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the temperature
la température
to raise; to increase; to turn up (volume)
augmenter
on average
en moyenne
in comparison to
par rapport à
the pre-industrial era
l'ère préindustrielle
the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change)
le GIEC (Groupe d'experts intergouvernemental sur l'évolution du climat)
an increase
une hausse
to chase
poursuivre
a disruption; an upheaval
un bouleversement
major
majeur
the balance; the equilibrium
l'équilibre
a rainfall; a rush
une précipitation
to damage; to distort; to deteriorate
altérer
the biodiversity
la biodiversité
to affect; to touch
toucher
a landscape
un paysage
the extreme weather events
les évènements climatiques extrêmes
to multiply
multiplier
the appearance; the look; the features
la physionomie
concrete (masc.; fem.)
concret; concrète
the drought
la sécheresse
a heatwave
une vague de chaleur
a decrease
une diminution
the snow cover
l'enneigement
the altitude
l'altitude
a massif; a mountain range
un massif
a forest fire; a wildfire
un feu de forêt
increased (masc.; fem.)
accru; accrue
(the) health
la santé
the water
l'eau
an ecosystem
un écosystème
a hobby; spare time
un loisir
to be compatible with; to adapt to; to get used to
s'adapter à
to anticipate
anticiper
global warming
le réchauffement climatique
to go into action; to come together
se mobiliser
a deployment
un déploiement
the territories
les territoires
elected (masc.; fem.)
élu; élue
the citizen
le citoyen; la citoyenne
the stakes; the issue
l'enjeu
crucial (masc.; fem.)
crucial; cruciale
the future
l'avenir
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