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Les défis mondiaux

TermDefinition
prendre conscience de to become aware of
la pauvreté poverty
les ressources s'épuisent resources are being exhausted
les crimes de la haine hate crimes
l'ignorance ignorance
un crise crisis
le racisme racism
les priorités priorities
la dépression depression
le gaspillage wasting
la sècheresse drought
il y a un écart there is a gap
le système de soins de santé helathcare system
le trafic sexuel sex trafficking
les drogues drugs
le co-voiturage carpooling
jetable disposable
la santé mentale mental health
rendre compte de ( je me suis rendu compte) to become aware- to realize
la faim famine
la croissance démographique population growth
la dette nationale national debt
la discrimination discrimination
ouvrir les yeux to open one's eyes
l'obésité obesity
un fléau plague
l'énergie nucléaire nuclear energy
un tremblement de terre/un séisme earthquake
l'inégalité entre les sexes gender inequality
l'effet de serre greenhouse effect
les guerres ethniques ethnic wars
le terrorisme terrorism
une inondation flood
les grèves strikes
la canicule heatwave
les animaux en voie de disparition endangered species
les catastrophes naturelles natural disasters
l'intégration integration
l'influence des médias influence of the media
l'assimilation assimilation
L'espoir hope
les refugiés refugees
Le sexisme sexism
l'empreinte carbone carbon footprint (f)
Une méfiance de a mistrust of
la pollution pollution
L'accès access
L'aliénation alienation
vivre au-dessous du seuil de pauvreté to live under the poverty level
la couche d'ozone hole in the ozone layer
le harcèlement bullying/harassment
L'eau potable drinkable water
L'exploitation exploitation
le tiers-monde (les pays en voie de développement) 3rd world
mendier/les mendiants beggars
Les besoins de base/fondamentaux basic needs
Un bilan an assessment
le désespoir despair
Les moyens means
Le réchauffement climatique global warming
Néfaste harmful
les manipulations génétiques genetic engineering
Les toxicomanes drug addicts
Les vaccins vaccines
La régulation des armes weapon control
la corruption politique political corruption
Les maladies diseases
Les fusillades shootings
L'espérance de vie life expectancy
Un manque de lack of
Les épidémies epidemics
L'environnement the environment
la xénophobie hatred of foreigners, xenophobia
l'analphabétisme illiteracy
le fossé des générations generation gap
le développement durable sustainable development
l'intolérance intolerance
l'aide humanitaire humanitarian aid
le pétrole brut crude oil
la phobie des homosexuels, l'homophobie homophobia
les énergies durables sustainable energy
les personnes handicapeés handicapped people
les éoliennes wind turbines
la guerre war
le chômage unemployment
un ouragan hurricane
la mondialisation globalization
le mal traitement des personnes âgées mistreatment of the elderly
le seuil de pauvreté poverty line
le SIDA AIDS
la paix peace
Une disparité disparity
SMIC minimum wage (Salaire minimum de croissance)
Created by: loricarbone
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