Usage examples of "carbon sink" in English with translation to French

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Coal consists mostly of carbon. Le charbon est principalement constitué de carbone.
Wooden spoons start to mildew if they're left in the sink too long. Les cuillères en bois commencent à moisir si elles sont laissées dans l'évier trop longtemps.
It is a term used to describe the warming of the earth due to increasing amounts of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. C'est un vocable utilisé pour décrire le réchauffement de la Terre, dû à des quantités croissantes de dioxyde de carbone dans l'atmosphère.
The ship set sail only to sink two days later. Le navire prit la mer pour sombrer deux jours plus tard.
Carbon dating was performed on the sample to determine its age. Une datation au carbone fut réalisée sur l'échantillon afin de déterminer son âge.
The plumber used many different tools to fix our sink. Le plombier utilisa beaucoup d'outils différents pour réparer notre évier.
The government hopes that lowering its carbon emissions will set an example and that other countries will follow suit. Le gouvernement espère qu'en abaissant ses émissions de carbone, il créera un précédent et que d'autres pays suivront l'exemple.
Give me some time to let it all sink in. Laissez-moi le temps de digérer tout cela.
What about the carbon tax? Quid de la taxe carbone ?
There's a red candle on top of the bathroom sink. Il y a une bougie rouge au-dessus de l'évier de la salle-de-bains.
He's a carbon copy of his father. C'est la copie conforme de son père.
Ah, crap. I dropped my doohickey into the sink. Ah, merde. J'ai fait tomber mon bazar dans l'évier.
I saw the ship sink in the sea. J'ai vu le navire sombrer en mer.
There's a lot of dirty dishes in the sink. Il y a beaucoup de vaisselle sale dans l'évier.
It is tossed by the waves, but does not sink. Il flotte mais ne sombre pas.
A sailor saw his fellow sailor sink from exhaustion. Un marin a vu son camarade se noyer d'épuisement.
He can't swim, he will sink! Il ne peut pas nager, il va couler !
The ship's going to sink! Le bateau va couler !
The plumber used many tools to fix our sink. Le plombier a utilisé de nombreux outils pour réparer notre évier.
When I tried to set the glass down in the sink my hand slipped and it shattered to pieces. Quand j'ai essayé de mettre le verre dans l'évier, ma main a glissé et il s'est brisé.
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