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Flashcards by laurenbarrett16, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by laurenbarrett16
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| Question | Answer |
| la consommation (modérée) Sub O for U and -m and a | (moderate) consumption |
| la lumière Sounds like luminate; similar too | Light |
| renouvelable nouv-new | renewable |
| mondial(e) Monde=world | worldwide |
| surpeuplé peuplé sounds like people; too many people means... | overpopulated |
| construire Similar to construct, this means... | to build |
| croire | to believe |
| disparaître Swap the a and p around and + pear | to disappear |
| le détritus Sounds like detrius; an organism that decomposes... | rubbish |
| la couche d'ozone couche; go to be with a duvet layer | ozone layer |
| le trou d'ozone Dig a... | hole in the ozone layer |
| le réchauffement de la terre terre; terain chaud=hot | global warming |
| l'effet de serre Serre; serious Links into global warming | greenhouse effect |
| le déboisement de; getting rid of... trees | deforestation |
| le gaz carbonique gas;carbon | carbon dioxide |
| endommager Sub O for a and -m and r | to damage |
| augmenter Make the value go up means... | to increase |
| produire Sub ir for c | to produce |
| l'embouteillage waiting in a car is know as a... | traffic jam |
| les gaz d'échappement excess gas from a car | exhaust fumes |
| les heures d'affluence quickly go somewhere... | rush hour |
| les ordures odours come from bins and... | rubbish |
| l'emballage excess... | packaging |
| le charbon carbon and charcol | coal |
| ramasser | to collect |
| le tremblement de terre tremble; terrain | earthquake |
| l'incendie hot flame | fire |
| la vague +W but -g and u and rearrange | wave |
| la guerre guerre; gun | war |
| la paix sounds similar to... | peace |
| détruire de;troy | destroy |
| le pétrole petrol is crude... | oil |
| le problème sounds like... | problem |
| propre "proper good..." | clean |
| sauver -u and r | to save |
| protéger pro=good | to protect |
| cultiver cultivate crops means... | to grow |
| l'environnement -n | environment |
| les transports en commun community is... | public transport |
| la zone (piétonne) a path is a .... zone | (predestrian) zone |
| la piste cyclable cyclists use this | cycle lane; track |
| la circulation ... jam | traffic |
| pollué(e) sounds similar to ...ed | polluted |
| sale opposite to clean | dirty |
| sans plomb type of petrol | unleaded |
| recycler you do this with cardboard boxes | to recycle |
| jeter ... away | to throw (away) |
| la poubelle rubbish goes here | dustbin |
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