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3.6 Ecology
3.6 Ecology - Resources (with definitions)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| l'air | air |
| la conservation | preservation |
| le dechet | waste |
| la déforestation | deforestation |
| un.e ecologiste | environmentalist |
| l'effet de serre | greenhouse effet |
| l'energie | energy |
| l'essence | gasoline |
| la force | force |
| le gaz | natural gas |
| la source d'energie | energy source |
| le verre | glass |
| les cannettes | cans (soda) |
| le carton | cardboard |
| une boite (d'aluminium) | box/aluminum can |
| la fumee des usines | factory smoke |
| le rechauffement de la planete | global warming |
| un petrolier | oil tanker |
| un naufrage | shipwreck |
| une maree noire | oil spill |
| une eolienne | windmill |
| s'ameliorer | to improe |
| consommer (la consommation) | to use, consume (the use, consumption) |
| economiser | to save (= to use less of) |
| s'empirer | to worsen |
| eteindre | to turn off, put out |
| gaspiller (le gaspillage de...) | to waste (the waste of..) |
| laisser (les dechets) | to litter (leave trash around) |
| menace (une menace) | to threaten (a threat) |
| reduire | to reduce |
| trier (les dechets) | to sort (waste) |
| Ca ne m'etonnerait pas que ___ | It wouldn't suprise me if... |
| ___, j'en suis sur(e) | I'm sure of it. |
| Je parie qu'___ | I bet that... |
| Je suis convaincu(e) que ___ | I'm convinced that... |
| Je suppose que/qu'___ | I assume that |