Unit 6: Environmental, Political, and Societal Challenges

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défis

challenges

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l'accommodement (m)

accommodation, compromise

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l'approbation (f)

approval

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le bouc émissaire

scapegoat

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se consacrer à

to dedicate oneself to

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la discrimination

discrimination

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l'équité (f)

equity

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l'éthnie (f)

ethnic group

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les gitanes (m/f)

Gypsies

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l'impartialité (f)

impartiality

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l'intolérance (f)

intolerance

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la marginalisation

marginalization

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la méconnaissance

ignorance

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le mépris

scorn, contempt

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le particulier

individual, person

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le préjugé

prejudice

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le racisme

racism

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le stéréotype

stereotype

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le terrorisme

terrorism

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l'action (f)

share (of stock)

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les affaires (f)

business

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la Bourse

Stock Exchange

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le chômage

unemployment

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les congés payés

paid vacation

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les cotisations sociales (f)

social security / pension contributions

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la dépense

spending, expense

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la dette nationale

national debt

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emprunter

to borrow

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être en baisse

to be falling

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être licencié

to be laid off

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faire un emprunt

to take a loan

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faire des heures supplémentaires

to work overtime

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les gages (m)

wages

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gagner sa vie

to earn a living

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la gestion

management

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la grève

strike

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l'impôt (m)

tax

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l'investissement (m)

investment

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le marché

market (economy)

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les matières premières (f)

raw materials

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mendier

to beg

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le ministre du Travail

Secretary of Labor

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le montant

amount

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le niveau de vie

a standard of living

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le patron/la patronne

boss

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la pauvreté

poverty

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le prêt

loan

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prêter

to lend

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la rémunération

pay, salary

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le seuil de pauvreté

poverty line

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le seuil d'endettement

debt limit

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le SMIC (salaire minimum interprofessionnel de croissance)

minimum salary

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la société anonyme

corporation

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subventionner

to subsidize

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les taux d'intérêt

interest rates

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le travail à temps partiel

part time job

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le travail à temps plein

full time job

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le travail manuel

manual labor

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la valeur

value

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l'environnement (m)

environment

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abîmer

to damage

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l'accroissement

increase

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accroître

to increase

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améliorer

to improve

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l'assainissement

cleaning up

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biodégradable

biodegradable

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la biodiversité

biodiversity

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la bombe aerosol

aerosol spray can

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cancérigène

cancerous

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la canicule

heat wave

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la catastrophe naturelle

natural disaster

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catastrophique

catastrophic

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la centrale nucléaire

nuclear power plant

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chauffer

to heat; to warm

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le combustible fossile

fossil fuel

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la conservation

preservation

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consommer

to consume/use

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contaminer

to contaminate

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la couche d'ozone

ozone layer

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la coulée de lave

lava flow

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le covoiturage

carpooling

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déboiser

to deforest

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le décharge

landfill

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les déchets (m)

waste

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les dégâts (m)

damages

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le détritus

debris

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détruire

to destroy

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dévastateur

devastating

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la disparition d'espèces

extinction

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à l'échelle mondiale

on a global scale

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le / la écologiste

environmentalist

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l'effet de serre (m)

greenhouse effect

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éliminer

to eliminate

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l'emballage (m)

packaging

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émettre

to emit

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l'émission de gaz carbonique (f)

carbon emissions

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empirer

to worsen

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l'empreinte carbone (f)

carbon footprint

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en voie de disparition

endangered

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endommager

to damage

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