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Pollution

The document provides a list of verbs and nouns related to pollution and its effects on nature, along with their translations in French. It highlights various actions that contribute to environmental degradation, such as polluting, deforesting, and wasting resources, as well as the consequences like climate change, biodiversity loss, and ecological disasters. The document emphasizes the urgent need for awareness and action to mitigate these environmental issues.

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Pollution

The document provides a list of verbs and nouns related to pollution and its effects on nature, along with their translations in French. It highlights various actions that contribute to environmental degradation, such as polluting, deforesting, and wasting resources, as well as the consequences like climate change, biodiversity loss, and ecological disasters. The document emphasizes the urgent need for awareness and action to mitigate these environmental issues.

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Verbes pour décrire


Une pollution Traduction Exemples
to pollute polluer our way of life pollutes more and more
to emit /to release émettre companies emit a lot of gas
to waste gaspiller if we waste then we increase pollution for no reason
to mismanage mal gérer if we mismanage energy then there will be a shortage of it
to deforest déboiser in Brazil the state is deforesting to recover money
to log abattre des arbres if you log (cut down) trees, you increase carbon monoxyde
to dump déverser/rejeter families in developed countries dump(reject) a lot of things
to contaminate contaminer pollution contaminates soil and air on earth
to poison intoxiquer polluted air can poison the population and cause cancer
to breathe in inhaler if you breathe in / (inhale) polluted air you can get asthma

verbes sur les effets


Sur la nature
to spoil abîmer Pollutants are spoiling the planet, we need to think about the future
to threaten menacer By increasing pollution, we threaten the ecosystem
to deplete réduire/épuiser Population increase can deplete natural resources
to dry up se dessécher as it doesn't rain, the ground dries up, it's drought, agriculture is in danger
to flood inonder the rain floods the cities, there is a lot of damage and deaths, like in Spain
to devastate ravager/dévaster fire devastates forests due to global warming
to wipe out anéantir a tsunami or a hurricane wipes out cities immediately, it's complicated to react
to endanger mettre en danger species of fauna or flora are endangered by human pollution
to disappear disparaître if species disappear, like bees, it is the ecosystem that is threatened with other consequences
to become scarce se raréfier We must protect species that are becoming scarce so that they do not disappear.

noms
an ecological disaster une catastrophe écologique ecological disasters are increasing due to human pollution
pollutants des agents polluants mercury, fine particles, waste are pollutants, they must be managed
particulates particules dangereuses dangerous particles pollute the air and cause serious diseases such as cancer
fumes émanations forest fires, factories or cars cause fumes, the air is then polluted
global warning réchauffement climatique global warming is complicated to stop, states must take measures quickly
exhaust fumes les gaz d’échappement electric cars don't have exhaust fumes but there aren't many
rubbish/ waste détritus cities organize waste collection and develop waste sorting
landfill enfouissement déchets landfill is a problem, no city wants to do it, sometimes it is in a poor country
the soil le sol soil and water are polluted because of pesticides
the drought la sécheresse drought is serious, even in the south of France, agriculture must find solutions
a flood une inondation Meteorologists have difficulty predicting flood, especially if the soil is dry
a species une espèce if some species disappear others will disappear, because they needed the previous one
the deforestation la déforestation trees increase air quality, so deforestation is a problem, we must instead plant trees
the chemical waste déchets chimiques chemical waste is invisible, it pollutes the air because of the fumes
the household waste déchets ménagers families must try to reduce household waste and sort it
industrial waste déchets industriels the industrial revolutions of developed countries caused industrial waste, this is the beginning of significant pollution
radioactive waste déchets radioactifs radioactive waste is difficult to manage, it is a problem for nuclear power stations
the waste diposal l’élimination des déchets waste disposal must be developed in all countries, poor countries must be helped
the ground water nappe phréatique if the ground water is polluted, many fish die and fishing declines
an oil spill marée noire Oil spills pollute the sea, there are too many boats in poor condition
biodiversity loss diminution de la biodiversité the consequences of biodiversity loss are the lack of natural resources and even food
the greenhouse gases les gaz à effet de serre the production of coal and oil increases greenhouse gases and global warming
climate change les changements climatiques climate change makes territories uninhabitable, so there is significant migration to more temperate countries
melting glaciers la fonte des glaciers the melting glaciers increases the level of the oceans and territories are uninhabitable
rising sea levels la montée du niveau de la mer rising sea levels are due to melting glaciers and global warming
resources les ressources natural resources such as oil or gas are decreasing, action must be taken

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