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l'an
the year
une invention
an invention
électrique
electric
grand
tall; big
le progrès
the progress
l'histoire
the story; the history
nouveau
new
former
to form
autrefois
in the old days
sombre
dark
veiller
to stay up
plus tard
later
apporter
to bring (to someone)
premier
first; 1st
une fois
once; one time
l'électricité
the electricity
aujourd'hui
today
une expansion
an expansion
le prix
the price
la pollution
the pollution
lumineux
bright
la ville
the city; the town
le ciel
the sky
la source
the source
dehors
outside
la direction
the direction
souhaiter
to wish
exister
to exist
le type
the guy; the type
dont
whose (referring back to something)
gêner
to make ... embarrassed
propager
to propagate
la zone
the area
entourer
to circle; to surround
habiter
to live (somewhere)
créer
to create
disperser
to disperse
avoir
to have
l'effet
the effect
notamment
such as; for instance
un rythme
a rhythm
bouleverser
to upset; to overwhelm
l'instinct
the instinct
le bébé
the baby
suivre
to follow
la lune
the moon
rejoindre
to join; to rejoin
un nombre
a number
trouver
to find
jamais
never
un océan
an ocean
également
also; as well
l'homme
the man
un excès
an excess
l'adresse
the address
la cellule
the cell
la photo
the photo
dégrader
to damage
la vue
the sight; the view
perturber
to disturb; to disrupt
un cycle
a cycle
naturel
natural
la nuit
the night
l'entraînement
the training; the practice
un manque
a lack; a shortage
le sommeil
the sleep; the sleepiness
engendrer
to engender; to conceive
divers
various; miscellaneous
le problème
the problem
la santé
the health
augmenter
to raise; to increase; to turn up (volume)
même
same; equal; even
le risque
the risk
un cancer
a cancer
la terre
the land; the soil; the earth
générer
to generate
ailleurs
somewhere else
une émission
a show; an emission
supplémentaire
additional
une année
a year
un équivalent
an equivalent
un milliard
one billion
le pétrole
the oil; the petroleum
brûlé
burnt
produire
to produce
dernier
last; final
la décennie
the decade
du nord
northern
le nord
the north
une hausse
an increase
alimenter
to feed
la population
the population
l'accès
the access
le développement
the development
la mesure
the measure
une prise
a plug
tenter
to attempt; to try
contrer
to counter
une alternative
an alternative
l'économie
the economy
l'énergie
the energy
meilleur
better; best
la conception
the conception
une innovation
an innovation
les autres
the others
continuer
to continue
la technologie
(the) technology
l'avenir
the future

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