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déforestation
| évitée
| déforestation | |
| environ. | deforestation |
| éviter | |
| chem. | to avoid |
| pack. | prevent |
| row. | avoid |
| sail. | keep clear; give room |
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| deforestation The removal of forest and undergrowth to increase the surface of arable land or to use the timber for construction or industrial purposes. Forest and its undergrowth possess a very high water-retaining capacity, inhibiting runoff of rainwater | |||
| clearance of forests; deforestation; forest cover destruction; forest destruction | |||
| déforestation: 18 phrases in 8 subjects |
| Agriculture | 1 |
| Climatology | 1 |
| Criminal law | 1 |
| Earth sciences | 1 |
| Economy | 1 |
| Environment | 4 |
| Forestry | 4 |
| General | 5 |