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Chapitre 5
French 612
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Language - French
Undergraduate 2
04/08/2012
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Term
atteindre
 Definition
to reach, to attain
Term
commencer à (+ inf.)
 Definition
to start (doing something)
Term
se demander
 Definition
to wonder
Term
empêcher qqn de (+ inf.)
 Definition
to prevent someone from
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éviter
 Definition
to avoid
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prévoir 
 Definition
to forsee
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survivre
 Definition
to survive
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avancer
 Definition
to advance
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contribuer
 Definition
to contribute
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remplacer
 Definition
to replace
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l'avenir (m.)
 Definition
future
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l'être humain (m.)
 Definition
human being
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la Terre
 Definition
Earth
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la planète
 Definition
planet
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la prédiction
 Definition
prediction
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adéquat(e)
 Definition
appropriate, suitable
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controversé(e)
 Definition
controversial
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catastrophique
 Definition
disastrous
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disponible
 Definition
available
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écologique
 Definition
environmental
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inattendu(e)
 Definition
unexpected
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menaçant(e)
 Definition
threatening
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pacifique
 Definition
peaceful
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génétique
 Definition
genetic
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horrifiant(e)
 Definition
horrifying
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humanitaire
 Definition
humanitarian
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imminent(e)
 Definition
imminent
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inimaginable
 Definition
unimaginable
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innovateur/-trice
 Definition
innovator
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les déchets (m. pl.)
 Definition
garbage, waste
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les dégâts (m. pl.)
 Definition
harm, damage
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un(e) écologiste
 Definition
environmentalist
Term
l'effet (m.) de serre
 Definition
greenhouse effect
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la forêt tropicale humide
 Definition
rain forest
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le manque
 Definition
lack
Term
la menace
 Definition
threat
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le progrès
 Definition
progress
Term
le réchauffement climatique/de la planète
 Definition
global warming
Term
le recyclage
 Definition
recycling
Term
les ressources naturelles
 Definition
natural resources
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la richesse
 Definition
wealth
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la surpopulation
 Definition
overpopulation
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la déforestation
 Definition
deforestation
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la pollution
 Definition
pollution
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l'expérience (f.)
 Definition
experiment
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le réseau de communication
 Definition
communication network
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le télétravail
 Definition
telecommuting
Term
le développement
 Definition
development
Term
le cyberespace
 Definition
cyberspace
Term
la réalité
 Definition
reality
Term
virtuelle
 Definition
virtual
Term
le clonage
 Definition
cloning
Term
la génétique
 Definition
genetics
Term
la transplantation
 Definition
transplant
Term
l'égalité (f.)
 Definition
equality
Term
la frontière 
 Definition
border
Term
la guerre
 Definition
war
Term
l'inégalité (f.)
 Definition
inequality
Term
le partage
 Definition
sharing
Term
la paix
 Definition
peace
Term
le tiers-monde
 Definition
third world countries
Term
la compassion
 Definition
compassion
Term
la globalisation
 Definition
globalization
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