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aggraver/empirer

to worsen, to get worse

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l'amélioration

improvement

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une alerte

alert

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l'avertissement

warning

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les espèces menacées

endangered animals

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avoir le mal de mer/le mal du pays

to be (seasick) or (homesick)

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le(s) bois

wood(s)

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l'atmosphère

atmosphere

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l'anticyclone

heavy winds

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causer/provoquer

to cause

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la fonte de la calotte glaciaire

melting of polar ice cap

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la canicule

heat wave

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la centrale nucléaire

nuclear power plant

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le courant

wave

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la chaleur

heat

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la croissance/l'augmentation

growth/increase

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le bac de recyclage

recycling bin

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la couche d'ozone

ozone layer

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les dégâts/dommages

damages

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le désastre

disaster

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détruire

to destroy

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le déchet

garbage

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le défi

challenge

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le déboisement, la déforestation

deforestation, clearing

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dévaster

to devestate, destroy

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l'élevage des animaux

raising animals

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estimer

to estimate

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évacuer

to evacuate

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une décharge

landfill, garbage dump

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la disparition

disappearance

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de l'eau potable

drinkable water

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l'emballage

packaging

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biodégradable

biodegradable

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l'agriculture durable

sustainable farming

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le développement durable

sustainable energy/devlp.

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la consommation/le consommateur

consumption/consumer

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l'écologiste

environmentalist

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le réchauffement climatique

global warming

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le gaz à l'effet de serre

greenhouse gases

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l'empreinte carbone

carbon footprint

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éteindre

to turn off, switch off

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je/tu'éteins, il/elle éteint, nous éteignons/ez/ent

I turn off...etc...

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une éolienne

windmill

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équipé(e)

equipped

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l'essence

gasoline

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le combustible fossile

fossil fuel

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la force

strength

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les fumées des usines

factory smoke

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l'environnement

environment

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une hybride

hybrid

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gaspiller/le gaspillage

to waste/waste

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périmié (adj)

expired

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comestible

edible

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interdire/défendre à qqn de faire qqch

to forbid someone from doing something

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jeter...je/tu jette vs nous/vous jetons/-ez

to throw (away)

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le glacier

glacier

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menacer

to threaten

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protéger

to protect

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préserver/la préservation

preservation

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le recyclage/ recycler

recycling/to recycle

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réduire/la réduction

to reduce/reduction

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un panneau solaire

solar pannels

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un pesticide nuisible

harmful pesticide

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les ressources naturelles

natural resources

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se servir de

to use

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la tromperie/tromper

fraud, dishonesty, mis-selling/to trick

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ramasser

to pick up

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les pays développés vs les pays en voie de dévelopment

developed vs developing countries

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un pari vs parier

a bet vs to bet

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épuiser

to use up

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le braconnage/la chasse illégale

poaching

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les alentours

surroundings/surrounding area

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vanter

to praise

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un particulier

private individual (as in not a company)

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trier

to sort

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une collecte de fonds

fundraiser(event not person)

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faire du bénévolat/un bénévole

to volunteer/a volunteer

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la météo

forecast

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être à la une

to be a hot topic/headline

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la sécheresse

drought

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l'inondation/inonder

flooding/to flood

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un incendie/incendier

a fire/to set fire to

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un tremblement de terre/un séisme

earthquake

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une tempête (de neige/de sable)

storm( snow vs. sand)

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Prendre garde à (aux)

to watch out for

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une rafale de vent

gust of wind

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s'éffondrer

to collapse, knock or fall down

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le survivant

survivor

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le sécouriste/sécourir

first-aid worker/to rescue

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les blessés

the injured (as in people)

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la famine/affamé

famine/starving

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néfaste

harmful

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se méfier de

to beware of

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le cible/cibler

target/to target

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l'impact

impact

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la contamination

contamination

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La sûreté nucléaire

nuclear safety

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Le réacteur

reactor (nuclear)

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dépendre de

to depend on someone/thing

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L'énergie propre

clean energy

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