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L'environment
vocabulaire pour parler de l'environment
63
Language - French
12th Grade
10/12/2011

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Term
un anticyclone
Definition

anticyclone*

zone de hautes pressions qui eloignent les nuages

Term
une atmosphere
Definition

atmosphere

couche de gaz qui entoure la Terre

Term
biodegradable
Definition

biodegradable

qui se detruit naturellement

Term
la calotte glaciaire
Definition
glacier cap
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la canicule
Definition

heat wave

longue periode de forte chaleur

Term
le carburant
Definition
fuel
Term
la centrale nucleaire
Definition
nuclear powerplant
Term
le colza
Definition
rape seed*
Term
le combustible
Definition

combustible

qui peut etre brule

Term
la condesation
Definition
condensation
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la couche d'ozone
Definition
ozone layer
Term
le cyclone
Definition

cyclone

tourbillon de vents violents

Term
deboiser
Definition

to deforest

supprimer la foret

Term
une decharge
Definition

dump

un endroite ou on stocke les ordures et dechets

Term
les dechets (toxiques/ solides)
Definition

toxic/ solid waste

les ordures, ce qui pollue

Term
la decomposition
Definition
decomposition
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la deforestation
Definition

deforestation

destruction de la foret par les hommes

Term
degazer
Definition
to de-gass
Term
le disinfectant
Definition

disinfectant

qui detruit les microbes

Term
devastateur
Definition
to devestate
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le developpement durable
Definition
durable development
Term
le diesel
Definition
diesel
Term
une eau courante
Definition
running water
Term
un eau potable
Definition
drinking water
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une ecologie
Definition

ecology

respect de l'environment

Term
un ecosysteme
Definition
ecosystem
Term
emettre
Definition
to produce
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une emission de gaz
Definition
gas emissions
Term
un engrais
Definition
fertilizer
Term
une eolienne
Definition
wind turbine
Term
une erosion
Definition
erosion
Term
un essai nucleaire
Definition
nuclear missile
Term
une evaporation
Definition
evaporation
Term
la famine
Definition
famine
Term
la faune
Definition
animals (fauna)
Term
le fioul
Definition
fuel
Term
la flore
Definition
flora (vegetation)
Term
la fonte des glaces
Definition
melting of ice
Term
la fonte des neiges
Definition
melting of snow
Term
gaspiller
Definition
to waste
Term
le gaz a effet de serre
Definition
greenhouse gas effect
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le gaz carbonique
Definition
carbon gas
Term
un habitat
Definition
habitat
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un herbicide
Definition
herbicide
Term
irriguer
Definition
to irrigate
Term
la maree noir
Definition
oil spill
Term
la nappe phreatique
Definition
water table
Term
nocif
Definition
harmful
Term
l'oxygene
Definition
oxygen
Term
le pesticide
Definition
pesticide
Term
polluer
Definition
to pollute
Term
la poubelle
Definition
trashcan
Term
la protection de l'environment
Definition
protection of the environment
Term
radioactif
Definition
radioactive
Term
la raffinerie de petrole
Definition
oil refinery
Term
un rayon ultraviolet
Definition
ultraviolet ray
Term
le rechauffement climatique
Definition
global warming
Term
recycler
Definition
to recycle
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la reserve
Definition
reserve
Term
la secheresse
Definition
drought
Term
toxique
Definition
toxic
Term
trier
Definition
to sort
Term
le vehicule hybride
Definition
hybrid car
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