AP French Vocabulary: Environnement

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un anticyclone

anticyclone, high pressure area

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une atmosphère

atmosphere

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biodégradable

biodegradable

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la calotte glaciaire

ice cap

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la canicule

heat wave

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la chaleur

heat

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le carburant

fuel

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la centrale nucléaire

nuclear power plant

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le combustible

flammable

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la couche d'ozone

ozone layer

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le cyclone

l'ouragan

cyclone, whirlwind

hurricane

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déboiser

to deforest

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une décharge

landfill

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les déchets

waste

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les ordures

garbage

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la déforestation

deforestation

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dégazer

boats empty their petroleum reservoirs to clean them

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le désinfectant

disinfectant

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dévastateur

devastating

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le développement durable

sustainable development

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nocif/nocive

noxious, harmful

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l'eau courante

running water

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une écologie

ecology, environmentalism

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un écosystème

ecosystem

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émettre

to emit

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une émission de gaz

gas emission

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un engrais

fertilizer

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une éolienne

windmill

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une érosion

erosion

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une usure

tear and wear, declining power

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un essai nucléaire

nuclear test

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une évaporation

evaporation

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la famine

famine

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la faune

animal

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la flore

flora

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la fonte des glaces

melting of ice

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la fonte des neiges

melting of snow

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gaspiller

to waste

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le gaspillage

wasting

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le gaz à effet de serre

greenhouse gas

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le gaz carbonique

carbon dioxide

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un habitat

habitat

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une espèce

species

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un herbicide

herbicide

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irriguer

to irrigate

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un tuyau

pipe

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les champs (mpl)

field

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la marée noire

oil slick, "black tide"

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la nappe phréatique

groundwater

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souterrain(e)

underground

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l'oxygène (m)

oxygen

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le pesticide

pesticide

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polluer

to pollute

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la pollution

pollution

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la poubelle

garbage can

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la protection de l'environnement

environmental protection

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empêcher

to prevent, to stop

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radioactif

radioactive

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le rayonnement

radiation, radiance, influence

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la raffinerie de pétrole

oil refinery

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un rayon ultraviolet

ultraviolet ray

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le réchauffement climatique/planétaire

global warming

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recycler

to recycle

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les produits recyclables

recyclables

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le recyclage

recycling

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la sécheresse

drought

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toxique

toxic

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trier

to sort

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le véhicule hybride

hybrid vehicle

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l'effet de serre

greenhouse effect

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une inondation

flooding

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augmenter

to increase

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épuiser

to use up

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jeter

to throw

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l'eau potable

drinking water

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l'essence

gasoline

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les dégâts

damages

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les dérèglements

malfunction

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les énergies renouvelables

renewable energy

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limiter les besoins

limit the needs

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polluer

pollute

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prévoir

to forecast/ to predict

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un incendie

fire/blaze /wildfire

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un tremblement de terre

earthquake

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le bien-être

well-being

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empirer

to get worse

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la consommation d'énergie

energy consumption

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nuire à

to harm

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résoudre

to solve

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jetable

disposable

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respirer

to breathe

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en voie d'extinction

endangered

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les défis

challenges

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un abri

shelter

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fracturation hydraulique ou

extraction du gaz de schiste

fracking

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la décharge

landfill

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la déchetterie

center for waster sorting/recycling

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les emballages

packaging

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les métaux lourds

heavy metals

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la pénurie

shortage