes de 'environnement
environmental problems
121
menacer
to threaten