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Our relation with the environment
Vocabulary
| French | English |
|---|---|
| l’effet de serre | green house effect |
| le réchauffement de la terre | global warming |
| le déboisement | la déforestation |
| le charbon | coal |
| le pétrole | (crude) oil |
| la croissance | growth |
| réduire/ augmenter | decrease/increase |
| la combustion | burning |
| la forêt pluviale/tropicale | rainforest |
| épuiser | to exhaust/deplete |
| les contraintes/contraindre | constraints/to constrain |
| les effets/l’impact | the effects/the impact |
| les inondations | floods |
| la sécheresse | drought |
| Les incendies | fires |
| la récolte | crop |
| le troupeau | Flock/herd |
| le bétail | cattle/livestock |
| l’environnement urbain | built/city environment |
| les agglomérations | high rise buildings/built-up areas |
| les panneaux photovoltaïques | solar panels |
| une éolienne | wind turbine |
| HLM - habitation à loyer modéré | rent-controlled housing |
| les énergies renouvelables | renewable energy |
| les énergies propres | clean energy |
| la déforestation | cutting down forests |
| la famine | starvation |
| les biocarburants/agrocarburants | biofuels |
| les émissions de CO2 | CO2 emissions |
| les démunis | destitutes |
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