Ecology French Vocabulary

Let’s learn some French ecology terms – if you’d like to suggest more French vocabulary with English translation to complete this French ecology vocabulary list, please send me an email or add your suggestions to the comment section below – merci !

1. l’écologie – ecology (watch out for the French pronunciation no “djee”: no d sound just “é co lo ji”, no tonic accent either.
2. un, une écolo – (common slang) someone who is ecology conscious
3. le bien-être de l’humanité – the well-being of humanity
4. la protection de l’environnement – environmental protection
5. les ressources naturelles – natural resources
6. les énergies fossiles – fossil fuels
7. la consommation d’énergie – energy consumption
8. la détérioration de l’environnement – environmental degradation
9. une catastrophe écologique – an ecological catastrophe
10. les gaz à effet de serre – greenhouse gases

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1. le gaz carbonique, le dioxyde de carbone – carbon dioxide
2. le réchauffement de la planète – global warming
3. l’empreinte carbone, le bilan carbone – carbon footprint
4. la pollution de l’eau – water pollution
5. le milieu aquatique, le milieu marin – the aquatic/marine environment
6. l’industrie agro-alimentaire – the food industry
7. la grosse distribution – major supermarkets & hypermarkets
8. les emballages – wrapping, packaging
9. un sac plastique à usage unique – a throwaway plastic carrier bag
10. les déchets ménagers – household waste
11. non-recyclable – non-recyclable
12. polluer – to pollute
13. réutiliser, recycler – to resuse, recycle
14. la récupération des déchets – waste recovery
15. économiser l’énergie – to save energy
16. biodégradable – biodegradable (not to be mistaken with “bio” which means organic)
17. le développement durable – sustainable development
18. le tri sélectif – selective sorting
19. la décharge –  dump
20. la poubelle – garbage bin

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