Letâs learn some French ecology terms â if youâd 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 â merci !
- lâĂ©cologie â ecology (watch out for the French pronunciation no âdjeeâ: no d sound just âĂ© co lo jiâ, no tonic accent either.
- un, une Ă©colo â (common slang) someone who is ecology conscious
- le bien-ĂȘtre de lâhumanitĂ© â the well-being of humanity
- la protection de lâenvironnement â environmental protection
- les ressources naturelles â natural resources
- les Ă©nergies fossiles â fossil fuels
- la consommation dâĂ©nergie â energy consumption
- la dĂ©tĂ©rioration de lâenvironnement â environmental degradation
- une catastrophe Ă©cologique â an ecological catastrophe
- les gaz Ă effet de serre â greenhouse gases

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- le gaz carbonique, le dioxyde de carbone â carbon dioxide
- le rĂ©chauffement de la planĂšte â global warming
- lâempreinte carbone, le bilan carbone â carbon footprint
- la pollution de lâeau â water pollution
- le milieu aquatique, le milieu marin â the aquatic/marine environment
- lâindustrie agro-alimentaire â the food industry
- la grosse distribution â major supermarkets & hypermarkets
- les emballages â wrapping, packaging
- un sac plastique Ă usage unique â a throwaway plastic carrier bag
- les dĂ©chets mĂ©nagers â household waste
- non-recyclable â non-recyclable
- polluer â to pollute
- rĂ©utiliser, recycler â to resuse, recycle
- la rĂ©cupĂ©ration des dĂ©chets â waste recovery
- Ă©conomiser lâĂ©nergie â to save energy
- biodĂ©gradable â biodegradable (not to be mistaken with âbioâ which means organic)
- le dĂ©veloppement durable â sustainable development
- le tri sĂ©lectif â selective sorting
- la dĂ©charge â  dump
- la poubelle â garbage bin
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