Vocabulaire pour IELTS (Académique) - Problèmes Mondiaux

relating to the natural world and effects of human actions on it

environnemental

a change in water, air, etc. that makes it harmful or dangerous

pollution

the condition of lacking enough money or income to afford basic needs like food, clothing, etc.

pauvreté

the serious state in which one suffers from lack of food, and may result in death or disease

faim

a situation where there is not enough food that causes hunger and death

famine

work, particularly difficult physical work

labeur

a mass murder committed in order to destroy a particular nation, religious or ethnic group, or race

génocide

the fact that the cultures and economic systems around the world are becoming connected and similar as a result of improvement in communications and development of multinational corporations

mondialisation

a severe economic state that is marked by high rates of inflation, unemployment or depression

crise économique

a very high wave or series of waves caused by an undersea earthquake or volcanic eruption

tsunami

a hard time in a country's economy characterized by a reduction in employment, production, and trade

récession

the lack of ability to read or write

illettrisme

the practice of treating a person or different categories of people less fairly than others

discrimination

a person who is forced to leave their own country because of war, natural disaster, etc.

réfugié, réfugiée

the fact or condition of not having a home

absence de domicile, problème des sans-abri

free from conflict, violence, or disorder

en paix, sans guerre

a social event held with the intention of raising money for a charity or political party

gala de bienfaisance, collecte de fonds, événement destiné à collecter des fonds

to offer to do something without being forced or without payment

se porter volontaire

the legal status of being a member of a certain country

citoyenneté

to make something smaller in amount, degree, price, etc.

diminuer, réduire

the extensive removal of forests, typically causing environmental damage

déforestation

a community of living organisms together with their physical environment, interacting as a system

écosystème

a permanent change in global or regional climate patterns, including temperature, wind, and rainfall

changement climatique

the increase in the average temperature of the Earth as a result of the greenhouse effect

réchauffement de la planète

to use something once more, usually for a different purpose

réutiliser

to cause something to remain in its original state without any significant change

préserver

a workplace, particularly one in which people produce clothing items, with poor conditions where workers are paid very low wages

atelier de misère, atelier d'exploitation, atelier de pressurage

the process of making waste products usable again

recyclage

using warfare to achieve a goal

militaire

an amount of money that is spent by a government, company or individual

dépenses

any destruction caused by the nature that results in a great amount of damage or the death of many, such as an earthquake, flood, etc.

catastrophe naturelle