THE ENVIRONMENT
an environmental issue
an environmentalist = un
écologiste
wind power = énergie
éolienne
solar power
a wind turbine = une
éolienne
renewable energy
sustainable development =
durable
to save energy / to waste
energy = économiser/gaspiller
an eco-friendly measure,
solution, initiative, product = ,,, respectueux de l'environement
a shortage of , a scarcity
of = pénurie
scarce = rare
climate change
global warming
a heatwave = vague de
chaleur
greenhouse effect = effet
de serre
a drought = sêcheresse
a flood = inondation
to be flooded = être
inondé
to melt / to thaw =
fondre
rising sea levels la
montée du nvieau de la mer
the sea levels are rising:
le niveu de,,, monte
the melting of the icecaps
= fonte de la calotte glaciaire
the icecaps are melting:
sont en train de fondre
a natural disaster
(earthquake, tsunami, flooding)
a man-made disaster =
catastrophe provoquée par l'homme,
human activity
an environmental disaster
(oil spill = marée noire...)
an endangered (animal)
species = espèces en voie de disparition
to become extinct / to
disapppear = être en voie de disparition
to jeopardise / to
endanger = mettre en danger
harmful = nocif, néfaste
(harmless = inoffensif)
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