French Flooding/Drought Vocab

La sécherese: the drought

Le cours d'eau: the stream

Le manque de: the lack of

La terre: the earth

Le réchauffement climatique: global warming

L’augmentation/la croissance: the growth

La contamination: the contamination
La maladie: the illness

Le gouvernement: the government

La moyenne: the average

Les ressources: the resources

La surpopulation: overpopulation

Le sol: the floor

L'extinction/la disparition: the extinction

Le fait: the fact

Le revenu: the income

La poubelle: the trash/garbage

L’entreprise: the business

La perte: the loss

Les inondations: the floods

La pluie: the rain

Une amende: a fine

Une usine: a factory

Arroser: to water

Constater: to notice

Résoudre: to solve

Souffrir: to suffer

Survivre: to survive

Approuver: to approve

Pleuvoir: to rain

Entraîner: to lead to/to train

Croître: to increase/grow

Gouverner: to govern

Contaminer: to contaminate

Éliminer: to eliminate

Empirer: to worsen

Endommager: to do (cause) damage

Épargner: to save (money); to spare

Investir: to invest

Laisser couler: to let (a liquid) run

Lancer: to throw

Soulager: to alleviate; to ease

Motiver: to motivate/to incentivize

Perdre: to lose

Remplacer: to replace

Résider: to reside

Sauvegarder: to save/preserve

Renouvelable: renewable

Fiable: trustworthy

Nuisible: damaging

Non-durable: non sustainable

Sale: dirty

Propre: clean

En baisse: Lowering/falling

Bientôt: soon

Alors que: while