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54 Cards in this Set
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a strategy
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une strategie
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it is time to envisage new solutions
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il est temps d'envisager des solutions nouvelles
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bring about
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entrainer
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no matter what (is done)
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avoir beau + infinitive
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in the short/long term
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a court/longe terme
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we mustn't see the government as a scape goat
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on ne doit pas consid'erer comme un bouc 'emissaire
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to be aware
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etre conscient(e)
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disapearance of woodland
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la disparition du couvert forestier
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forests are the lungs of the earth
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la foret est le poumon de la terre
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this creates/poses a problem for
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ceci cr'ee un proble'me pour
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79% are prepared to favour public transport
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79% sont prets a privilegier les transports en commun
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pollute
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polluer
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we need to change the attitude towards public transport
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on a besoin de changer l'attitude envers les transports en commun
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inexhaustable
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in'epuisable
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resources
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les gisements m
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it has many dangerous consequences that one must consider, no matter how unlikely they are
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elle a plusieurs cons'equences dangereuses qu'on doit consid'erer, aussi improbables qu'elles soient
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waste
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les dechets
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widespread
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r'epandu
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the public has a tendancy to think that the producers are responsable for the environment, not the consumers themselves
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le public a tendance a' penser que ce son les producteurs qui sont responsables de l'environnement, non pas les consommaruers eux-memes
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rising sea-levels
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l'elevation du niveau de la mer
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developping countries
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les pays en voie de developpement
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melting
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la fonte
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a flood
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une inondation
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a poorly understood phenomenon
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un ph'enome'ne encore malcompris
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the public is becoming more aware of the situation but the problem is far from being resolved.
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le public devient plus conscient de la situation mais le proble'me est loin d'etre resolu
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to be on equal footing
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etre sur un pied d'egalite avec
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in the same way
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de la meme manie're/ facon
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independant
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autonome
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freedom
motherhood |
la libert'e
la maternit'e |
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mysogony
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la mysogonie
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stay at home
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rester au foyer
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morals, customs
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moeurs mplo
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d'esapprouver qqch
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disaprove of something
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women's rights
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les droits de la femme
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idealise
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id'ealiser
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prejudice
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le pr'ejug'e
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overcome stereotypes
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surmonter les st'er'eotypes
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keep her maiden name
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conserver son nom de jeune fille
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absorption
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assimilation f
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not fitting in
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inadapt'e
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settle
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s'installer
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way of life
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le mode de vie
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control immigration
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r'eglementer l'immigration
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overcome linguistic barriers
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surmonter des barrie'res linguistiques
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cultural diversity
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la diversit'e culturelle
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to take root in
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s'enraciner dans
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racism comes from fear of the unknown and distrust
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le racisme vient de la peur de l'inconnu et la m'efiance
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stir up
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inciter
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opress
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opprimer
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resentment
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la rancoeur
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xenophobia
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la x'enophobie
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to send immigrants back home
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renvoyer les immigr'es chez eux
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the rise of the far-right
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la mont'ee de l'extreme droite
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in spite of
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en d'epit de
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